Hege Schøyen (born 22 May 1957, in Oslo) is a Norwegian singer, actor and comedian. She has played at the Oslo revue theatre Chat Noir and at Nationaltheatret. She was television presenter for the youth program series Midt i smørøyet at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, and has participated in several Swedish and Norwegian films.[1][2] She was awarded the Leonard Statuette for 1998.[3]
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Born | Oslo, Norway | 22 May 1957
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actor and comedian. |
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Mother | Eli Skolmen Ryg |
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Schøyen is the niece of Norwegian actor Jon Skolmen. They were both in the 1991 Swedish comedy Den ofrivillige golfaren, where they were supposed to play lovers. The characters' on-screen relationship was toned down to a near friendship to make the two actors less uncomfortable.
References
edit- ^ Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Hege Schøyen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Hege Schøyen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Leonardstatuetten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 April 2021.