Johanne Dybwad

Johanne Dybwad (née Juell; 2 August 1867 – 4 March 1950) was a Norwegian stage actress and stage producer. She was the leading actress in Norwegian theatre for half a century.

Early and personal life Johanne was born in Christiania (now Oslo) as the daughter of actor Mathias Juell (1835–1894) and actress Johanne Regine Elvig (1847–1882). Both her parents were acting for the Christiania Theatre. Her mother was the first Norwegian to play "Nora" in Ibsen's A Doll's House, in 1880. Her mother died in 1882, only 34 years old, and Johanne grew up with her aunt in Bergen. Her foster parents wanted to keep her away from the theatre, but she wanted to become an actress. Her next role was "Nora" in A Doll's House. She had her breakthrough as "Fanchon" in Birch-Pfeiffer's play En liden Hex, first in Bergen,

During her time at Christiania Theatre she played 76 roles, including "Hedvig" in The Wild Duck (1889), "Nora" in A Doll's House (1890), and "Juliet" in Romeo and Juliet (1899). to Berlin in 1907, and to Paris in 1937. She was awarded Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1924. Her last stage appearance was one month later, 8 December 1947. In 1967, she was the first Norwegian actor to be depicted on a postage stamp.

Personal life She was married to barrister and songwriter Vilhelm Dybwad (1863–1950) from 1891 to 1916. She was the mother of lawyer Nils Juell Dybwad (1892–1972).