Caroline Henderson
Hair Color: BrownEye Color: Brown
Languages:Mother Tongue: DanishFluent in: Danish, Swedish, English (American)
Biography
Caroline Henderson is starring as a series regular in ‘Vikings: Valhalla’ – the new Netflix Original spin-off series to ‘Vikings’. Caroline portrays the role of JARL HAAKON, a great warrior and tolerant leader, who rules Kattegat with a steady hand. She’s a powerful mentor to Freydis, who is drawn to her wisdom. She has appeared in several feature films, including ‘Max Pinglig’, in the role of the car mechanic SNEHVIDE, and ‘Der var engang en dreng (som fik en lillesøster med vinger)’, and in the Spanish feature film ‘Tuya Siempre’ who won three awards at the Malaga Film Festival.
In theater, she has both composed and performed on stage. In the early ’90s, Caroline was associated with Dr. Dante and participated in among others the first Gasolin theater concert in 1994. Caroline starred in the Howard Barker play ‘Død, død, meget død’ under the direction of Jacob Schokking and to the great excitement of the critics, in Peter Langdal’s production of Don Juan at the Betty Nansen Theater and in the Reumert-nominated dance performance ‘Love Songs’.
In 2012, she made her own theater concert performance ‘Jazz, Love & Henderson’ at Østre Gasværk, which was seen by 20,000 spectators.
On television, Caroline Henderson has, among other things hosted the program series ‘Midnatsjazz’ on DR2, and participated in ‘Smagsdommerne’. In 2012, she played the role of the mechanic Kim in ‘Julestjerner, Wikke & Rasmussen’s acclaimed Christmas calendar on DR. Most recently, she starred in ‘Vikings: Valhalla’ as ESTRID JARL HAKOON
Caroline Henderson was born in Stockholm, grew up in Philadelphia, New York, and Paris, and moved to Denmark in 1983. Already as a teenager, she sang in various jazz bands, and in 1989 she had her breakthrough in Denmark when she and Maria Bramsen formed the band RayDeeOh.
In 1995, Caroline Henderson’s first solo album Cinemataztic was released. In 2013, she releases her 12th album in the year 2020. The records have also been released abroad, and over the years Caroline Henderson has received several nominations and won eight Danish Music Awards. Caroline Henderson tours both at home and abroad and has acted as a representative of Denmark on several official occasions, among others. a. during the Queen’s state visit to Tanzania.
Caroline Henderson is Knight of Dannebrog.
Curriculum Vitae
Awards
| Danish Grammy - Green Award |
| Danish Music Awards Danish Release of the Year |
| Danish Music Awards Danish Female Artist of the Year |
| Danish Music Awards Danish Pop Release of the Year |
| Danish Music Awards Danish Producer of the Year |
| Danish Music Awards Danish Hit of the Year |
| Danish Music Awards Danish Songwriter of the Year |
Film
| Gooseboy | Blueberry Maja | Wikke & Rasmussen | SF Studios |
| Max Embarrassing | Ofelias aunt | Lotte Svendsen | Asta Film |
| Tuya Siempre | Gloria Cole | Manuel Lombardero | Films d'Ultramort |
| Skymaster | Snow White | Wikke & Rasmussen | Græsted Film & Fjernsyn |
Music
| Den Danske Sang |
| Ménage à Trois |
| Lonely House |
| Jazz Collection | |||
| Jazz, Love & Henderson |
| Keeper of the Flame |
| No. 8 |
| Love or Nothin' |
| Made in Europe |
| Don't Explain |
| NAOS |
| Dolores J - The Butterfly |
| Metamorphing |
| Cinemataztic |
Television
| Valhalla | ESTRID JARL HAAKON | Netflix |
| Toppen af Poppen (music program series on TV2 Denmark) | Herself | ||
| Vidunderbørn (Wonderkids) | Presenter |
| The Nordic Council Award Show | Presenter |
| Smagsdommer at DR2 (The Arbiters of Taste, a debate culture/art program) (Danish Television) | Herself |
| Smagsdommer at DR2 (The Arbiters of Taste, a debate culture/art program) (Danish Television) | Herself |
| Smagsdommer at DR2 (The Arbiters of Taste, a debate culture/art program) (Danish Television) | Herself | ||
| Figaro Music Program (with symphony orchestra) (German Television) | Herself |
| Christmas Star (a 25 episode series for children on Danish television) | Kim | Wikke & Rasmussen | Danmarks Radio (DR) |
| Smagsdommer at DR2 (The Arbiters of Taste, a debate culture/art program) (Danish Television) | Herself |
| Smagsdommer at DR2 (The Arbiters of Taste, a debate culture/art program) (Danish Television) | Herself |
| Midnight Jazz | Host |
| Series of Jazz programs on DR2 | Presenter |
| Danish Music Awards | Presenter |
| Mejeriet (Swedish Television) | Presenter |
Theater
| Divaer i Glas | Rolf Heim | Glassalen Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Disregard | Betty Nansen Theater |
| American Spirit | Rolf Heim | Aarhus Theater and Aveny |
| Hairspray | Anders Albien | Tivoli Concerthall, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| In the House | Christoffer Berdal | The Royal Danish Theatre and national tour, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Love Songs | Tim Rushton | Center for Performing Arts, Beijing, China | |
| Nordic Cool Festival | Solo Concerts by Caroline H. | Kennedy Center, Washington, USA |
| Jazz, Love & Henderson | Christoffer Berdal | Østre Gasværk, Copenhagen |
| Love Songs | Tim Rushton | The Israel Festival, Jerusalem, Israel | |
| Love Songs | Tim Rushton | The Royal Danish Teatre, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Dead, dead, very dead | Holland House | Berlin, Germany | |
| Dead, dead, very dead | Jakob Schokking | Kaleidoskop K2, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Don Juan | Peter Langdahl | Betty Nansen Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Snehvide | Peter Aude | Folketeatret, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Lillerød | Nikolaj Cederholm | Dr. Dantes Aveny Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Exit 2000 | Tómas Gislason | Bellevue Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Gasolin | Nikolaj Cederholm | Dr. Dantes Aveny Teater, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Billedstofteatret | Kirsten Delholm | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Blomstergys | Morten Grunwald | Betty Nansen Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Kristi Himmelfartsfesten | Elsa and Kaspar Rostrup | Gladsaxe Teater, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Dom spillar våran sång | Folkan, Stockholm, Sweden |
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