Sonja Henie, A Queen on Ice and the Big Screen

Today Janson Media celebrates the legacy of the legendary Sonja Henie, who would have celebrated a birthday tomorrow, April 8th. Sonja discovered early on that she had a gift for skating, becoming the youngest Olympic skating champion at 15 (a record she would hold for 70 years). However it was Hollywood's unexpected discovery of Sonja's natural charm that would lead into several starring roles and a successful movie career as one of the highest paid actresses of her time. The Janson Media DVD Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice (1 x 112') comprehensively profiles her journey as a successful skater, businesswoman and actress.

The daughter of a fur wholesaler, Sonja Henie received her first pair of ice skates when she was six. Eight years later, she was the Norwegian Skating Champion. At 15, she would win the gold medal in Skating at the 1928 Olympics, thus becoming the youngest Olympic skating champion — a record that stood for 70 years. She repeated as champion in 1932 and 1936. A ten-time World Champion Women"s Figure Skater, she was the first skater to parlay athletic success into a lucrative career. Sonia was able to catapult her popularity into a Hollywood acting career and later became a profitable businesswoman. A fascinating study into the skating world"s first superstar, the film, rich in vintage footage (including Henie"s home movies), gives insight into Henie"s life, her love of the Hollywood lifestyle, and her ambitious personality.

Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice is narrated by Academy-award winning film star Cliff Robertson, and the DVD includes the French version of the documentary, &'Patineuse De Legende,&' as well as photo gallery. It is now available to DVD/video markets worldwide exclusively through Janson Media.