Anna Paulsen

{{Short description|Norwegian actress (1858–1895)}}

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| name = Anna Paulsen

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1858|04|11|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Bergen, Norway

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1895|05|19|1858|04|11|mf=y}}

| death_place = Bergen, Norway

| resting_place= Western Cemetery

| occupation = Actress

| yearsactive = 1877–1883

| mother = Johanne Severine Jørgensen

| father = Peter Olay Paulsen

| spouse = Georg Bernhard von Erpecom

| children =

| relatives = Johanne Voss

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Anna Hansine Sigvardine Paulsen (April 11, 1858 – May 19, 1895) was a Norwegian actress.

Anna Paulsen was the daughter of the carpenter Peter Olay Paulsen and Johanne Severine Jørgensen, and the sister of the actress Johanne Voss (1868–1946).{{cite book |last1=Jensson |first1=Liv |title=Biografisk skuespillerleksikon: norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet |date=1981 |publisher=Universitetsforlaget |location=Oslo |page=130}} On August 2, 1883 she married the factory owner and shipowner Georg Bernhard von Erpecom (1858–1912).{{cite book |title=Hvem er hvem? |date=1955 |publisher=Aschehoug |location=Oslo |page=166}}

Anna Paulsen debuted on January 22, 1877 in the role of Emilie in Soldaterløier (Soldiers' Pranks) by Jens Christian Hostrup at the National Theater in her home town of Bergen. She remained engaged with this theater until she married. Her last performance took place on June 26, 1883.