Litten Hansen
Litten Hansen (born 24 December 1944) is a Danish former actress, activist, politician and member of the Danish Parliament for the Left Socialists.
Biography
[edit]Hansen was born 24 December 1944 in Videbæk in Midtjylland, Denmark. Her father was veterinarian Hans Kristian Hansen and her mother was teacher Grethe Vera Hansen (née Nornild).[1] She was the fifth of eight sisters and her parents separated when she was a child.[2] Her father was an alcoholic.[3]
When she was sixteen, Hansen moved to Copenhagen and found a job at a travel agency,[2] working as a bilingual correspondent.[4] She then enrolled as a student at the Statens Kursus in 1965.[2]
Aged 27, Hansen began a career as a stage actress, becoming known for the monologue The Mother and the Women in Russia, before performing in films.[2] She was a talented tap dancer as a child.[2]
Hansen became active in the Danish Red Stockings Movement with her sister, Bente Hansen (1940-2022),[2][4] which brought together left-wing feminists who fought for the same rights as men in terms of equal pay.[5] She was also offered the position of secretary of the Danish Anti-Apartheid Committee due to her organising and administration experience,[6] and fought in solidarity with black South Africans against the apartheid regime.[7]
Hansen then became involved in party politics, serving on he executive board of the Left Socialists (VS) from 1968.[2] Between 1975 and 1977 she served as member in the Folketing.[8]
Hansen returned to her career in the arts. She was the first female chairman of the Danish Actors' Association trade union and held the position for nine years.[6] She was the chair of the National Theatre Council from 1995 to 1999.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Litten Hansen". Folketinget (in Danish). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Litten Hansen, skuespiller". Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ ""Der er stadig folk, som skriver til mig, at jeg er den bedste leder, de har haft"". Politiken - Den levende avis (in Danish). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ a b Lyding, Henrik (24 December 2014). "Teatermama i højt humør". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Rødstrømperne og den nye kvindebevægelse, ca. 1970-1985". Danmarkshistorien (in Danish). 25 March 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ a b Jensen, Jacob Wendt. "Litten Hansen: "Jeg har altid sagt ja til en udfordring"". Dansk Skuespillerforbund (in Danish). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "En kogebog til Sydafrika". Arbejdermuseet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ a b Sleeman, Elizabeth (2001). The International Who's Who of Women 2002. Psychology Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-85743-122-3.
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