Ellen Isefiær

Ellen Isefiær
Isefiær (right) at Centralteatret in a 1928 adaptation of Ibsen's Love's Comedy
Born	(1899-12-07)7 December 1899 Kristiansand, Norway
Died	28 September 1985(1985-09-28) (aged 85)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Actress Stage instructor

Ellen Isefiær (7 December 1899 – 28 September 1985) was a Norwegian actress and stage director. She staged more than 200 productions during her career.

Isefiær was born in Kristiansand to Thomas Engelhardt Isefiær and Katharine Margrethe Johnsen. From 1918 to 1920 she was a student at Nationaltheatret. She was engaged with Stavanger Teater from 1921, and had her breakthrough as "Elizabeth" in the play Mary Stuart at this theatre. From 1924 to 1931 she was assigned with Centralteatret. She made her film debut in the 1928 film Cafe X, and occasionally appeared in films until 1956. Her first task as stage director was Axel Kielland's comedy Mannen alle ville myrde, staged at Trøndelag Teater, and she was assigned with Trøndelag Teater from 1939 to 1940. She chaired Carl Johan Teatret from 1940 until the theatre was closed by the German occupants in 1943, and was then assigned with Det Nye Teater until 1945. After the Second World War she mostly worked freelance, except for engagements as stage instructor for Folketeatret from 1956 to 1959, and as artistical director for Trøndelag Teater from 1961 to 1962. She staged a total of more than 200 performances during her career, and was honorary member of Norsk Sceneinstruktørforening.