Ballet Dancer

Betty Hennings

Danish actress

Born 1850 · CopenhagenDied 1939Kingdom of Denmark
Betty Hennings
Image: Hohlenberg, E. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Betty Hennings was a Danish ballet dancer, born in 1850 in Copenhagen, who died in 1939.

Biography

Betty Mathilde Hennings née Schnell (1850–1939) was a Danish actress who entered the Royal Danish Theatre as a ballet dancer but in 1870 turned to acting, first performing in Molière's The School for Wives. She later became known for her roles in the plays of Henrik Ibsen, especially as Nora Helmer in A Doll's House.

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Contemporaries

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