Emilie Sofie Johannesen is an actress born in Bergen, Norway. After finishing high school Johannesen moved to London, UK to study and work as an actress. She is best known for her recurring guest role in the Norwegian drama series Aber Bergen (2017-18) as the headstrong politician Susanne, and for playing Katarina Nielsen, the female lead, in the independent feature film Transference: A bipolar love story (2019). Johannesen has also starred in numerous commercials, music videos, festival nominated short films and performed at Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe Theatre Festival to positive reviews.