Marie Staal

Marie Staal (11 November 1806 - 16 February 1871 ) was a Norwegian-Danish stage actress. ^[1]

Mette Marie Staal was born in Faaborg, Denmark. She was the daughter of Hans Mathiasen and Mette Mortensdatter. In 1828, she was married to Ditlev Christian Henrich Staal (1802-1859).

She was engaged in travelling theatre companies in Drammen and Bergen in 1827-1837 until she was engaged at the Christiania Theatre in 1837, where she became a leading lady within the female main parts in the plays by Ludvig Holberg during the 1840s and 1850s.

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