Norwegian singer and actor, born June 16, 1975 in Oslo.

Kruse studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music and the Theater and Opera College in Gothenburg, Sweden. She debuted in 1991 in the TV series Thygesen but is best known from musicals. She has played Sonja in Journey to the Christmas Star (Nationaltheatret 1994–1995), Nancy Drew in the musical Den syngende Frk Detektiv (Fredrikstad 2001, Centralteatret 2002) and the title role in Annie Get Your Gun (Riksteatret 2002). She also appeared in Det Norske Teatret's Musical Musikal 2003, which was also shown on Norwegian television. On television, she has also had leading roles in the series Slangebæreren (2005) after Unni Lindell's novel and Hjem (2012).

Kruse has also performed concerts with Kringkastingsorkestret, Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester and the Göteborg Symphonic Band.

She is the daughter of Bjørn Kruse and Gro Shetelig.