Olga Sjøgren


Olga Pauline Sjøgren was a Norwegian actress and singer. She excelled as a revue actress and operetta singer, and she became involved early in film. She was also known as Olga Almquist.

Family

Olga Sjøgren was the daughter of the tailor Erik Hagen and his Swedish-born wife Kristine Andersdotter. She married the actor Carl Johan Olaf Almquist on June 28, 1902, and they had two sons. She then married the actor Josef Peder Marcus Sjøgren.

Life and work

Olga Pauline Hagen was a student at Ludovica Levy's Second Theater academy in 1899. After that, she was engaged with the Eldorado Theater, the Tivoli Theater, and the Kongshavn Summer Theater, all in her hometown of Kristiania.
She was later associated with the Stavanger Theater, the Falkberget Theater, and the Norwegian Operetta Company. She also toured with Bjørn Bjørnevik's Bjørnevik Theater, where she participated in more than 1,400 productions of the play Skjærgårdsflirt by Gideon Wahlberg. She also starred in the film version of Skjærgårdsflirt.

Theater roles

Filmography