Ellen Price

Ellen Price was an actress, ballet dancer, and model whose career stretched from the late 19th century into the 1910s. She was born in Snekkersten, Helsingør, Denmark, in 1878, and her professional life on the stage and before the camera continued until 1913. Brown-haired and blue-eyed, with an average build, she became one of the earliest Danish performers to gain recognition across these creative fields.

Her career in ballet and acting was notable for its era, when women in the performing arts were often limited to a single discipline. Price worked as a model as well, a profession that complemented her stage work and helped broaden her public presence. She remained active in the arts until retiring around 1913, and she lived to the age of 89, passing away in 1968. Her Danish roots and Caucasian ethnicity anchored her identity in a period of European performance history that was just beginning to be documented on film.