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Helga Bachmann

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Helga Bachmann
Born(1931-07-24)24 July 1931
Reykjavík, Iceland
Died7 January 2011(2011-01-07) (aged 79)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Director

Helga Bachmann (24 July 1931 – 7 January 2011) was an Icelandic actress and director.

Early life and education

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Helga Bachmann was born in Reykjavík. She graduated in 1948 from the school at Hallormsstaður [is] and trained as an actress at two private drama schools.[1][2]

Career

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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 [is].[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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Andlát: Helga Bachmann", Morgunblaðið, 8 January 2011, (in Icelandic).
  2. ^ a b c d e "Helga Bachmann látin", RÚV, 8 January 2011, (in Icelandic).
  3. ^ a b "Helga Bachmann látin", Fréttablaðið 8 January 2011, p. 2, (in Icelandic).
  4. ^ "'Leikhúsið er heimur agans og samvinnunnar' sagði Silfurlampahafinn í ár, Helga Bachman", Vísir, 11 June 1968, p. 1, (in Icelandic).
  5. ^ a b Guðrún Guðlaugsdóttir, "Leikurinn og lífið", Morgunblaðið, 22 January 1995, pp. B1–4, (in Icelandic).
  6. ^ "Fálkaorðan í barmi Davíðs", Tíminn, 3 January 1986, p. 2, (in Icelandic)
  7. ^ "Skúli Helgason: Þingseta", Althing, (in Icelandic), retrieved 14 August 2017.

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