{{Short description|Norwegian actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} '''Elisabeth Bang''' (26 September 1922 – 28 September 2009) was a Norwegian actress.
She was born in Skedsmo in Akershus, Norway.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=2007|title=Elisabeth Bang|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Elisabeth_Bang|language=Norwegian|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref>
During World War II, she made her stage debut at Bærum Studiescene where she also met her future husband actor Pål Skjønberg (1919–2014). They married in 1946, and as such Bang became a daughter-in-law of actor Eugen Skjønberg (1889–1971) and stage director Henny Skjønberg (1886–1973) and sister-in-law of actor Espen Skjønberg.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Pål Skjønberg|encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Svein Erik|last=Brodal|authorlink=Svein Erik Brodal|editor=Helle, Knut|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/P%C3%A5l_Skj%C3%B8nberg/utdypning|language=Norwegian|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://nbl.snl.no/P%C3%A5l_Skj%C3%B8nberg|title =Pål Skjønberg|website= Norsk biografisk leksikon|access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://nbl.snl.no/Henny_Skj%C3%B8nberg|title =Henny Skjønberg|website= Norsk biografisk leksikon |access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://nbl.snl.no/Espen_Skj%C3%B8nberg|title =Espen Skjønberg|website= Norsk biografisk leksikon |access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
She was employed at Det Nye Teater from 1945 to 1946, Det Norske Teatret from 1946 to 1948, the Nationaltheatret from 1948 to 1950 and again at Det Norske Teatret from 1952. She also appeared in films. Bang made his film debut in ''Englandsfarere'' (1946) directed by Toralf Sandø (1899–1970). She played a social worker in ''Det brenner i natt!'' (1955). She also starred in ''An-Magritt'' (1969) directed by Arne Skouen (1913–2003) and ''Himmel og helvete'' (1969).<ref name=snl/>
She and her husband were the parents of actors Hennika Skjønberg, Siv Skjønberg and Jo Skjønberg. She died during 2009 at Bærum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltheatret.no/Hennika+Skj%C3%B8nberg.b7C_wJjY4H.ips |title =Hennika Skjønberg|website= nationaltheatret.no |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150404215048/http://www.nationaltheatret.no/Hennika+Skj%C3%B8nberg.b7C_wJjY4H.ips|access-date=1 January 2020|archive-date =4 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0804429/ |title =Siv Skjønberg|website=IMDb.com, Inc. |access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0804427/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm |title =Jo Skjønberg|website=IMDb.com, Inc.|access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1946|| ''Så møtes vi imorgen'' || Venninne av Erik || |- |1946|| ''Englandsfarere'' || Hilde, sykepleierske || |- |1952|| ''Vi vil skilles'' || || |- |1955|| ''Det brenner i natt!'' || Margrethe, sosialsekretær || |- |1960|| ''Veien tilbake'' || Fru Dahl, fiolinisten kone || |- |1961|| ''The Passionate Demons'' || Jacob's Sister || |- |1969|| ''An-Magritt'' || Karen || |- |1969|| ''Himmel og helvete'' || Fru Brenden || |- |1970|| ''Bjurra'' || || |}
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bang, Elisabeth}} Category:1922 births Category:2009 deaths Category:Norwegian stage actresses Category:People from Lillestrøm
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