Kari Diesen

Kari Diesen
Diesen in 1960
Born
Kari Heide-Steen

(1914-06-24)24 June 1914
Kristiania, Norway
Died18 March 1987(1987-03-18) (aged 72)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)singer and revue actress
SpouseErnst Diesen
ChildrenAndreas Diesen
Relatives
Awards

Kari Diesen (née Heide-Steen; 24 June 1914 – 18 March 1987) was a Norwegian singer and revue actress. She worked for the revue theatre Chat Noir from 1937 to 1953, and for the Edderkoppen Theatre from 1954 to 1959. She participated in 24 films between 1941 and 1985. Among her best known song recordings is her version of "Hovedøen".