Anna Kirstine Bloch was a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 actress.

She was admitted to the Royal Danish Theater, was a student of Emil Poulsen and debuted in 1885 as Titania in William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...

's A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...

. Between her first two roles she was taught by her husband to be, William Bloch: they were married in 1887. Together they wrote Miss Nelly in 1886, in which Anna Bloch later played the main role. Her breakthrough came in 1888 in the role of Trina in April Fool by Johan Ludvig Heiberg

Johan Ludvig Heiberg (poet)

Johan Ludvig Heiberg , Danish poet and critic, son of the political writer Peter Andreas Heiberg , and of the novelist, afterwards the Baroness Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd, was born in Copenhagen....

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Anna Bloch was awarded the Ingenio et Arti

Ingenio et Arti

Ingenio et Arti is a Danish medal awarded to prominent Danish and foreign scientists and artists. The honour, a personal award of the Monarch, was instituted by King Christian VIII in 1841 and could be awarded to women as well as men.The medal is awarded irregularly, on average less than twice per...

 gold medal in 1910.

Her long career at the Royal Theatre came to an end in 1918, although she returned for a season as guest actress. She found herself typecast as the young girl or woman and, only really at home in 19th century theatre, she was unable to find suitable roles in the new era which began after the First World War: a victim of the naturalism

Naturalism (theatre)

Naturalism is a movement in European drama and theatre that developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It refers to theatre that attempts to create a perfect illusion of reality through a range of dramatic and theatrical strategies: detailed, three-dimensional settings Naturalism is a...

 in theatre arts which she had helped pioneer.

She is buried in Vestre Cemetery

Vestre Cemetery

Vestre Cemetery is located in a large park setting in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. With its 54 hectares it is the largest cemetery in Denmark.Beautifully landscaped, it also serves as an important open space,...

, Copenhagen.