Hedda may refer to:

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Hedda Award The Hedda Award (''Heddaprisen'') is a Norwegian theatre award, first presented in 1998. It is named after the character "Hedda" from Ibsen's play ''Hedda Gabler''. Among its categories, which have varied over the years, are: Best Theatre Productio ...

, a Norwegian theatre award * ''

Hedda Gabler ''Hedda Gabler'' () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The world premiere was staged on 31 January 1891 at the Residenztheater in Munich. Ibsen himself was in attendance, although he remained back-stage. The play has been can ...

'' (1890), a play by Henrik Ibsen * ''Hedda'' (film), 1975 film based on the play

People with the given name

* Hedda Østberg Amundsen (born 1998), Norwegian cross-country skier *

Hedda Anderson Hedvig "Hedda" Elisabet Anderson (4 June 1832 – 2 April 1912) was a Swedish writer, teacher, and school founder. She wrote numerous books for children, and published collections of retold tales from different cultures. Her works were also u ...

(1832–1912), Swedish writer, teacher, and school founder * Hedda Andersson (1861–1950), Swedish physician *

Hedda Berntsen Hedda may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Hedda Award, a Norwegian theatre award * ''Hedda Gabler'' (1890), a play by Henrik Ibsen * ''Hedda'' (film), 1975 film based on the play People with the given name * Hedda Østberg Amundsen (b ...

(born 1976), Norwegian skier *

Hedda Bolgar Hedda Bolgar (August 19, 1909 May 13, 2013) was a psychoanalyst in Los Angeles, California, who maintained an active practice when she was over 100 years old. She saw patients four days a week at age 102. Early life Bolgar was born in Zurich, S ...

(1909–2013), American psychoanalyst *

Hedda Dyson Elizabeth Geertruida Agatha Dyson ( Weersma, 15 January 1897 – 17 October 1951), known as Hedda Dyson, was a New Zealand journalist and magazine editor. She was born in Ginneken, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , i ...

(1897–1951), Netherlands-born New Zealand journalist and magazine editor *

Hedda Eulenberg Hedda Eulenberg (6 March 1876 – 13 September 1960) was a German translator and writer Biography Eulenberg was born in Meiderich (today part of Duisburg) in Prussian Rhine Province, the daughter of Wilhelm Maase, a music director. She passe ...

(1876–1960), German translator and writer *

Hedda von Fersen Hedvig "Hedda" Eleonora von Fersen (2 July 1753 – 8 November 1792, in Pisa) was a Swedish noble, lady in waiting to the Swedish queen, Sophia Magdalena of Denmark. She was the daughter of Axel von Fersen the Elder and Hedvig Catharina De la Gar ...

(1753–1792), Swedish countess and courtier *

Hedda Strand Gardsjord Hedda Strand Gardsjord (born 28 June 1982) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a right-back for Toppserien club Røa IL and the Norway national team. In January 2009 Gardsjord debuted for the Norway women's national football team in a 5–1 d ...

(born 1982), Norwegian footballer *

Hedda Hjortsberg Hedvig "Hedda" Katarina Hjortsberg also known as ''Hedda Koersner'' (15 June 1777 – 3 October 1867) was a Sweden, Swedish ballerina who starred for the Royal Swedish Ballet. She was the sister of the Swedish actor Lars Hjortsberg. Life ...

(1777–1867), Swedish ballerina *

Hedda Hopper Hedda Hopper (born Elda Furry; May 2, 1885February 1, 1966) was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s, her readership was 35 million. A strong supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committ ...

(1885–1966), American actress and columnist *

Hedda Hynne Hedda Hynne (born 13 March 1990) is a Norwegian middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres. She competed at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Her personal bests in the event are 1:58:10 outdoors (Bellinzona 2020) and 2: ...

(born 1990), Norwegian middle-distance runner * Hedd Korsch (1890–1982), German-American educationalist and university professor *

Hedda Lettuce Hedda Lettuce is an American drag queen, comedian and singer who lives and works in New York City. The New York actor Steven Polito debuted his character Hedda Lettuce in 1991 on the Manhattan Cable TV show ''The Brenda and Glennda Show''. Lett ...

, American drag queen, comedian and singer *

Hedda Lundh Hedda Lundh (1921–2012) was a Danish journalist and schoolteacher who, under the German occupation of Denmark in World War II, was a Danish resistance fighter. Based at the time in Aarhus, she is remembered as a railway saboteur, explosives expe ...

(1921–2012), Danish resistance fighter, journalist and schoolteacher *

Hedda Morrison Hedwig Marie "Hedda" Morrison (; 13 December 1908 – 3 December 1991) was a German photographer who created historically significant documentary images of Beijing, Hong Kong and Sarawak from the 1930s to the 1960s. Biography Born Hedda Hammer ...

(1908–1991), German-Australian photographer *

Hedda Nova Hedda Nova (1899–1981) was a Russian-born American film actress. Biography Born in Odessa, Nova received her schooling at a Parisian convent. Nova appeared in 16 films, mostly westerns, from 1917 through 1926. ''The Spitfire of Seville'' (1919 ...

(1899–1981), Russian-born American film actress *

Hedda Nussbaum Hedda Nussbaum (born August 8, 1942) is an American woman who was a caregiver of a six-year-old girl who died of physical abuse in 1987. The death of the girl, Lisa Steinberg, sparked a controversial trial and media frenzy. The legal case was one ...

(born 1942), American author *

Hedda Piper Hedvig "Hedda" Catharina Piper née ''Ekeblad'' (1746–1812) was a Swedish courtier; ''överhovmästarinna'' (Mistress of the Robes) to the queen of Sweden, Frederica of Baden, from 1795 to 1805. Born to count Claes Ekeblad the Younger and Eva Ek ...

(1746–1812), Swedish courtier *

Hedda zu Putlitz Hedda zu Putlitz (born 4 September 1965) is a German former cyclist. She competed in the women's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and als ...

(born 1965), German cyclist at the 2000 Olympics *

Hedda Stiernstedt Hedda Matilda Stiernstedt (born December 3, 1987) is a Swedish actress. Born into the Stiernstedt family, she is the daughter of painter Jöran Modéer and teacher Metta Stiernstedt. Her breakthrough roles were as Nina Löwander in ''Vår tid ä ...

(born 1987), Swedish actress *

Hedda Sterne Hedda Sterne (August 4, 1910 – April 8, 2011) was a Romanian-born American artist who was an active member of the New York School of painters. Her work is often associated with Abstract Expressionism and Surrealism.Sterne, Hedda, Sarah L Eckh ...

(1910–2011), Romanian-born American artist *

Hedda Vernon Hedda Vernon (born Hedwig Klara Kemp; 27 October 1888 – 1925) was a German actress, screenwriter, and film producer. She was a prominent star of the early Weimar Republic, and had her own film production company. Early life Hedwig Klara Kemp wa ...

(1888–1925), German actress, screenwriter, and film producer *

Hedda Wardemann Hedda Wardemann is an immunologist and Professor in the Division of B cell immunology at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, Germany. Education and scientific career Hedda Wardemann studied Biology at the University of Freiburg, ...

, German immunologist *

Hedda Wrangel Anna Hedvig "Hedda" Wrangel née ''Lewenhaupt'' (11 December 1792 in Forstena – 24 July 1833, in Ovesholm) was a Swedish composer. Hedda Wrangel was the daughter of colonel count Gustaf Julius Lewenhaupt and Anna Helena Alströmer, and marr ...

(1792–1833, Swedish composer *

Hedda Zinner Hedda Zinner, or Hedda Erpenbeck-Zinner (20 May 1904 – 4 July 1994), was a German political writer, actress, comedian, journalist and radio director. Biography Hedda Zinner was born in Lemberg on May 20, 1904. She attended the Acting Acade ...

(1905–1994), German political writer, actress, comedian, journalist and radio director *

Hedda Ødegaard Hedda Ødegaard (born 7 January 1995) is a Norwegian tennis player. She won the Norway National Tennis Championships in 2011 both singles and doubles. Junior career ITF junior finals Singles (1–2) Doubles (3–0) National representat ...

(born 1995), Norwegian tennis player

Other uses

207 Hedda Hedda (minor planet designation: 207 Hedda) is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is a C-type asteroid, meaning it is primitive in composition and dark in colour. This asteroid was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 17, 1879, in Pola and was na ...

, an asteroid

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