Anna Dorothea Lund (died 29 October 1759) was a Danish stage actress.
She belonged to the pioneer generation of actors at the Royal Danish
Theatre, and was one of the leading members there for a decade after
its foundation.The background and parentage of Anna Dorothea Lund is
unknown, other than the fact that her original name was Holst. She
married the tobacco trader Asser Mortensen Lund (d. 1760) in 1749, but
evidently separated from him.In 1747, the belonged to the pioneer
group of actors who started to perform theater plays in Copenhagen
when the theater ban was lifted, and in 1748, she followed the actors
when a permanent theater building was provided them in the foundation
of the Royal Danish Theatre. She is listed as one of the highest paid
members of the staff. As a person, she was described as an intriguer
who was reprimanded by Holberg for trying to discredit her colleague
Madame Rosenkilde for being a courtesan while she was in fact rumored
to be one herself.Lund primarily performed soubrette roles, and has
been referred to as "one of the greatest soubrettes, the Danish stage
has ever owned".
She belonged to the pioneer generation of actors at the Royal Danish
Theatre, and was one of the leading members there for a decade after
its foundation.The background and parentage of Anna Dorothea Lund is
unknown, other than the fact that her original name was Holst. She
married the tobacco trader Asser Mortensen Lund (d. 1760) in 1749, but
evidently separated from him.In 1747, the belonged to the pioneer
group of actors who started to perform theater plays in Copenhagen
when the theater ban was lifted, and in 1748, she followed the actors
when a permanent theater building was provided them in the foundation
of the Royal Danish Theatre. She is listed as one of the highest paid
members of the staff. As a person, she was described as an intriguer
who was reprimanded by Holberg for trying to discredit her colleague
Madame Rosenkilde for being a courtesan while she was in fact rumored
to be one herself.Lund primarily performed soubrette roles, and has
been referred to as "one of the greatest soubrettes, the Danish stage
has ever owned".
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