Solfrid "Winnie" Heier (born September 20, 1945) is a Norwegian actress and singer. She has appeared in film and television roles. Heier has appeared in the films '' Skjær i sjøen'', '' Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland'', '' Olsenbanden – Operasjon Egon'', '' Krigerens hjerte'', and '' Ute av drift!'' She made her stage debut at age 17 in

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's play ''Dikter i ulvepels'' at the Oslo new Theater, and since then she has also played at the National Traveling Theater,

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, and

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, and she has also had guest roles in TV series such as '' Karl & Co'', ''

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''. She made her recording debut in the mid-1960s under the artist's name ''Winnie''. In 1967 she won third place in the Norwegian

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together with Toril Støa with the song "Skitur." Heier was also a recording artist in Sweden. In 2007, she was the only actress in the play ''The Alchemist'' (Norwegian title: ''Alkymisten''), based on the novel by

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, among other plays at the Christiania Theater.

Filmography

* 1965: '' Skjær i sjøen'' as Lone * 1968: '' Sus og dus på by'n'' as Olga * 1969: ''

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'' as Ulla, Benny's fiancée * 1969: '' Brent jord'' as Herdis * 1970: '' Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland'' as the Gypsy girl * 1974: '' Under en steinhimmel'' as Martha * 1992: '' Krigerens hjerte'' as Mrs. Simmonaes * 1994: '' Ute av drift!'' as Jorunn Verde * 2005: '' Olsenbanden jr. på Cirkus'' as Mrs. Flamingo

Discography

*1965: "Tänk om han säger nej" / "Usla karl" (Karusell KFF 625)

References

External links

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Solfrid Heier
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