Snefrid Aukland

Snefrid Erika Aukland (née Kjølstad, October 5, 1884 – January 14, 1977)[1] was a Norwegian actress.[2]

Snefrid Aukland
Snefrid Aukland in the film Velké křtiny (1931)
Born(1884-10-05)October 5, 1884
Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
DiedJanuary 14, 1977(1977-01-14) (aged 92)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActress
Parent
RelativesMathilde Nielsen

Family

Snefrid Aukland was the daughter of the orthopedist and lawyer Thorvald Nils Gotfrid Essendrop Kjølstad (1832–1910) and the actress Elly Kjølstad (1850–1930).[3] She was the niece of the actress Mathilde Nielsen. She was married to the engineer Ernst Bernhard Aukland (1894–1969).[4] She also performed under the names Erika Warnecke[5] and Snefrid Warnecke.[6]

Acting career

Snefrid Aukland took part in the National Touring Theater (Norwegian: Nationalturnéen), a troupe led by the theater manager Ludovica Levy, from 1907 to 1911. From 1913 to 1917, she worked at the Norwegian Theater. In 1917, she sailed on SS Bergensfjord to New York City to seek her fortune. At the time, she was registered as an extra living in Kongsberg.[7] She later returned to Norway. In the fall of 1931 she took part in the Chat Noir revue, under the direction of Victor Bernau, and in the 1930s she was on several tours with Bjørn Bjørnevik's theatre, where she performed in the plays Augustas lille feiltrinn (1935)[8] and No'n er gifte – og andre har det godt (1939).[9]

Aukland appeared in several Norwegian films. She made her film debut in 1928 in Ragnar Westfelt's Viddenes folk,[10] and she also appeared in the first Norwegian sound film, Den store barnedåpen, in 1931.[10]

For many years, Aukland was a prompter and a prop assistant at the National Theater in Oslo, where she was nicknamed Føyka.[11]

Modeling

Snefrid Aukland was one of the first models for the painter Henrik Sørensen, and she is portrayed, among other works, in his painting Artister (Performers) in the Rasmus Meyer art collection in Bergen.[12]

Selected theater roles

Filmography

References
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  2. Nielssen, Finn (1950). Henrik Sørensen. 24 fargeplansjer etter malerier. Oslo: Mittet. p. 14.
  3. "Folketelling 1891 for 0301 Kristiania kjøpstad". Digitalarkivet. Arkivverket. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  4. "Dødsfall". Arbeiderbladet. No. 105. May 8, 1969. p. 15. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  5. Jensson, Liv (1981). Biografisk skuespillerleksikon: norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet. Universitetsforlaget.
  6. Sletbak, Nils (1963). Det Norske teatret: femti år 1913-1963. Oslo: Samlaget.
  7. "Emigranter over Kristiania 1871–1930, redigert utgave". Digitalarkivet. Arkivverket. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  8. "Bjørneviks Teater". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad. No. 80. April 4, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  9. "Bjørneviks Teater kommer". Smaalenenes Social-Demokrat. No. 64. March 16, 1939. p. 4. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  10. Heltberg, A. (1943). Norsk film gjennom 35 år. Oslo: Centralforlaget. pp. 74, 82.
  11. Ringdal, Nils Johan (2000). Nationaltheatrets historie 1899–1999 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 657. ISBN 82-05-26482-1.
  12. Nielssen, Finn (1950). Henrik Sørensen. Oslo: Mittet. p. 14.
  13. "Teater". Tidens Tegn. No. 352. December 22, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  14. "Det norske teatret". Middagsavisen. No. 14. January 18, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  15. "Friluftsteatret på Bygdøy". Arbeiderbladet. No. 196. July 25, 1926. p. 5. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  16. "Knold og Tott på Oslo teater". Arbeiderbladet. No. 305. November 10, 1927. p. 5. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
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