Agnethe Schibsted-Hansson

Agnethe Elisabeth Schibsted-Hansson (born Agnethe Schibsted; September 21, 1868 – January 7, 1951) was a Norwegian actress.

Family Agnethe Schibsted-Hansson was born in Bergen, Norway to the actor Christian Otto Emil Schibsted and Elisabeth Cathrine Strøm. On December 23, 1896, she married the actor Olaf Mørch Hansson.

She was then engaged with the Carl Johan Theater from 1893 to 1895, the National Theater in Bergen from 1895 to 1899, and several theaters in Kristiania (now Oslo). Schibsted-Hansson became permanently engaged with the National Theatre in Oslo in 1912 after having periodically appeared there since its opening in 1899.

Marking her 25th anniversary as an actress in 1916, Schibsted-Hansson played the title role in the play Mrs. Warren's Profession.

She excelled as a character actor, with a robust mood for creating realistic Oslo figures in Oskar Braaten's comedies. Among other things, Schibsted-Hansson made an impression as Dobbelt-Petra in Tancred Ibsen's film adaptation of Den store barnedåpen (The Great Christening, 1931). Constance Flemmer in Die Versucherin by Gustav von Moser (Christiania Theater tour, 1892) Hedda in Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen (National Theater, Bergen, 1895) Sara in Lystige Koner by Jonas Lie (National Theater, Bergen, 1895) Mrs. Dag in Daglannet by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (National Theater, Oslo, 1905) Aasta Maria in Ei Hemkome by Sigurd Eldegard (National Theater, Oslo, 1907) Karen in Karen, Maren, Mette by Anker Larsen and Egil Rostrup (Fahlstrøm Theater, 1911) Mrs. Warren in Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw (National Theater, Oslo, 1916) Madam Rundholmen in De unges Forbund by Henrik Ibsen (National Theater, Oslo, 1925) Josefine in Storken by Hans Aanrud (National Theater, Oslo, 1927)

Filmography 1931: Den store barnedåpen as Dobbelt-Petra 1933: En stille flirt as Hulda, Green's maid 1938: Ungen as Gurina