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In addition to acting in theater, film, and on television, Foss was also a remarkable singer. \u00a0She was a mezzo-soprano who starred in several major theater performances, including Kiss Me Kate, Hello, Dolly <\/em>and Cabaret<\/em>. \u00a0As part of her on-screen roles, Foss combined her acting and her vocal talent into voice acting! \u00a0She was the voice of\u00a0Enkefru Stengelf\u00f8hn-Glad in the 1975 film, Fl\u00e5klypa Grand Prix<\/em>. \u00a0Commencing in the 1940s, Foss became very involved with Nationalteateret and the Oslo Nye Teater, for whom she played roles in several of Ibsen\u00b4s plays including Hedda Gabler, Rosmersholm and Peer Gynt.<\/p>\n Perhaps because she was so well-loved for her acting roles, Wenche Foss had quite strong political opinions, especially for a woman during that time. \u00a0She completely supported gay rights and actually spoke out against the Christian Democratic Party for their opposition to gay marriage and gay rights. \u00a0A progressive thinker indeed, Foss once said that the Christian Democratic Party should never have developed in the first place as religion and state should not mix. \u00a0She was very influential in encouraging openness in the Norwegian people, despite her own personal struggles. \u00a0Foss gave birth to a child with Down\u00b4s Syndrome and later in life suffered from breast cancer.<\/p>\n Wenche Foss received several prestigious awards for her excellent work as an actress and her integrity as a brilliant individual. \u00a0An award held by few other Norwegian civilians, in 1972, Foss was named Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (a Norwegian Order of Chivalry) and 16 years later in 1988 she was promoted to Commander with a Star.<\/p>\n Another award she received was the Order of Dannebrog, an Order of Denmark, which resulted in a campaign by Christian V of Denmark to break the absolutism of the monarchy.<\/p>\n Yet another award that Foss received was the Red Cross Badge of Honor. \u00a0And to top it all, an artist named Per Ung created a statue of Foss, which Queen Sonja presented outside of Nationalteateret in 2007!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Please see here <\/a>for a beautiful article depicting Foss\u00b4life.<\/p>\n
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