# Else Heiberg

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**Else Cathrine Heiberg** (November 5, 1910 – November 25, 1972) was a [Norwegian](/source/Norwegians) actress.[1][2]

## Career

Heiberg started her professional career as a pianist and dance teacher, and she made her stage debut at Bergen's [National Theater](/source/Den_Nationale_Scene) in 1934 in the role of a young boy in [Finn Bø](/source/Finn_B%C3%B8)'s *Selv i tider som disse* (Even in Times Like These).[3] After that, she performed at [Chat Noir](/source/Chat_Noir), the [Oslo New Theater](/source/Oslo_Nye_Teater), the [Trøndelag Theater](/source/Tr%C3%B8ndelag_Teater), and a number of other stages. From 1948 to 1951 she was engaged with Oslo's [National Theater](/source/National_Theatre_(Oslo)), and later again at the Oslo New Theater, before she became a permanent employee of [NRK](/source/NRK)'s [television department](/source/Fjernsynsteatret) 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](/source/Oskar_Braaten), and as Meg in [Brendan Behan](/source/Brendan_Behan)'s *[An Giall](/source/The_Hostage_(play))* (The Hostage).

Else Heiberg was married to the actor [Jon Lennart Mjøen](/source/Jon_Lennart_Mj%C3%B8en), and she was the mother of the actor and comedian [Lars Mjøen](/source/Lars_Mj%C3%B8en) and the sister of actress [Kirsten Heiberg](/source/Kirsten_Heiberg).[1]

## Filmography

- 1936: *Morderen uten ansikt* (The Murderer without a Face)
- 1936: *[Vi vil oss et land...](/source/Vi_vil_oss_et_land..._(film))* (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](/source/A_Night_Out_(play))* (Norwegian title: *Går ut i kveld*), TV
- 1962: *Kranes konditori* (Krane's Bakery Shop), TV
- 1963: *[Elskere](/source/Elskere)* (Lovers)
- 1963: *Stompa selvfølgelig!* (Stompa, of Course!)
- 1963: *Vildanden* (The Wild Duck), as Mrs. Sørby
- 1964: *[Nydelige nelliker](/source/Nydelige_nelliker)* (The Misfits)
- 1966: *[Rosmersholm](/source/Rosmersholm)*, TV
- 1966: *[Sult](/source/Hunger_(1966_film))* (Hunger), as the landlady

## References

1. Hofstad, Sigrun & Skjærseth, Lars Erik (March 18, 2014). ["Forsker på Nazi-Tysklands norske filmstjerne"](https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/norsk-filmstjerne-i-nazipropaganda-1.11613126). *NRK*. Retrieved September 14, 2020.

1. Wynn, Michael (March 30, 2015). ["'Ungen' (1960), fattigfolk er da glade i barna sine?"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200919082808/https://norskfilm.montages.no/2015/03/30/ungen-1960-fattigfolk-er-da-glad-i-barna-sine/). *Montages*. Archived from [the original](https://norskfilm.montages.no/2015/03/30/ungen-1960-fattigfolk-er-da-glad-i-barna-sine/) on September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.

1. ["Boo og Bø i Bergen"](https://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/9e59f95c17603de013daf1c9caf07e93?index=2#4). *Nordisk Tidende*. No. 38. September 19, 1933. p. 5. Retrieved September 15, 2020.

## External links

- [Else Heiberg](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0373847/) at IMDb

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