Jenny Brandt


Jenny Augusta Elisabeth Brandt, was a Swedish ballerina.
She was a student at the Royal Swedish Ballet, became a student premier dancer in 1888, and was a premier dancer in 1889-1902. Her noted roles include a youth in Undina, "Franz" in Coppelia and the abbess in Robert. She also performed in Brudköpet, Gioconda, Hungary, Pas des manteaux, Slavisk bröllops lek, and William Tell. Upon her marriage, she retired from the stage.
In 1902, Brandt married the mining engineer Karl Hjalmar Nordquist. They had a son, Nils Gustav Nordqvist, who was a printer and manager of a printing house.