Erna Kamilla Schøyen (born Erna Kamille Berg, March 1, 1887 â€"
December 21, 1968) was a Norwegian actress.Schøyen trained as an
actress at the National Theatre from 1905 to 1906, and she had her
debut at the Fahlstrøm Theater in 1906. She remained there until she
relocated to the Central Theater in 1911, where she worked until 1959.
Schøyen was also engaged with Chat Noir from 1920 to 1924.Schøyen
also appeared in dozens of films, including some of Norway's first
silent films. When Alice in Wonderland was dubbed into Norwegian in
1951, Schøyen played one of the voices. She was a master of the
Northern Norwegian dialect and played the grandmother of Bodø
(nicknamed after a town in northern Norway) in one of the Stompa
films, based on the Jennings novels. Schøyen continued working until
she was almost 80 years old.Schøyen was born Erna Kamille Berg in
KabelvÃ¥g to the bookseller Ørger Johannes Berg (1860â€"?) and
Kamilla Hamine Benjaminsen (1865â€"1938). She married the entomologist
Thor Hiorth Schøyen (1885â€"1961) on June 19, 1910. Their daughter
was the actress Vivi Schøyen (1918â€"2014), who was the mother of the
journalist Hege Duckert (born 1962).
December 21, 1968) was a Norwegian actress.Schøyen trained as an
actress at the National Theatre from 1905 to 1906, and she had her
debut at the Fahlstrøm Theater in 1906. She remained there until she
relocated to the Central Theater in 1911, where she worked until 1959.
Schøyen was also engaged with Chat Noir from 1920 to 1924.Schøyen
also appeared in dozens of films, including some of Norway's first
silent films. When Alice in Wonderland was dubbed into Norwegian in
1951, Schøyen played one of the voices. She was a master of the
Northern Norwegian dialect and played the grandmother of Bodø
(nicknamed after a town in northern Norway) in one of the Stompa
films, based on the Jennings novels. Schøyen continued working until
she was almost 80 years old.Schøyen was born Erna Kamille Berg in
KabelvÃ¥g to the bookseller Ørger Johannes Berg (1860â€"?) and
Kamilla Hamine Benjaminsen (1865â€"1938). She married the entomologist
Thor Hiorth Schøyen (1885â€"1961) on June 19, 1910. Their daughter
was the actress Vivi Schøyen (1918â€"2014), who was the mother of the
journalist Hege Duckert (born 1962).
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