Signe HeideSteen was born in Holmestrand, Norway, [2 ] [3 ] one of twelve children of the violin maker Johan Albert Heide (1848–1925) and Julie Hovelsen (1855–1906).
Steen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. Her parents, Harald Steen (1886–1941) and Signe Heide Steen (1881–1959), were both actors and singers who performed on stage and in opera.
Harald HeideSteen (11 January 1911 – 3 January 1980) was a Norwegian film actor, and son of Harald Martinius Steen and Signe Gunhilda Heide. [1 ] He appeared in more than 30 films between 1933 and 1977.
Kari Diesen (née Heide-Steen; 24 June 1914 – 18 March 1987) was a Norwegian singer and revue actress. She worked for the revue theatre Chat Noir from 1937 to 1953, and for the Edderkoppen Theatre from 1954 to 1959.