Wenche Foss

Wenche Foss

Wenche Foss (Eva Wenche Steenfeldt-Foss Stang), born in Christiania, current Oslo, 5 December 1917, is a leading Norwegian actress of stage, screen and television.

In 1953 Foss gave birth to a child with Down's Syndrome who later died at a young age. Foss survived breast cancer in 1971. Afterward she supported several charities of both. She is also known as a strong supporter of gay rights.

Her son Fabian Stang is the current mayor of Oslo.

Filmography

* 1940 - Tørres Snørtevold
* 1942 - En herre med bart
* 1942 - Jeg drepte-!
* 1942 - Den farlige leken
* 1945 - Rikard Nordraak
* 1946 - Et spøkelse forelsker seg
* 1948 - Trollfossen
* 1951 - Kranes konditori
* 1952 - Det kunne vært deg
* 1953 - Ung frue forsvunnet
* 1959 - Støv på hjernen
* 1959 - Herren og hans tjenere
* 1963 - Om Tilla
* 1974 - Bør Børson Jr.
* 1975 - Flåklypa Grand Prix (voice of "Enkefru Stengenfhøn-Glad")
* 1980 - Liv og død
* 1982 - Leve sitt liv
* 1991 - Skjønnheten og udyret
* 1993 - Gull og Grønne Skoger - short film, main character
* 1998 - Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa (voice of "Enkefru Stengenfhøn-Glad")
* 2001 - Rosmersholm
* 2002 - Musikk for bryllup og begravelser
* 2002 - Jeg er Dina
* 2006 - En udødelig mann

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0287606/bio IMDB biography]


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