Else Frölich

Biography

Born into an artistic family Else saw the light of day in Paris. Daughter of Norwegian artist Fritz Thaulow and a Danish mother, she came to Denmark at the age of 3. Touring Scandinavia with her first husband, singer Louis Frölich, she was a great sensation - especially in Norway 1909. Made her film debut in 1911 with Nordisk Film. Along with Clara With and Ebba Thomsen she was hugely popular with audiences during 1911-1918. Her co-stars would often be Valdemar Psilander and Anton de Verdier. Chubby and erotic she would present herself with an erect posture in several romantic dramas. Later in life she became a story and screen writer. Her son Henrik Sandberg became a prolific and successful producer of Dirch Passer vehicles in the 1960s.