Johanne Agnete Theresia Pedersen-Dan née Betzonich (1860â€"1934) was
a Danish actress, singer and sculptor. After performing in plays and
operettas in Copenhagen until 1888, she devoted the rest of her life
to sculpture, frequently exhibiting her work at Charlottenborg.
Johanne Pedersen-Dan and her husband Hans Peder Pedersen-Dan lived and
worked in Hvidovre Rytterskole in Hvidovre from 1912 to 1936.Born in
Copenhagen on 13 May 1860, Johanne Agnete Theresia Betzonich was the
daughter of the writer Georg Betzonich (1829â€"1901) and Christiansine
Nicoline Møller (1833â€"1923). In 1882,Pedersen-Dan embarked on her
career as an actress, encouraged by her cousin, the successful actress
Elga Sinding. She débuted in 1876 at Folketeatret, as the baroness in
P. Rawsky's Familien Danielsen. She went on to perform in plays and
operettas, including Offenbach's La Vie parisienne. She also performed
at the Casino Theatre and at the Dagmar Theatre.
a Danish actress, singer and sculptor. After performing in plays and
operettas in Copenhagen until 1888, she devoted the rest of her life
to sculpture, frequently exhibiting her work at Charlottenborg.
Johanne Pedersen-Dan and her husband Hans Peder Pedersen-Dan lived and
worked in Hvidovre Rytterskole in Hvidovre from 1912 to 1936.Born in
Copenhagen on 13 May 1860, Johanne Agnete Theresia Betzonich was the
daughter of the writer Georg Betzonich (1829â€"1901) and Christiansine
Nicoline Møller (1833â€"1923). In 1882,Pedersen-Dan embarked on her
career as an actress, encouraged by her cousin, the successful actress
Elga Sinding. She débuted in 1876 at Folketeatret, as the baroness in
P. Rawsky's Familien Danielsen. She went on to perform in plays and
operettas, including Offenbach's La Vie parisienne. She also performed
at the Casino Theatre and at the Dagmar Theatre.
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