Wenche Foss

Wenche Foss was a true national treasure of Norwegian theatre, beloved across stage, screen, and song for more than half a century until her death in 2011 at ninety-three. Honored with the Ibsen Medal, named Oslo's citizen of the year, and made a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, she clearly inspired enduring affection. I am convinced that sustaining a whole nation's love for so long requires more than talent; it requires real human warmth. Her full name, Eva Wenche Steenfeldt Stang, carries a stately ring befitting her stature. I genuinely envy anyone who got to see her command a stage in person.

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Name (English)

Wenche Foss

Name (Japanese)

ヴェンケ・フォス

Reading

ゔぇんけ・ふぉす

Born

December 5, 1917 – March 28, 2011

Origin

Christiania, Norway

Occupation

actor / singer / stage actor / film actor / recording artist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Snake

Awards & achievements

• Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
• 2006 Oslo citizen of the year
• 1991 Ibsen medal
• 2009 Leif Justers Award
• 1988 Oslo City Culture Award
• 2002 Jonas Prize
• 1998 Pillarguri prize
• 2001 Solprisen

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenche%20Foss
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270441

Tags

• actor
• singer
• stage actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.