Else Cathrine Heiberg (November 5, 1910 – November 25, 1972) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

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 Finn Bø (4 July 1893 – 24 April 1962) was a Norwegian songwriter, revue writer, playwright, journalist, instructor and theatre critic. Career Bø is particularly remembered for his song Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått, which became extreme ...

's ''Selv i tider som disse'' (Even in Times Like These). After that, she performed at

Chat Noir Chat Noir (French for 'black cat') is a cabaret and revue theatre in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1912 by Bokken Lasson. The current director is Tom Sterri. Establishment Chat Noir was established as a cabaret in 1912 by singer Bokken Las ...

, 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

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'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 Oskar Braaten (25 November 1881 – 17 July 1939) was a Norwegian novelist and playwright. Biography Oskar Alexander Braaten was born in Sagene, a borough of the city of Oslo. Sagene was one of Norway's oldest industrial areas dating to the mi ...

, and as Meg in

Brendan Behan Brendan Francis Aidan Behan (christened Francis Behan) ( ; ga, Breandán Ó Beacháin; 9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and Irish Republican activist who wrote in both English an ...

's '' An Giall'' (The Hostage). Else Heiberg was married to the actor

Jon Lennart Mjøen Jon Lennart Mjøen (22 October 1912 – 3 January 1997) was a Norwegian actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in twelve films between 1936 and 1968. His film ''Stevnemøte med glemte år'' was entered into the 7th Berlin Interna ...

, and she was the mother of the actor and comedian Lars Mjøen and the sister of actress

Kirsten Heiberg Kirsten Heiberg (25 April 1907 – 2 March 1976) was a Norwegian/German actress and singer who had a major film career in Germany between 1938 and 1954. She reached the peak of her career in 1942–43, performing in Joseph Goebbels version ...

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 ''Elskere'' ( en, Lovers}) is a 1963 Norwegian drama film directed by Nils R. Müller, starring Ingerid Vardund and Wenche Myhre Wenche Synnøve Myhre (born 15 February 1947), known in some countries as Wencke Myhre, is a Norwegian singer wh ...

'' (Lovers) *1963: ''Stompa selvfølgelig!'' (Stompa, of Course!) *1963: ''Vildanden'' (The Wild Duck), as Mrs. Sørby *1964: '' Nydelige nelliker'' (The Misfits) *1966: ''

Rosmersholm ''Rosmersholm'' () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in Danish—the common written language of Denmark and Norway at the time—and originally published in 1886 in Copenhagen by the Danish publisher Gyldendal. ''Rosmersholm'' ...

'', TV *1966: '' Sult'' (Hunger), as the landlady

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heiberg, Else 1910 births 1972 deaths 20th-century Norwegian actresses People from Kragerø