Else Cathrine Heiberg (November 5, 1910 – November 25, 1972) was a
Norwegian actress.
Heiberg started her professional career as a pianist and dance teacher, and she made her stage debut at Bergen's
National Theater in 1934 in the role of a young boy in
Finn Bø's ''Selv i tider som disse'' (Even in Times Like These).
After that, she performed at
Chat Noir, the
Oslo New Theater, the
Trøndelag Theater
Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmark ...
, and a number of other stages. From 1948 to 1951 she was engaged with Oslo's
National Theater, and later again at the Oslo New Theater, before she became a permanent employee of
NRK's
television department for several years. From her years there she is best known for the roles as Hønse-Lovisa in the plays ''Ungen'' (The Child) and Dobbelt-Petra in ''Den store barnedåpen'' (The Great Christening), both written by
Oskar Braaten, and as Meg in
Brendan Behan's ''
An Giall'' (The Hostage).
Else Heiberg was married to the actor
Jon Lennart Mjøen, and she was the mother of the actor and comedian
Lars Mjøen
Lars Lennart Heiberg Mjøen (born 13 November 1945) is a Norwegian comedian, actor, singer, screenwriter, director, editor and author. He is best known as a member of the comedy trio KLM, alongside Trond Kirkvaag and Knut Lystad.
Career
Mjøen ...
and the sister of actress
Kirsten Heiberg.
Filmography
*1936: ''Morderen uten ansikt'' (The Murderer without a Face)
*1936: ''
Vi vil oss et land...'' (We Want Ourselves a Country), short film
*1942: ''Den farlige leken'' (The Dangerous Game)
*1960: ''Ungen'' (The Child), TV
*1961: ''Den store barnedåpen'' (The Great Christening), TV
*1961: ''
A Night Out'' (Norwegian title: ''Går ut i kveld''), TV
*1962: ''Kranes konditori'' (Krane's Bakery Shop), TV
*1963: ''
Elskere'' (Lovers)
*1963: ''Stompa selvfølgelig!'' (Stompa, of Course!)
*1963: ''Vildanden'' (The Wild Duck), as Mrs. Sørby
*1964: ''
Nydelige nelliker'' (The Misfits)
*1966: ''
Rosmersholm'', TV
*1966: ''
Sult'' (Hunger), as the landlady
References
External links
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1910 births
1972 deaths
20th-century Norwegian actresses
People from Kragerø