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Sonja Henie
Deceased

How Did Sonja Henie Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 57
GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn08/04/1912Born inOslo, NorwayDied12/10/1969 (aged 57)Died inOsloCausechronic lymphocytic leukemiaWikidataQ204205 ↗Buried atHøvikoddenTMDb#232026 ↗

Sonja Henie was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic champion in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European champion (1931–1936). Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies' figure skater. She is one of only two skaters to successfully defend a ladies' singles Olympic title, the other being Katarina Witt, and her six consecutive European titles have only been matched by Witt.

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Filmography25 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2014The Price of GoldMovieSelf (archive footage)102
1999Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox VaultsMovie(archive footage)87
1971I Miss Sonia HenieMovieSelf (archive footage)59
1964Valentine's DaySeriesHerself (archive footage)52
1963Der Sport-SpiegelSeriesSelf51
1960Hello LondonMovieherself48
1954A Star Is Born World PremiereMovieSelf42
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf38
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesSelf38
1950Riviera DreamMovieSonja Henie38
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf36
1948The Countess of Monte CristoMovieKaren Kirsten36
1945It's a PleasureMovieChris Linden33
1944Take It or Leave ItMovie(archive footage) (uncredited)32
1943WintertimeMovieNora Ostgaard31
1942IcelandMovieKatina Jonsdottir30
1941Sun Valley SerenadeMovieKaren Benson29
1939Second FiddleMovieTrudi Hovland27
1939Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8MovieSonja Henie27
1939Everything Happens at NightMovieLouise Norden27
1938My Lucky StarMovieKristina Nielsen26
1938Happy LandingMovieTrudy Ericksen26
1937Ali Baba Goes to TownMovieHerself25
1937One in a MillionMovieGreta Müller25
1928The White StadiumMovieSelf16