Helga Bachmann
Helga Bachmann | |
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| Born | 24 July 1931 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Died | 7 January 2011 (aged 79) |
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Helga Bachmann (24 July 1931 – 7 January 2011) was an Icelandic actress and director.
Early life and education[edit]
Helga Bachmann was born in Reykjavík. She graduated in 1948 from the school at Hallormsstaður and trained as an actress at two private drama schools.[1][2]
Career[edit]
She began her career in 1952 with the Reykjavík Theatre Company and was a permanent member of the company from 1962 to 1976, when she transferred to the National Theatre of Iceland, where she remained until her retirement in 2000.[1][2][3]
In addition to the stage, she appeared in films including the film of Halldór Laxness's The Atom Station (1984) and In the Shadow of the Raven (1988).[1]
She also directed for the stage, among other works Reykjavíkursögur by Ásta Sigurðardóttir.[2]
She was the first director of the Icelandic internet broadcasting service, from 1984 to 1987, and served on the board of the Actors' Peace Association (Friðarsamtak listamanna).[1]
Honours[edit]
In 1968, she was the second woman to be awarded the Silver Lamp Award for the best performance by an actor, for the title role in Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler.[1][4][5] In 1984 she was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Falcon.[1][2][6]
Private life[edit]
She was married to Helgi Skúlason, also an actor,[5] until his death in 1996. They had two sons and a daughter; she also had a daughter from a previous relationship.[1][2][3] Their son Skúli Helgason has twice been elected as a representative in the Althing.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Andlát: Helga Bachmann", Morgunblaðið, 8 January 2011, (in Icelandic).
- ^ a b c d e "Helga Bachmann látin", RÚV, 8 January 2011, (in Icelandic).
- ^ a b "Helga Bachmann látin", Fréttablaðið 8 January 2011, p. 2, (in Icelandic).
- ^ "'Leikhúsið er heimur agans og samvinnunnar' sagði Silfurlampahafinn í ár, Helga Bachman", Vísir, 11 June 1968, p. 1, (in Icelandic).
- ^ a b Guðrún Guðlaugsdóttir, "Leikurinn og lífið", Morgunblaðið, 22 January 1995, pp. B1–4, (in Icelandic).
- ^ "Fálkaorðan í barmi Davíðs", Tíminn, 3 January 1986, p. 2, (in Icelandic)
- ^ "Skúli Helgason: Þingseta", Althing, (in Icelandic), retrieved 14 August 2017.
Further reading[edit]
- Obituary at National Theatre of Iceland, 11 January 2011, (in Icelandic)
