Thurid Hetland
Born(1885-07-08)July 8, 1885
Stavanger, Norway
DiedJanuary 18, 1963(1963-01-18) (aged 77)
Filtvet, Norway
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, and preacher

Thurid Marie Hetland (first name also Turid, July 8, 1885 – January 18, 1963) was a Norwegian actress, singer, and preacher.[1][2][3] She was an actress both on stage and in film, performed as a pianist, and also made a gramophone recording.

Family

Thurid Hetland was born in Stavanger, the daughter of the sales agent Alexander Olai Hetland (1851–1912) and the midwife Berthe Christine Pedersen (1851–?).[4] She was the sister of the actress Cesie Hetland (1874–?). She married the Norwegian-American painter Erik P. Petri (1878–1966) in 1918.[5]

Life and work

Thurid Hetland was an actress at the National Theater in Bergen from 1907 to 1909, where she first performed as a theater student. In 1910 she made appearances as a singer of romantic songs.[6] In 1911, Hetland went on tour, including with the actor Birger Bruhn.[7] Starting in September of the same year, she participated in the National Tour's fifth season under Ludovica Levy's management.[8] Around 1914 she was associated with Chat Noir in Kristiania (now Oslo).[9] In 1914, she took part in the Central Theater's Central Tour, led by Pehr Qværnstrøm, in which, among other things, she performed shows from Chat Noir and took part in several plays.[9][10]

Thurid Hetland was also a film actress for a short period. In 1917, she appeared in the role of the miser Per Grunk's sister in the silent film En vinternat,[11] which is considered lost. In the same year, she also appeared in the film De Forældreløse.[12][13]

After ending her acting career, Hetland became a preacher associated with The Salvation Army's Home League (Norwegian: Hjemforbundet). For a period she was the organization's secretary.[14]

Selected theater roles

  • The postmistress in Den røde Hane by Palle Rosenkrantz (Central Tour, 1910)[15]
  • Emma in Hans Huckebein (Norwegian title: Damen fra Ostende) by Oscar Blumenthal and Gustav Kadelburg (1911)[16]
  • The Duchess of Berwick (Norwegian: Hertugunnen av Berwick) in Lady Windermere's Fan (Norwegian title: Lady Windermeres Vifte) by Oscar Wilde (National Tour, 1912)[17]
  • Thérèse Raquin in Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola (National Tour, 1912)[18]
  • Helvig in Svend Dyrings Huus (Norwegian title: Svend Dyrings hus) by Henrik Hertz (Stavanger Theater, 1912)[19]
  • Agnete Lindemann in Agnete by Amalie Skram (Hammerfest, 1914)[20]
  • Miss Sperling in Det lykkelige valg by Nils Kjær (Central Tour, 1914)[21]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Dødsfall: Fru Thurid Petri". Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds blad. No. 19. January 23, 1963. p. 7. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ Asbjørn, Aarseth; Wiers-Jenssen, Hans (1969). Den Nationale scene 1901–31. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 215.
  3. ↑ Stavanger 1814-1914. Stavanger: Dreyer. 1914. p. 247.
  4. ↑ "Folketeljing 1891 for 1103 Stavanger kjøpstad". Digitalarkivet. Arkivverket. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Familie-notiser". Stavanger Aftenblad. No. 255. October 25, 1918. p. 2. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Musikforingens Tivoli". Romsdals Amtstidende. No. 121. October 17, 1910. p. 3. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Téatret". Akershus. No. 42. April 1, 1911. p. 3. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Nationalturneen". Indtrøndelagen. No. 119. August 4, 1911. p. 3. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Cabaretaften i Arbeidersamfundet". Nordlandsposten. No. 121. October 6, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Teatret". Nordlandsposten. No. 121. October 6, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  11. ↑ "En Vinternat". Social-Demokraten. No. 172. July 28, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  12. ↑ "De forældreløse". Morgenbladet. No. 584. November 21, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  13. ↑ Braaten, Lars Thomas; Holst, Jan Erik; Kortner, Jan H.; Hanche, Øivind; Svendsen, Trond Olav (1995). Filmen i Norge: norske kinofilmer gjennom 100 år. Oslo: Ad notam Gyldendal. p. 78.
  14. ↑ Myklebust, Maria (1989). Korpset vårt: Egersund korps: 100 år for Gud og folket: 1889-1989. Korpset. p. 47.
  15. ↑ "I 'Den røde hane'". Stavanger Aftenblad. No. 102. May 6, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Theatret". Fædrelandsvennen. No. 17. January 20, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Nationalturnèen". Stavanger Aftenblad. No. 14. January 17, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Cirkelsage". Stavanger Aftenblad. No. 14. March 4, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Stavanger Teater". Stavanger Aftenblad. No. 41. February 17, 1912. p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Teatret". Nordkapp. No. 99. December 15, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Det lykkelige Valg". Romsdals Amtstidende. No. 160. December 30, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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