Eline (Ellen Marie) Heger, née Schmidt (13 December 1774 in
Copenhagen â€" 6 June 1842 in TÃ¥rbæk), was a Danish stage
actress.She was the daughter of Thomas Schmidt and Anne Reinsdorf. Her
mother washed clothes for a living, and placed her a student in the
ballet school of the Royal Danish Theatre in 1789. She debuted as an
actress in 1793 and was employed in 1794. She was to be famed as a
tragic heroine on stage.Among her admirers were Knud Lyne Rahbek and
Henrich Steffen. Adam Oehlenschläger is considered to have used her
as a role model for the Nordic heroine in his tragedies, and it is for
her interpretations of his plays that she is most known. She retired
after a stroke in 1832.Married to the actor Stephan Heger in 1797, she
was the mother of Elise Holst, who replaced her in the same parts she
used to play at the theatre after her retirement.
Copenhagen â€" 6 June 1842 in TÃ¥rbæk), was a Danish stage
actress.She was the daughter of Thomas Schmidt and Anne Reinsdorf. Her
mother washed clothes for a living, and placed her a student in the
ballet school of the Royal Danish Theatre in 1789. She debuted as an
actress in 1793 and was employed in 1794. She was to be famed as a
tragic heroine on stage.Among her admirers were Knud Lyne Rahbek and
Henrich Steffen. Adam Oehlenschläger is considered to have used her
as a role model for the Nordic heroine in his tragedies, and it is for
her interpretations of his plays that she is most known. She retired
after a stroke in 1832.Married to the actor Stephan Heger in 1797, she
was the mother of Elise Holst, who replaced her in the same parts she
used to play at the theatre after her retirement.
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