Henny Kristin Skjønberg (6 August 1886 – 5 January 1973) was a Norwegian actress andstage director.^[1]

Hennika Bucher Eide was born inStavanger, Norway. She was the daughter of Henrik Eide (1831–1907) and Ingeborg Sofie Bucher (1846–1929). She attended upper secondary school at Kongsgård in Stavanger, after which she traveled toLondon.^[2]

She made her debut at the newly established Stavanger Faste Scene (laterRogaland Teater) in 1914. She was mainly employed at theNorwegian Theater inOslo, where with humour and irony she specialized as a character comedian. She also acted in movies from 1920 to 1967. Skjønberg's most famous role came as the cranky old aunt Tante Pose in the 1940movie of the same name. For years it has been a staple of Christmas entertainment, shown on Norwegian television every December.^[1][3]

Skjønberg also wrote several stage-comedies for children performed at the Norwegian Theater and was an active instructor, mainly for children's plays. She received the Hulda Garborg stipend in 1934 and the Norwegian Dramatic Association's honorary medal (Norsk Dramatikerforbunds æresmedalje) in 1953.

She was married to actorEugen Skjønberg and was the mother of leading Norwegian actorsPål Skjønberg andEspen Henrik Skjønberg. She was the grandmother of actors Hennika Skjønberg, Siv Skjønberg, and Jo Skjønberg.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

• "Skjønberg, Henny".Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store Norske Leksikon (2 ed.). 1988.

• Henny Skjønberg atIMDb