Marie Staal (11 November 1806 - 16 February 1871 ) was a Norwegian-Danish stage actress. Jensson, Liv (1981). Biografisk skuespillerleksikon. Universitetsforlaget, s. 107. . Mette Marie Staal was born in

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, Denmark. She was the daughter of Hans Mathiasen and Mette Mortensdatter. In 1828, she was married to Ditlev Christian Henrich Staal (1802-1859). She was engaged in travelling theatre companies in

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and

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in 1827-1837 until she was engaged at the

Christiania Theatre Christiania Theatre, or ''Kristiania Theatre'', was Norway's finest stage for spoken drama from 4 October 1836 (opening date) to 1 September 1899. It was located at Bankplassen by the Akershus Fortress, in central Christiania. It was the fir ...

in 1837, where she became a leading lady within the female main parts in the plays by

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during the 1840s and 1850s.

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1806 births 1871 deaths 19th-century Norwegian actresses Danish emigrants to Norway Norwegian stage actresses 19th-century Danish actresses Danish stage actresses People from Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality {{Norway-actor-stub