She is known for starting the Oslo cabaret Chat Noir in 1912, and also for introducing the children's song "Tuppen og Lillemor" to the Norwegian public.

She was a granddaughter of lawyer and politician Peder Carl Lasson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway.

[1] After several years of touring she settled in Kristiania, where she had singing roles at musical comedies at Centraltheatret and Fahlstrøms Teater.

To start with, Chat Noir was a literary cabaret, and among its contributors were the poets Herman Wildenvey and Arnulf Øverland.

[4] Bokken Lasson chaired the Chat Noir until 1917,[3][5] and the cabaret has lasted until today, more than hundred years.