Caroline Henderson (born February 28, 1962) is a Danish–Swedish pop-jazz singer and actress. She portrays Jarl Estrid Haakon in the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla.
Biography[]
Henderson was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She grew up in Philadelphia, New York, and Paris, before moving to Copenhagen, Denmark in 1983 and spent her youth singing in various jazz bands. She was part of the pop group Ray Dee Ohh in 1989. After the group disbanded, Henderson launched a solo career with multi award-winning album Cinemataztic in 1995.
Henderson has also appeared as an actress in plays and films, and has produced 12 studio albums, winning eight Danish Music Awards for her music over the years. Henderson appeared in the Spanish feature film Tuya Siempre. She also starred in the Pulitzer prize winning play Disgraced. She is known for her work on Always Yours, Max Pinlig, and Gooseboy.
Trivia[]
- In 2010, Henderson was awarded the Order of the Dannebrog, a Danish order of chivalry. Her title is Knight of Dannebrog.
- She has won eight Danish Music Awards.
- She acted as a representative of Denmark during the Queen's state visit to Tanzania.