Marie Staal (11 November 1806 - 16 February 1871 ) was a Norwegian-Danish stage actress. [1]
Mette Marie Staal was born in Faaborg, Denmark. She was the daughter of Hans Mathiasen and Mette Mortensdatter. In 1828, she was married to Ditlev Christian Henrich Staal (1802-1859).
She was engaged in travelling theatre companies in Drammen and Bergen in 1827-1837 until she was engaged at the Christiania Theatre in 1837, where she became a leading lady within the female main parts in the plays by Ludvig Holberg during the 1840s and 1850s.
Naja Marie Aidt is a Danish-language poet and writer.
Princess Wilhelmine Marie of Denmark and Norway was a Princess of Denmark by birth, as daughter of King Frederick VI. In 1828, she married her agnatic second cousin, the future King Frederick VII of Denmark, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1837. The following year, she married another cousin, Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, who was eldest brother of the future Christian IX of Denmark. Both her marriages were childless.
Augusta Schrumpf, née Smith was a Norwegian dramatic actress and operatic soprano. She was the prima donna of the national stage of Norway in the first half of the 19th century. She belonged to the pioneer troupe of artists at the Norwegian national stage, and could be regarded as the first opera singer in Norway.
Marie Christine Björn was a Danish ballerina and actress. She was regarded one of the greatest stars within Danish ballet.
Mette Lisby is a Danish writer, actress, stand-up comedian, and television host.
Ingeborg Akeleye was a Norwegian noblewoman and heiress. She became known for her association with prominent men and her adventurous love life.
Boys is a 1977 Danish drama film directed by Nils Malmros. The film was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Mette Gjerskov was a Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. She was elected into parliament at the 2005 Danish general election. She served as minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries.
Birgithe Lykke Kühle, née Solberg, was a Norwegian journalist and managing editor who has been referred to as the first female journalist in Norway.
Mette Tranborg is a Danish handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Danish national team.
Skanderborg Håndbold is a women's handball club based in Skanderborg in Jutland, Denmark. The club was founded in 1982 and was the result of a merger between Stilling-Skanderborg and Vrold-Skanderborg Handball Club.
Jon Gudmand Lange is a Danish actor. Jon Lange is the son of public school teachers Gerd Lange and Troels Gudmand Pedersen. He is the brother of television organizer Camille Lange. In 2013, he married Mette Marie Lei Lange, and in 2014 they welcomed twins. He is a graduate of The Acting School at Odense Theatre in 2011.
Alle gaar rundt og forelsker sig is a Danish 1941 Operetta film directed by Emanuel Gregers. The film was produced by Nordisk Film.
Inge Mette Hønningen is a classical Danish ballerina who danced in the Royal Danish Ballet until 1992. She starred in Norman Campbell's film Ballerina in 1966. A number of choreographers have created works specially for her, in particular Alvin Ailey who dedicated Witness to her in 1986.
Mette Bødtcher is a Danish ballet dancer. Trained at the Royal Danish Theatre's ballet school, she joined the Royal Danish Ballet in 1983. She performed Ophelia in John Neumeier's Amleth at the Hamburg Ballet in 1985, where she became a soloist in 1986. In Hamburg she danced the title role in La Sylphide before returning to Copenhagen where she performed in Balanchine's Serenade and Flemming Flindt's The Triumph of Death. She has also danced Alvin Ailey's dramatic solo sequence Witness.
Mette Marie Rose was a Danish actress. She was the central figure of a cause célèbre kidnapping when she was abducted by a nobleman from the theatre in 1765, which became a great scandal at the time.
Mette Abildgaard Juulsager is a Danish politician who is a member of the Folketing and the group chairman of the Conservative People's Party. She was elected to Parliament at the 2015 general election.
Mette Hjermind Dencker is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party. She was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election.
Mette Marie Madsen was a Danish politician for the Venstre political party, autobiographer and writer. She was the minister representing the North Jutland constituency in the Folketing between 1971 and 1988 and she was the Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs from 1984 to 1988 during the premiership of Poul Schlüter. Madsen was a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the first female chair of the Assembly's Committee on Culture, Education and Information and both the chair of the supervisory committee of both the Danish Arts Foundation and the Royal Danish Theatre. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog and received other foreign awards.
Mette Kierkgaard is a Danish politician of the Moderates. She was elected member of the Folketing from the constituency of South Jutland in 2022. She has served as Minister for the Elderly from December 2022.
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