Osa Massen

 ( 1914 Births ) 

Osa Massen (born Aase Madsen Iversen, 13 January 1914

– 2 January 2006) was a Danish actress who became a successful movie actress in Hollywood. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1941. Copy of Petition for Naturalization #90276, filed in Los Angeles, California under the name 'Aase Madsen Iversen Hersholt, Ancestry.com; accessed 30 September 2015.

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Background and early career Born in Copenhagen, Denmark,

Scott Wilson (2016). 9780786479924, McFarland. . ISBN 9780786479924

she began her career as a newspaper photographer, then became an actress. She first came to the United States in 1937. She was recorded as Aase Madsen-Iversen, Danish actress, aged 23, on the manifest of the S/S Normandie, which sailed from Southampton, England, on 18 December 1937, and arrived at the Port of New York on 23 December 1937.

Massen's first film was Kidnapped (1935). She notably appeared as Melvyn Douglas' unfaithful wife dealing with blackmailer Joan Crawford in A Woman's Face (1941). She also appeared as a mysterious woman with something to hide in Deadline at Dawn (1946). She also starred with Lloyd Bridges in the movie Rocketship X-M (1950), the first space adventure of the post-World War II era.

Later in her career, Massen appeared in guest roles on many television programs. She made three guest appearances on Perry Mason. In 1958, she played Lisa Bannister in "The Case of the Desperate Daughter", where she was reunited with her "Master Race" daughter Gigi Perreau, and in 1959, she played Sarah Werner in "The Case of the Shattered Dream". Her last television role was in 1962 when she played Lisa Pedersen in "The Case of the Tarnished Trademark".

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Personal life She was married three times, each with a relatively short duration, including once to Allan Hersholt, the son of Jean Hersholt, on 15 December 1938.

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Death Massen died on 2 January 2006, 11 days before her 92nd birthday, following unspecified surgery in Hollywood, California.

(2010). 9781557837295, Hal Leonard Corporation. . ISBN 9781557837295

The book Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2006: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture says Massen "... died of complications from surgery in a Santa Monica, California, convalescent home ...".

(2025). 9780786452118, McFarland. . ISBN 9780786452118

Her remains are buried at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California with a plaque that lists her name as Osa Massen Vogel.

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Filmography

uncredited

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External links

Categories: 1914 Births, 2006 Deaths, 20th-century Danish Actresses, American Film Actresses, American Television Actresses, Danish Emigrants To The United States, Danish Film Actresses, Actresses From Copenhagen, Burials At Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, 20th-century American Actresses, Naturalized Citizens Of The United States, 21st-century American Women, Jewish American Actresses

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