Marie Hedemark

{{Short description|Norwegian actress (1873–1959)}} {{Infobox person |name = Marie Hedemark |image = |image_size = |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1873|3|24|mf=y}} |birth_place = Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway |death_date = {{Death date and age|1959|8|8|1873|3|24|mf=y}} |death_place = Oslo, Norway |occupation = Actress |awards = | spouse = Hans Ingi Hedemark | children = | mother = | father = | relatives = }}

'''Marie "Maja" Hedemark''' (March 24, 1873 – August 8, 1959) was a Norwegian actress.<ref name="Hvem">{{cite book |title=Hvem er hvem? |date=1955 |publisher=Aschehoug |location=Oslo |page=257}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bisettelser |url=https://www.nb.no/items/ceccb8f3aac678b96190b7aafd40eea6?page=7 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |work=Arbeiderbladet |issue=185 |date=August 13, 1939 |page=9}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Rønneberg |first1=Anton |title=Teater hjemme og ute: artikler i utvalg |date=1945 |publisher=Aschehoug |location=Oslo |page=119}}</ref>

==Family== Hedemark was the daughter of the teacher Emil Bernhard Olsen (1842–1897) and Severine Mathilde Heidenstrøm.<ref name="Hvem"/> She was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway.<ref name="Hvem"/> She married the actor Hans Ingi Hedemark on December 23, 1905.<ref name="Hvem"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Bryllup |url=https://www.nb.no/items/8ff593014a64c892da23bb81d0b4e22a?page=1 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |work=Ørebladet |issue=311 |date=December 23, 1905 |page=2}}</ref>

==Career== Hedemark made her debut at the Fahlstrøm Theater in 1899 under the name ''Marie Heiden'', a name derived from her mother's maiden name. She was associated with that theater until it closed in 1911. She was employed at the Central Theater from 1911 until around 1942.

Hedemark made her film debut in 1926 in ''Den nye lensmannen''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Den nye lensmanden |url=https://www.nb.no/items/7b75fbf525571b4c11441818ced92941?page=7 |access-date=October 25, 2022 |work=Arbeiderbladet |issue=247 |date=September 13, 1926 |page=9}}</ref> In the 1930s she appeared in seven more films, including ''Fantegutten'' (1932),<ref>{{cite news |title=Den norske talefilm 'Fantegutten' |url=https://www.nb.no/items/72f860220edaab1572d85a8b1800a8d3?page=3 |access-date=October 25, 2022 |work=Bergens Arbeiderblad |issue=232 |date=October 5, 1932 |page=4}}</ref> ''Lalla vinner!'' (1932),<ref>{{cite news |title=Årets første norske film |url=https://www.nb.no/items/afe26f463cd212b15cd15010675a63c9?page=3 |access-date=October 25, 2022 |work=Oppland Arbeiderblad |issue=251 |date=October 28, 1932 |page=4}}</ref> and ''Bør Børson Jr.'' (1938), which was her last film role. In the 1930s, Hedemark was also active at the Oslo New Theater.

==Filmography== {{colbegin}} * 1926: ''Den nye lensmannen'' as Berthe Brødlaus, Jens's wife * 1931: ''Den store barnedåpen'' as a woman * 1932: ''Prinsessen som ingen kunne målbinde'' as the brothers' mother * 1932: ''Fantegutten'' as Marja, a fortuneteller * 1932: ''Lalla vinner!'' as Batzeba, a singer at Tivoli * 1937: ''To levende og en død'' as a guest at the hostel * 1938: ''Ungen'' as a working woman * 1938: ''Bør Børson Jr.'' as Ole Elveplassen's wife {{colend}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0373204|name=Marie Hedemark}} * [https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=person&itemid=150898 Marie Hedemark] at the Swedish Film Database * [https://sceneweb.no/nb/artist/19528 Marie Hedemark] at Sceneweb * [https://filmfront.no/aktor/46081/marie-hedemark Marie Hedemark] at Filmfront

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hedemark, Marie}} Category:1873 births Category:1959 deaths Category:19th-century Norwegian actresses Category:Norwegian stage actresses Category:20th-century Norwegian actresses Category:Actresses from Oslo