Grethe Sønck was a Danish

Denmark

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 actress and singer.

Sønck was born in Hjerm, located outside Struer

Struer, Denmark

Struer is the main town of the kommune of Struer, Region Midtjylland, Denmark with a population of 10,572 .The town of Struer owes its growth to the railroad, which arrived in 1865 with Jutland's first railroad line from Århus/Randers over Viborg to Skive and Struer...

, she was originally named Grethe Ingeborg Nielsen Hald, but changed name to
Sønck in 1968. In 1946 she won a talent contest, and in 1947 she got a job as singer at Restaurant Sommerlyst at Dyrehavsbakken

Dyrehavsbakken

Dyrehavsbakken , commonly referred to as Bakken , is the world's oldest operating amusement park. It is located near Klampenborg but belongs under Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune, Denmark about 10 km north of Copenhagen...

 in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

.

As revue actress she started in Cirkusrevyen at Dyrehavsbakken

Dyrehavsbakken

Dyrehavsbakken , commonly referred to as Bakken , is the world's oldest operating amusement park. It is located near Klampenborg but belongs under Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune, Denmark about 10 km north of Copenhagen...

 in 1962, and later came to Nykøbing Falster Revue. Sønck has been married twice. First time in 1952 with Hjalmar Nicolaus until 1960, and a second time with Volmer Sørensen, who she met in 1958, and lived with until his death in 1982.

Grethe Sønck died on 12 February 2010 of natural causes

Death by natural causes

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 at her home in Rågeleje.

Filmography

• The Greeneyed Elephant
  The Greeneyed Elephant
  The Greeneyed Elephant is a 1960 Danish family film directed by Peter Guildbrassen and starring Dirch Passer. The story revolves around two aspiring actresses who stumble upon an ancient Aztec sculpture of an elephant that has the power to switch both of their bodies...
  
  (1960)
• Soldaterkammerater på efterårsmanøvre (1961)
• Don Olsen kommer til byen
  Don Olsen kommer til byen
  Don Olsen kommer til byen is a 1964 Danish comedy film directed by Anker Sørensen. The film stars Dirch Passer.-Cast:*Dirch Passer*Buster Larsen*Bodil Udsen*Birgitte Price*Marguerite Viby*Bendt Rothe*Otto Brandenburg*Daimi Larsen*Karl Stegger...
  
  (1964)
• Der var engang
  Der var engang
  Der var engang is a 1966 Danish family film directed by John Price and starring Birgitte Bruun.-Cast:* Birgitte Bruun - Prinsessen af Illyrien* Hans W...
  
  (1966)
• Naboerne (1966)
• The Olsen Gang
  The Olsen Gang (film)
  The Olsen Gang is a 1968 Danish comedy film directed by Erik Balling and starring Ove Sprogøe. This was the first film in the Olsen Gang-series.-Plot:...
  
  (1968)
• Dage i min fars hus (1968)
• Midt i en jazztid (1969)
• Revykøbing kalder (1973)
• Prins Piwi (1974)
• Familien Gyldenkål sprænger banken (1976)
• Krummerne (1991)
• Roser & persille (1993)
• Olsen-bandens sidste stik (1998)
• Krummerne - Så er det jul igen (2006)

External links

• Biography of Grethe Sønck