Elisabeth Bang was a Norwegian actress.

She was born in Skedsmo

Skedsmo

Skedsmo is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillestrøm. About one third of the municipal population lives in Lillestrøm. Other important towns are Skedsmokorset, Skjetten and...

. She made her stage debut for Bærum Studiescene during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, and met her future husband Pål Skjønberg

Pål Skjønberg

Pål Eugen Bucher Skjønberg is a Norwegian actor.He was born in Stavanger as a son of actress Henny Skjønberg and actor Eugen Skjønberg . He is the older brother of actor Espen Skjønberg. They grew up in Bærum and Oslo. In 1946 he married actress Elisabeth Bang .He made his stage debut for Bærum...

 here. They married in 1946, and as such Bang became a daughter-in-law of Henny Skjønberg

Henny Skjønberg

Henny Skjønberg was a Norwegian actress and stage director.She was mainly employed at Det Norske Teatret in Oslo where with humour and irony she would specialize herself as a character comedian. She also acted in movies from 1920 to 1967.Skjønberg's most famous role came as the cranky old aunt,...

 and sister-in-law of Espen Skjønberg

Espen Skjønberg

Espen Skjønberg is an actor of stage, screen and television.He made his first movie appearance as a child in the 1937 Norwegian classic Fant. His stage debut came reciting poetry at the Norwegian theatre Chat Noir in 1945...

. She was employed at Det Nye Teater

Det Nye Teater

Det Nye Teater was a theatre that opened in Oslo in 1929, and ended as an independent theatre in 1959, when it merged with Folketeatret to form Oslo Nye Teater. The theatre's original purpose was to support contemporary Norwegian drama.-History:...

 from 1945 to 1946, Det Norske Teatret

Det Norske Teatret

Det Norske Teatret is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabløs. It opened in 1913, touring with two plays, Ervingen by Ivar Aasen and Rationelt Fjøsstell by Hulda Garborg...

 from 1946 to 1948, the National Theatre

Nationaltheatret

The National Theatre in Oslo is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts.The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theatre, which was founded in 1829...

from 1948 to 1950 and again at Det Norske Teatret from 1952. She has also appeared in films.