Solfrid Heier

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Solfrid Heier
Born (1945-09-20) September 20, 1945 (age 76)
OccupationActress

Solfrid "Winnie" Heier (born September 20, 1945) is a Norwegian actress and singer. She has appeared in film and television roles.

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Heier has appeared in the films Skjær i sjøen , [1] Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland , Olsenbanden – Operasjon Egon , Krigerens hjerte , and Ute av drift! [2] She made her stage debut at age 17 in Peder Wright Cappelen's play Dikter i ulvepels at the Oslo new Theater, and since then she has also played at the National Traveling Theater, Trøndelag Theater, Chateau Neuf, and Stockholm City Theatre, and she has also had guest roles in TV series such as Karl & Co , Hotel Cæsar , and Mot i brøstet .

She made her recording debut in the mid-1960s under the artist's name Winnie. [3] In 1967 she won third place in the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix together with Toril Støa with the song "Skitur." [4] 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 Paulo Coelho, [5] among other plays at the Christiania Theater.

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Discography

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References

  1. Bjørnsen, Bjørn (1975). Norge etter 1945. Oslo: Cappelen. p. 266.
  2. Svendsen, Trond Olav (2009). "Knut Bohwim". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  3. Breen, Marta (2006). Piker, vin og sang: 50 år med jenter i norsk rock og pop. Oslo: Spartakus. p. 40.
  4. "Melodi Grand Prix 1967: Torill Støa, Solfrid Heier "Skitur"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  5. "Alkymisten av Paulo Coelho". solfridheier.no. Retrieved March 10, 2022.