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'''Eva Wenche Steenfeldt Stang''' (5 December 1917 – 28 March 2011), better known as '''Wenche Foss''', was a leading [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[actress]] of stage, screen and television.<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=2000|title=Wenche Foss|encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|last=Lyche|first=Lise|authorlink=|volume=2|editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Wenche_Foss/utdypning}}</ref><ref name=levin>{{cite book |last1= Levin |first1= Monda |authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |editor1-first= |editor1-last= |editor1-link= |others= |title= Wenche Foss - en biografi |url= |format= |accessdate= |edition= 2nd |series= |volume= |date= |year= 2007 |month= |origyear= 2002 |publisher= Gyldendal norsk forlag |location= Oslo |language= Norwegian |isbn= 9788205374348|oclc= |doi= |id= |page= |pages= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= |ref= |bibcode= |laysummary= |laydate= |separator= |postscript= |lastauthoramp=}}</ref>
'''Eva Wenche Steenfeldt Stang''' (5 December 1917 – 28 March 2011), better known as '''Wenche Foss''', was a leading [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[actress]] of stage, screen and television.<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=2000|title=Wenche Foss|encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|last=Lyche|first=Lise|authorlink=|volume=2|editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Wenche_Foss/utdypning}}</ref><ref name=levin>{{cite book |last1= Levin |first1= |authorlink1= |title= Wenche Foss - en biografi |edition= 2nd |year= 2007 |origyear= 2002 |publisher= Gyldendal |location= Oslo |language= Norwegian |isbn= 9788205374348}}</ref>


==Biography==
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Wenche Foss was born to engineer [[Christian August Steenfeldt-Foss]] and Alfhild Røren. She made her stage debut in 1935 as Ingrid in [[Vilhelm Dybwad]]'s [[operetta]] ''Taterblod''. She was subsequently part of the ensemble at the [[Carl Johan Teater]] from 1936 to 1939, and then became a central figure in [[Centralteatret]]. She received acclaim in a number of leading roles. Her breakthrough role was in [[Carl Erik Soya]]'s ''[[To tråder]]''.<ref name=nbl/> Later she played numerous leading roles in the ensembles of [[Nationaltheatret]] and [[Oslo Nye Teater]], being a regular at Nationaltheatret since 1952.
Wenche Foss was born to engineer [[Christian August Steenfeldt-Foss]] and Alfhild Røren. [[]] and a .<ref/ ]

She married industrialist [[Thomas Stang]].<ref name=nbl/> She was a sister-in-law of [[Axel Heiberg Stang]] and daughter-in-law of [[Ole A. Stang]] and [[Emma Heiberg]].<ref name=snl2>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Stang – yngre haldenslekt|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|author=Bratberg, Terje|authorlink=Terje Bratberg|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Stang/yngre_haldenslekt|language=Norwegian|accessdate=24 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|year=1948|title=Stang, Ole Andreas|encyclopedia=[[Hvem er hvem?]]|editor=Steenstrup, Bjørn|publisher=Aschehoug|location=Oslo|url=http://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1948/0500.html|page=500|language=Norwegian|accessdate=24 February 2012}}</ref> Her son [[Fabian Stang]] is the current [[mayor of Oslo]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Tisdall |first=Jonathan |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2053299.ece |title=Oslo finally has mayor |accessdate=6 June 2008 |newspaper=[[Aftenposten]] |date=17 October 2007}}</ref>

==Career==
She made her stage debut in 1935 as Ingrid in [[Vilhelm Dybwad]]'s [[operetta]] ''Taterblod''. She was subsequently part of the ensemble at the [[Carl Johan Teater]] from 1936 to 1939, and then became a central figure in [[Centralteatret]]. She received acclaim in a number of leading roles. Her breakthrough role was in [[Carl Erik Soya]]'s ''[[To tråder]]''.<ref name=nbl/> Later she played numerous leading roles in the ensembles of [[Nationaltheatret]] and [[Oslo Nye Teater]], being a regular at Nationaltheatret since 1952.


Foss was also an accomplished vocalist ([[mezzo-soprano]]) who received classical training with M. Hviid and K. B. Børresen. Her performances in [[Emmerich Kálmán]]'s operetta ''[[Die Bajadere (operetta)|Die Bajadere]]'', [[Eduard Künneke]]'s ''[[Der Vetter aus Dingsda]]'', [[Franz Lehár]]'s operettas ''[[Der Graf von Luxemburg]]'' and ''[[The Merry Widow]]'', in which she played the title role.<ref name=nbl/> She pioneered musical parts in such musicals as ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'', ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]'' and ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly]]''.<ref name=nbl/>
Foss was also an accomplished vocalist ([[mezzo-soprano]]) who received classical training with M. Hviid and K. B. Børresen. Her performances in [[Emmerich Kálmán]]'s operetta ''[[Die Bajadere (operetta)|Die Bajadere]]'', [[Eduard Künneke]]'s ''[[Der Vetter aus Dingsda]]'', [[Franz Lehár]]'s operettas ''[[Der Graf von Luxemburg]]'' and ''[[The Merry Widow]]'', in which she played the title role.<ref name=nbl/> She pioneered musical parts in such musicals as ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'', ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]'' and ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly]]''.<ref name=nbl/>
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Foss also took the occasional role as a voice actress. She provided the voice of Enkefru Stengelføhn-Glad in the 1975 animated feature film [[Flåklypa Grand Prix]], known in English as '''Pinchcliffe Grand Prix'''. She voiced the same character in another animated feature, 1998's '''Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa''' (Gurin with the Foxtail).{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}
Foss also took the occasional role as a voice actress. She provided the voice of Enkefru Stengelføhn-Glad in the 1975 animated feature film [[Flåklypa Grand Prix]], known in English as '''Pinchcliffe Grand Prix'''. She voiced the same character in another animated feature, 1998's '''Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa''' (Gurin with the Foxtail).{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}


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==Activist and ==
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On 2 December 2010, Wenche Foss announced that she was seriously ill and did not expect to live past New Year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wenche Foss er alvorlig syk|newspaper=[[Aftenposten]]|agency=[[Norwegian News Agency]]|date=2 December 2010|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article3931809.ece|language=Norwegian}}</ref> She died in her sleep on 28 March 2011 at [[Diakonhjemmet Hospital]] in [[Oslo]], surrounded by her family.<ref>{{cite news|last=Henriksen|first=Arve|title=Wenche Foss er død|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/article4074941.ece|accessdate=28 March 2011|newspaper=[[Aftenposten]]|date=28 March 2011|agency=[[Norwegian News Agency]]|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
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In 1953, Foss gave birth to a child with [[Down's Syndrome]] who later died at a young age. She is credited with raising public awareness about disabled individuals, founding, among other things the vacation resort "Solgården" ("Hacienda del Sol") in [[Alicante]], [[Spain]].<ref name=nbl/>


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She was a strong supporter of gay rights<ref name=nbl/> and has been an outspoken critic of the [[ |Christian Democratic Party]] because of its opposition to gay marriage and gay rights. She has also said that the party itself should never have existed to begin with, since "religion and politics should not be mixed".<ref>{{cite news|title=Wenche Foss vil legge ned KrF|newspaper=[[Verdens Gang]]|date=20 November 2004|url=http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=255334|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
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Her death saw an outpour of public grief and tributes rarely bestowed upon civilians.<ref>{{cite news|title=Folket ga Wenche den siste champagnen|url=http://www.seher.no/866396/wenche-foss-fikk-sin-siste-champagne|accessdate=30 March 2011|magazine=[[Se og Hør (Norway)]]|date=30 March 2011|language=Norwegian}}</ref> The Norwegian government announced she would be buried with government honour at state expense, the fifth woman in Norwegian history to be given this respect. The funeral was broadcast live on national television, April 4, 2011, and was, in keeping with Foss' own wishes, open to the public. It was also attended by King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, as well as Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and other prominent members of government.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bisettelsen var i Wenche Foss' ånd|url=http://www.vg.no/rampelys/artikkel.php?artid=10083758|accessdate=4 April 2011|newspaper=[[Verdens Gang]]|date=4 April 2011|language=Norwegian}}</ref>


==Death and ecognition==
Foss grew up with an [[Atheist]] mother and a devout Christian father, she inherited both views but has stated: "I could not fall asleep without the prayer".<ref>[http://www.vl.no/helg/article122744.zrm Wenche Foss i Min tro: Jeg kunne ikke sovne uten aftenbønnen]</ref>
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Foss was made a Commander of the [[Order of St. Olav]] in 1972. In 1988 she was promoted to Commander with Star in the same order. She one of few Norwegian civilians to hold such a high rank in the King's order of chivalry. She has also been awarded the [[Red Cross Badge of Honour]] and appointed a Knight of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]].


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Foss received a number of accolades, among them the [[Hedda Award]], an honorary [[Amanda (award)|Amanda]] prize, and Toleranseprisen.<ref name=nbl/>
Her son [[Fabian Stang]] is the current mayor of [[Oslo]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Tisdall |first=Jonathan |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2053299.ece |title=Oslo finally has mayor |accessdate=6 June 2008 |newspaper=[[Aftenposten]] |date=17 October 2007}}</ref>


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On 2 December 2010, Wenche Foss announced that she was seriously ill and did not expect to live past New Year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wenche Foss er alvorlig syk|newspaper=[[Aftenposten]]|agency=[[Norwegian News Agency]]|date=2 December 2010|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article3931809.ece|language=Norwegian}}</ref> She died in her sleep on 28 March 2011 at [[Diakonhjemmet Hospital]] in [[Oslo]], surrounded by her family.<ref>{{cite news|last=Henriksen|first=Arve|title=Wenche Foss er død|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/article4074941.ece|accessdate=28 March 2011|newspaper=[[Aftenposten]]|date=28 March 2011|agency=[[Norwegian News Agency]]|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
⚫
==Activist and Humanitarian==
⚫
In 1953, Foss gave birth to a child with [[Down's Syndrome]] who later died at a young age. She is credited with raising public awareness about disabled individuals, founding, among other things the vacation resort "Solgården" ("Hacienda del Sol") in [[Alicante]], [[Spain]].<ref name=nbl/>


⚫
Her death saw an outpour of public grief and tributes rarely bestowed upon civilians.<ref>{{cite news|title=Folket ga Wenche den siste champagnen|url=http://www.seher.no/866396/wenche-foss-fikk-sin-siste-champagne|accessdate=30 March 2011|magazine=[[Se og Hør (Norway)]]|date=30 March 2011|language=Norwegian}}</ref> The Norwegian government announced she would be buried with government honour at state expense, the fifth woman in Norwegian history to be given this respect. The funeral was broadcast live on national television, April 4, 2011, and was, in keeping with Foss' own wishes, open to the public. It was also attended by King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, as well as Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and other prominent members of government.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bisettelsen var i Wenche Foss' ånd|url=http://www.vg.no/rampelys/artikkel.php?artid=10083758|accessdate=4 April 2011|newspaper=[[Verdens Gang]]|date=4 April 2011|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
She survived [[breast cancer]] in 1971 and wrote a candid account of her experience.<ref name=nbl/>
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She was a strong supporter of gay rights<ref name=nbl/> and has been an outspoken critic of the [[Kristelig Folkeparti|Christian Democratic Party]] because of its opposition to gay marriage and gay rights. She has also said that the party itself should never have existed to begin with, since "religion and politics should not be mixed".<ref>{{cite news|title=Wenche Foss vil legge ned KrF|newspaper=[[Verdens Gang]]|date=20 November 2004|url=http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=255334|language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==Recognition==
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Foss was made a Commander of the [[Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav]] in 1972. In 1988 she was promoted to Commander with Star in the same order. She is one of few Norwegian civilians to hold such a high rank in the King's order of chivalry. She has also been awarded the [[Red Cross Badge of Honour]] and appointed a Knight of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]].

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Foss received a number of accolades, among them the [[Hedda Award]], an honorary [[Amanda (award)|Amanda]] prize, and Toleranseprisen.<ref name=nbl/>

In 2007, [[Queen Sonja of Norway]] unveiled [[Per Ung]]'s statue of Foss outside Norway's [[Nationaltheatret|National Theater]].


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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Wenche Foss
File:Wenchefoss4.jpg
Born
Eva Wenche Steenfeldt-Foss

(1917-12-05)5 December 1917
Kristiania, Norway
Died28 March 2011(2011-03-28) (aged 93)
Oslo, Norway
Other namesEva Wenche Steenfeldt Foss Stang
OccupationActress
Years active1935–2011
Spouse(s)Alf Scott-Hansen
Thomas Stang

Eva Wenche Steenfeldt Stang (5 December 1917 – 28 March 2011), better known as Wenche Foss, was a leading Norwegian actress of stage, screen and television.[1][2]

Personal life

Wenche Foss was born to engineer Christian August Steenfeldt-Foss and Alfhild Røren.[1] Foss grew up with an Atheist mother and a devout Christian father, she inherited both views but has stated: "I could not fall asleep without the prayer".[3]

She married industrialist Thomas Stang.[1] She was a sister-in-law of Axel Heiberg Stang and daughter-in-law of Ole A. Stang and Emma Heiberg.[4][5] Her son Fabian Stang is the current mayor of Oslo.[6]

Career

She made her stage debut in 1935 as Ingrid in Vilhelm Dybwad's operetta Taterblod. She was subsequently part of the ensemble at the Carl Johan Teater from 1936 to 1939, and then became a central figure in Centralteatret. She received acclaim in a number of leading roles. Her breakthrough role was in Carl Erik Soya's To tråder.[1] Later she played numerous leading roles in the ensembles of Nationaltheatret and Oslo Nye Teater, being a regular at Nationaltheatret since 1952.

Foss was also an accomplished vocalist (mezzo-soprano) who received classical training with M. Hviid and K. B. Børresen. Her performances in Emmerich Kálmán's operetta Die Bajadere, Eduard Künneke's Der Vetter aus Dingsda, Franz Lehár's operettas Der Graf von Luxemburg and The Merry Widow, in which she played the title role.[1] She pioneered musical parts in such musicals as Kiss Me, Kate, Cabaret and Hello, Dolly.[1]

Foss also took the occasional role as a voice actress. She provided the voice of Enkefru Stengelføhn-Glad in the 1975 animated feature film Flåklypa Grand Prix, known in English as Pinchcliffe Grand Prix. She voiced the same character in another animated feature, 1998's Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa (Gurin with the Foxtail).[citation needed]

Activist and humanitarian

In 1953, Foss gave birth to a child with Down's Syndrome who later died at a young age. She is credited with raising public awareness about disabled individuals, founding, among other things the vacation resort "Solgården" ("Hacienda del Sol") in Alicante, Spain.[1]

She survived breast cancer in 1971 and wrote a candid account of her experience. She was a strong supporter of gay rights[1] and has been an outspoken critic of the Christian Democratic Party because of its opposition to gay marriage and gay rights. She has also said that the party itself should never have existed to begin with, since "religion and politics should not be mixed".[7]

Death and ecognition

Foss was made a Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1972. In 1988 she was promoted to Commander with Star in the same order. She was one of few Norwegian civilians to hold such a high rank in the King's order of chivalry. She has also been awarded the Red Cross Badge of Honour and appointed a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.

Foss received a number of accolades, among them the Hedda Award, an honorary Amanda prize, and Toleranseprisen.[1] In 2007, Queen Sonja of Norway unveiled Per Ung's statue of Foss outside Norway's National Theater.

On 2 December 2010, Wenche Foss announced that she was seriously ill and did not expect to live past New Year.[8] She died in her sleep on 28 March 2011 at Diakonhjemmet Hospital in Oslo, surrounded by her family.[9]

Her death saw an outpour of public grief and tributes rarely bestowed upon civilians.[10] The Norwegian government announced she would be buried with government honour at state expense, the fifth woman in Norwegian history to be given this respect. The funeral was broadcast live on national television, April 4, 2011, and was, in keeping with Foss' own wishes, open to the public. It was also attended by King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, as well as Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and other prominent members of government.[11]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lyche, Lise (2000). "Wenche Foss". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Vol. 2. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget.
  2. ^ Levin, Mona (2007) [2002]. Wenche Foss - en biografi (in Norwegian) (2nd ed.). Oslo: Gyldendal. ISBN 9788205374348.
  3. ^ Wenche Foss i Min tro: Jeg kunne ikke sovne uten aftenbønnen
  4. ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Stang – yngre haldenslekt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  5. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1948). "Stang, Ole Andreas". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 500. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  6. ^ Tisdall, Jonathan (17 October 2007). "Oslo finally has mayor". Aftenposten. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
  7. ^ "Wenche Foss vil legge ned KrF". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 20 November 2004.
  8. ^ "Wenche Foss er alvorlig syk". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 2 December 2010.
  9. ^ Henriksen, Arve (28 March 2011). "Wenche Foss er død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  10. ^ "Folket ga Wenche den siste champagnen". Se og Hør (Norway) (in Norwegian). 30 March 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  11. ^ "Bisettelsen var i Wenche Foss' ånd". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 4 April 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.

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