Hedvig Sophie Karsten (3 September 1783 – 25 February 1862) was a Swedish ballerina and artist (painter).
Born to opera singers Christoffer Christian Karsten and Sophie Stebnowska, she was the sister of painter Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten.
Sophie Karsten became a dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet in the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm.
She was also active as a painter, and participated in the exhibitions of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm between 1802 and 1804.
[1] Her most noted painting was a mountain landscape.