Eva Henning
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Eva Henning circa 1940s.
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| Born | Eva Wetlesen 10 May 1920 Newark, New York, USA |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Other names | Eva Maurstad |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1940–1972 |
| Spouse(s) | Jochum Beck-Friis (m. 1943–46) Hasse Ekman (m. 1946–53) Toralv Maurstad (m. 1954–70)[1] |
| Children | Fam Ekman |
Eva Henning (born Eva Wetlesen; 10 May 1920) is a Swedish stage and movie actress.
Career
Born in Newark, New York, United States, Henning was trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school (1938–40) in Sweden. She is most famous for her leading roles in many of husband Hasse Ekmans films in the 1940s and 50s.
Family and personal life
Henning was married to Swedish film director and actor Hasse Ekman 1946-53 and from 1954 to Norwegian actor Toralv Maurstad (they later divorced). Henning is a stepdaughter to the Swedish stage actor Uno Henning. She is the mother of children's writer and illustrator Fam Ekman and, as of 2005, lives in Oslo, Norway.
Selected filmography
- 1972 - Ture Sventon privatdetektic
- 1968 - Svarta palmkronor
- 1954 - Gabrielle
- 1953 - Glasberget
- 1952 - Eldfågeln
- 1950 - Flicka och hyacinter
- 1949 - Flickan från tredje raden (The Girl from the Third Row)
- 1949 - Prison (Fängelse)
- 1949 - Thirst (Törst)
- 1948 - Banketten
- 1947 - En fluga gör ingen sommar
- 1945 - Rosen på Tistelön
- 1945 - Vandring med månen
- 1945 - Kungliga patrasket
- 1943 - Elvira Madigan
- 1941 - Den ljusnande framtid
- 1940 - Gentleman att hyra
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
