Gudrun Houlberg (21 February 1889 â€" 14 January 1940) was a Danish
actress who appeared in over 40 films from 1910 to 1934. She is
remembered in particular for her roles in Klovnen (1917) and
Grevindens ære (1919).Born on 21 February 1889 in Viborg, Gudrun
Houlberg was the daughter of the merchant Anton Nielsen Houlberg
(1863â€"1949) and his wife Sørine Pouline Frederikke Prahl
(1867â€"1955). She attended the school run by the Royal Danish Theatre
in Copenhagen where she made her stage début in 1906. After spending
a period at the Dagmar Theatre (Dagmarteatret) from 1914 to 1918, she
returned to the Royal Theatre.She made her film début with Nordisk
Film in 1910 when she appeared in the silent film Et gensyn. In 1912
she moved to the film department of Skandinavisk-Russisk Handelshus
where she appeared in almost 30 films until she was engaged by Nordisk
Film in 1916. In 1917, she played the role of a bareback circus rider
in A.W. Sandberg's highly successful Klovnen, together with Valdemar
Psilander who became her partner until he died a few months later. She
acted in a long series of silent romances and comedies with Nordisk
Film. In 1934, using her married name Gudrun Middelboe, she took the
role of Frk. Thomsen in Emanuel Gregers' sound film Skaf en sensation
(Create a Sensation). With her dark hair and fine features, Houlberg
was contrasted sharply with the other Danish star of the period, the
fair-haired daredevil Emilie Sannom.In 1917, she married the opera
singer Helge Nissen (1871â€"1926) and in 1932, the engineer Poul
Middelboe but the marriage did not last. Gudrun Houlberg died on 14
January 1940 in Rome, aged 50.
actress who appeared in over 40 films from 1910 to 1934. She is
remembered in particular for her roles in Klovnen (1917) and
Grevindens ære (1919).Born on 21 February 1889 in Viborg, Gudrun
Houlberg was the daughter of the merchant Anton Nielsen Houlberg
(1863â€"1949) and his wife Sørine Pouline Frederikke Prahl
(1867â€"1955). She attended the school run by the Royal Danish Theatre
in Copenhagen where she made her stage début in 1906. After spending
a period at the Dagmar Theatre (Dagmarteatret) from 1914 to 1918, she
returned to the Royal Theatre.She made her film début with Nordisk
Film in 1910 when she appeared in the silent film Et gensyn. In 1912
she moved to the film department of Skandinavisk-Russisk Handelshus
where she appeared in almost 30 films until she was engaged by Nordisk
Film in 1916. In 1917, she played the role of a bareback circus rider
in A.W. Sandberg's highly successful Klovnen, together with Valdemar
Psilander who became her partner until he died a few months later. She
acted in a long series of silent romances and comedies with Nordisk
Film. In 1934, using her married name Gudrun Middelboe, she took the
role of Frk. Thomsen in Emanuel Gregers' sound film Skaf en sensation
(Create a Sensation). With her dark hair and fine features, Houlberg
was contrasted sharply with the other Danish star of the period, the
fair-haired daredevil Emilie Sannom.In 1917, she married the opera
singer Helge Nissen (1871â€"1926) and in 1932, the engineer Poul
Middelboe but the marriage did not last. Gudrun Houlberg died on 14
January 1940 in Rome, aged 50.
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