Johanne Luise Heiberg

Johanne Luise Heiberg, born Pätges, ( born November 22, 1812 in Copenhagen, Denmark, † December 21, 1890 ibid ) was an actress in Copenhagen during the Golden Age of Denmark.

Life

Like their contemporary Hans Christian Andersen they came from a poor family and began her career in childhood as a ballet dancer. At age fourteen she made her stage debut, Johan Ludvig Heiberg and indeed in Vaudeville April Narrene. The author fell in love and married her 1831st Together with her ​​husband and his mother Thomasine Gyllembourg she made the beautiful spiritual center of Copenhagen. Rochus Freiherr von Liliencron called it in his memoirs the Immortal and described how she managed to turn create a tiny silent role in Holberg's nursery in an acting fine copy. Soren Kierkegaard was also one of the admirers of her art. After the death of her husband she became director at the Royal Theatre. She left behind extensive memoirs, it is like Rachel to the great actresses of the 19th century.

Johanne Luise Heiberg is depicted on the 200 -krone note of the Danish National Bank.

Works

• En Søndag paa Amager ( A Sunday on Amager ), Vaudeville 1848
• Abekatten ( The Fool ), 1849
• Et liv i gjemoplevet erindringen ( A a remembered, again lived life ), memoirs, 1891/92