Margrethe Schanne was born on 21 November 1921 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Billet mrk. (1946), Elverhøj (1958) and Barselstuen (1976). She died on 9 January 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Had a great career as a solo dancer at The Royal Danish Ballet especially in the part of "La Sylphide" by August Bournonville in which she was depicted for the first time ever on a Danish Post stamp in 1957.