Solfrid Heier

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

Heier has appeared in the films Skjær i sjøen, Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland, Olsenbanden – Operasjon Egon, Krigerens hjerte, and Ute av drift! 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. In 1967 she won third place in the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix together with Toril Støa with the song "Skitur." 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, among other plays at the Christiania Theater.

Filmography

1965: Skjær i sjøen as Lone 1968: Sus og dus på by'n as Olga 1969: Olsen-Banden as Ulla, Benny's fiancée 1969: Brent jord as Herdis 1970: Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland as the Gypsy girl 1974: Under en steinhimmel as Martha 1992: Krigerens hjerte as Mrs. Simmonaes 1994: Ute av drift! as Jorunn Verde 2005: Olsenbanden jr. på Cirkus as Mrs. Flamingo

Discography 1965: "Tänk om han säger nej" / "Usla karl" (Karusell KFF 625)