Portrait of Wenche Foss

Acting

Wenche Foss

Career

Active from 1940 to 2011, busiest in 1942 and 1963 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wenche Foss Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    0.9, average 3.5
  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    1.9, average 3.9
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    45
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2010s

    1 title
    Blackmail for Beginners
    Blackmail for Beginners (2011)

    as Grandmother

    2000s

    6 titles · average score 59
    Andreas Diesens portretter
    Andreas Diesens portretter (2009)

    TV show

    An immortal man
    An immortal man (2006)

    TV show · as Faster Ploug

    Music for Weddings and Funerals
    Music for Weddings and Funerals (2002)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as Lisa

    I Am Dina
    I Am Dina (2002)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Mistress Karen

    Ballen i øyet
    Ballen i øyet (2000)

    as Gammel dame

    Se deg ikke tilbake
    Se deg ikke tilbake (2000)

    TV show · as Halvor's grandmother

    1990s

    5 titles · average score 61
    Gurin with the Foxtail
    Gurin with the Foxtail (1998)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Enkefru Stengelføhn-Glad (voice)

    Karl & Co
    Karl & Co (1998)
    GoodWatch score 61

    TV show · as Karls mor

    Vestavind
    Vestavind (1994)

    TV show · as Marie Nedrebø

    Act Naturally
    Act Naturally (1993)

    as Tora

    Rygg i rand, to i spann
    Rygg i rand, to i spann (1993)

    as Mrs Flo

    1980s

    6 titles · average score 49
    The Beginning of a Story
    The Beginning of a Story (1988)

    as Tante Ally

    På stigende kurs
    På stigende kurs (1987)

    as Svigermor

    Farewell Illusions
    Farewell Illusions (1985)
    GoodWatch score 49

    as Mor til Atle

    Open Future
    Open Future (1983)

    as Hybelvertinne

    Victoria L.
    Victoria L. (1982)

    as Victoria Lund

    Julia Julia
    Julia Julia (1981)

    as Fru Åstrøm

    1970s

    7 titles · average score 72
    The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix
    The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)
    GoodWatch score 79

    as Enkefru Stengelføhn-Glad (voice)

    Scenes from a Marriage
    Scenes from a Marriage (1974)
    GoodWatch score 87

    as Modern

    Fru Biksby og oberstens skinnkåpe
    Fru Biksby og oberstens skinnkåpe (1974)

    as Fru Biksby

    Bør Børson Jr.
    Bør Børson Jr. (1974)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Baronessen

    Scenes from a Marriage
    Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
    GoodWatch score 82

    TV show · as Modern

    Song of Norway
    Song of Norway (1970)
    GoodWatch score 48

    as Mrs. Hagerup

    Operasjon V for vanvidd
    Operasjon V for vanvidd (1970)

    as Minister of Justice

    1960s

    6 titles
    Cocktailparty
    Cocktailparty (1967)

    as Julia Shuttlethwaite

    The Wild Duck
    The Wild Duck (1963)

    as Gina Ekdal

    About Tilla
    About Tilla (1963)

    as Sjefspsykologen

    Episode
    Episode (1963)

    as The Mother

    Lykke og krone
    Lykke og krone (1962)

    as Narrator

    Tonny
    Tonny (1962)

    as Tonnys mor

    1950s

    7 titles
    The Master and His Servants
    The Master and His Servants (1959)

    as Fru Helmer

    Støv på hjernen
    Støv på hjernen (1959)

    as Edna Grindheim

    Portrettet
    Portrettet (1954)

    as Sosse Laurantzon

    The Bridal Bouquet
    The Bridal Bouquet (1953)

    as En bardame

    The Disappearance of a Young Wife
    The Disappearance of a Young Wife (1953)

    as Tore Haug, kriminalkonstabel

    Det kunne vært deg
    Det kunne vært deg (1952)

    as Ingrid

    Krane's Confectionery
    Krane's Confectionery (1951)

    as Elise Gjør

    1940s

    7 titles
    Trollfossen
    Trollfossen (1948)

    as Sylvia Strøm

    Et spøkelse forelsker seg
    Et spøkelse forelsker seg (1946)

    as Irene / «Barbara Buns»

    Rikard Nordraak
    Rikard Nordraak (1945)

    as Louise Lund

    En herre med bart
    En herre med bart (1942)

    as Cecilie, hans kone

    The Dangerous Game
    The Dangerous Game (1942)

    as Christine Sandemann, hans kone

    Jeg drepte!
    Jeg drepte! (1942)

    as Liv Bøhmer

    Tørres Snørtevold
    Tørres Snørtevold (1940)

    as Frøken Thorsen