[4][5] Øvre Wiik made her stage debut at the Bjørnevik Theater as Lilly in Skjærgårdsflirt in 1943.
There, among other roles, she later played Clara Eynsford-Hill in Pygmalion and Borghild Stordal in Kranes konditori.
[4] In 1967 she received her first major role in Jean Anouilh's Eurydice at the New Theater,[6][7] where she performed until 1967.
In 1977 she played the title role in the world premiere of Gunvor Øwre's Marta at the Norwegian Theater.
Øvre Wiik made her screen debut in 1951 in Edith Carlmar's Skadeskutt, and she appeared in 24 film roles altogether from 1951 to 1993.