Marie Cathrine Preisler, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Marie Cathrine Preisler

Danish actress

Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1761

Date of Death: 28-May-1797

Profession: actor

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Marie Cathrine Preisler

  • Marie Cathrine Preisler née Devegge (1761–1797), was a Danish stage actress.
  • She was active at the Royal Danish Theatre in 1778-97, and a member of the Det Dramatiske Selskab in 1777-79.
  • She is counted as among the elite of her profession, enjoyed great popularity and was famed for her heroine Soubrette roles.
  • She married Joachim Daniel Preisler in 1779, which attracted great attention at the time because he was a member of the upper class and joined her profession after their marriage, highly unusual in an age when the stage professions where of low social status.
  • Her spouse became an appreciated actor in lover roles, but the couple made a scandal with their spendthrift: in 1792, her husband fled the country, and four years later, she was placed under guardianship in order to sort out her financial affairs.

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