Clara Pontoppidan (23 April 1883 – 22 January 1975), also known as Clara Wieth, was a Danish actress. She worked mainly in Swedish and Danish silent films, including A Victim of the Mormons (Denmark, 1911).

Personal life

Clara Pontoppidan was married to actor Carlo Wieth from 20 October 1906 until their divorce in 1917. She died in 1975, aged 91, in Copenhagen and is buried in Ordrup Cemetery.

Clara Pontoppidan

Selected filmography

Dorian Grays Portræt (1910) A Victim of the Mormons (1911) The Miracle (1913) The Clergyman (1914) A Good Girl Keeps Herself in Good Order (1914) Häxan (1922) En kvinde er overflødig (1957)

Clara Pontoppidan

Awards

1931 Ingenio et Arti gold medal

1937 Tagea Brandt Rejselegat

1958 Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

References

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1883 births

1975 deaths

Danish film actresses

Danish silent film actresses

20th-century Danish actresses

Actresses from Copenhagen

Best Actress Bodil Award winners

Recipients of Ingenio et Arti

Clara Pontoppidan