Ellen Hartman
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Ellen Hartman, born Helena Elisabeth Florentina Hedlund (31 July 1860 in Stockholm
- 4 January 1945 in Stockholm), was a Swedish actor. She was one of the greatest stars in Stockholm during the 1880s and 1890s. She was avarded with the Litteris et Artibus
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in 1878-1880. Among her teachers were Bertha Tammelin
. She was employed at the Royal Dramatic Theatre
in 1880-1890, from 1886 as a premier actress. She made a scandal when she eloped from her contract to Paris with Gustaf Reinhold von Rosen. After this, she was active in Paris, and took part in the tour of Coquelin to Russia
and Scandinavia. In 1893-1894, she was employed at Théâtre Vaudeville in Paris. She was active at the Royal Dramatic Theatre again in 1894-1898. In 1924, she participated in a film.
She was married to actor Victor Laurentius Hartman in 1881, and to Baron Carl Gustaf Bror Cederström in 1898.
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
- 4 January 1945 in Stockholm), was a Swedish actor. She was one of the greatest stars in Stockholm during the 1880s and 1890s. She was avarded with the Litteris et Artibus
Litteris et Artibus
Litteris et Artibus is a Swedish royal medal established in 1853 by Charles XV of Sweden, who was then crown prince. It is awarded to people who have made important contributions to culture, especially music, dramatic art and literature....
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Biography
Ellen Hartman debuted in 1877. She was a student of Dramatens elevskolaDramatens elevskola
Dramatens elevskola, i.e. Kungliga Dramatiska Teaterns Elevskola, or in Eng: The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school, was the acting school of Sweden's national stage, The Royal Dramatic Theatre, and for many years seen as the foremost theatre school and drama education for Swedish stage actors...
in 1878-1880. Among her teachers were Bertha Tammelin
Bertha Tammelin
Bertha Carolina Mathilda Tammelin, née Bock was a Swedish actress, operatic mezzo soprano, pianist, composer and drama teacher.Bertha Tammelin was born to Karolina Bock and the musician of Kungliga Hovkapellet, C. Bock...
. She was employed at the Royal Dramatic Theatre
Royal Dramatic Theatre
The Royal Dramatic Theatre is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's eight running stages....
in 1880-1890, from 1886 as a premier actress. She made a scandal when she eloped from her contract to Paris with Gustaf Reinhold von Rosen. After this, she was active in Paris, and took part in the tour of Coquelin to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Scandinavia. In 1893-1894, she was employed at Théâtre Vaudeville in Paris. She was active at the Royal Dramatic Theatre again in 1894-1898. In 1924, she participated in a film.
She was married to actor Victor Laurentius Hartman in 1881, and to Baron Carl Gustaf Bror Cederström in 1898.