Years active 1937–2001 Name Bodil Kjer | Role Actress Parents Ernst Kjer, Elli Harries | |
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Full Name Bodil Valborg Karen Ellen Kjer Died February 1, 2003, Vedbaek, Denmark Spouse Frits Hinrichsen (m. 1980–1982), Olaf Nordgreen (m. 1957), Ebbe Rode (m. 1939–1945) Awards Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Movies Babette's Feast, Meet Me on Cassiopeia, Jenny and the Soldier, Elly Petersen, Cop Similar People Ebbe Rode, Gabriel Axel, Poul Reichhardt, Bodil Ipsen, Lily Broberg | ||
Bodil Kjer (2 September 1917 – 1 February 2003) was a Danish actress whose talent and charisma earned her status as a Primadonna and the title of first lady of Danish theater. Kjer's leading roles reflect the span of Denmark's modern cinema: such as the artistic maturity of the war-torn 1940's in Jenny and the Soldier, the light-hearted romance of the 1950s and 1960s in Mød mig på Cassiopeia, the action drama of the 1970s in Strømer, and the modern epic tale in Babette's Feast (1987). Denmark's highest film prize, the Bodil Awards, were named in honor of Kjer and Bodil Ipsen. Kjer twice received her namesake award for Best Actress (1948, 1952) and once for Best Supporting Actress (1977). In 1997, she accepted an honorary Bodil for lifetime achievement.
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Biography
Bodil Valborg Karen Ellen Kjer was born 2 September 1917 in Odense, Denmark. She entered film in 1938 in Balletten danser. Kjer died on 1 February 2003.
Filmography
Actress
2001
To kvinder (Short) as
Elisabeth
1999
Sandhedens hævn (TV Movie) as
Amaine (heks)
1996
Bryggeren (TV Mini Series) as
Caroline Jacobsen
- 12. afsnit, 1884-1887 (1997) - Caroline Jacobsen
- 3. afsnit, 1840-1844 (1997) - Caroline Jacobsen
- 2. afsnit, 1836-1839 (1997) - Caroline Jacobsen
- 1. afsnit, 1834-1835 (1996) - Caroline Jacobsen
1995
The Sunset Boys as
Marianne Haas
1994
Kærestebreve (TV Movie) as
Melissa
1994
Zerline - En tjenestepiges fortælling (TV Movie) as
Zerline
1987
Babette's Feast as
Filippa
1984
Det handler ikke om bingo (TV Movie) as
Ellen Margrethe Ingemann
1979
Rend mig i traditionerne as
Davids mor
1978
Ludvigsbakke (TV Series) as
Generalinden
- Episode #1.2 (1978) - Generalinden
- Episode #1.1 (1978) - Generalinden
1978
Mirror, Mirror as
Bents mor Gloria Gibson
1976
Strømer as
Sabine Lund
1976
En let smerte (TV Movie) as
Flora
1976
Hjerter er trumf as
Karen - Verners mor
1975
Aladdin eller den forunderlige lampe (TV Mini Series) as
Prolog og Epilog
- Aladdin eller Den forunderlige lampe, del 3 (1976) - Prolog og Epilog
- Aladdin eller Den forunderlige lampe, del 2 (1975) - Prolog og Epilog
- Aladdin eller Den forunderlige lampe, del 1 (1975) - Prolog og Epilog
1975
Anna Sophie Hedvig (TV Movie) as
Fruen i huset
1974
Kys det hele fra mig (TV Movie)
1974
Det lykkelige skibbrud (TV Movie) as
Magdelone
1974
Prins Piwi as
Dronning Umulia (voice)
1972
Mascarade (TV Movie) as
Narrator (segment "Prolog")
1971
The Missing Clerk as
Mrs. Amsted
1970
Premiere (TV Movie) as
Berit
1970
Bella (TV Movie) as
Bella
1969
Kirsebærhaven (TV Movie) as
Liuba Andrejevna Ranjevskaj
1968
Ardéle (TV Movie) as
Liliane (Grevinde og generalens søster)
1968
Musikken var af ... (TV Series)
- Kai Normann Andersen (1968)
1968
I den grønne skov as
Mirjam
1968
Kongelig underholdning med danske digtere (TV Movie) as
Reciter
1966
Den blå pekingeser (TV Movie) as
Tordis Eck
1963
Den føjelige elsker (TV Movie) as
Mary Rhodes
1962
Judith (TV Movie) as
Judith
1961
Søskende (TV Movie) as
Irene
1959
Lukkede døre (TV Movie) as
Estelle
1951
Mød mig paa Cassiopeia as
Musen Polyhymnia
1950
Min kone er uskyldig as
Betty Lund
1949
Din fortid er glemt as
Anna
1949
John og Irene as
Irene
1947
Jenny and the Soldier as
Jenny Christensen
1945
The Invisible Army as
Alice
1944
To som elsker hinanden as
Ellen Selstrup
1944
Otte akkorder as
Ellen
1944
Elly Petersen as
Elly Petersen
1943
Drama at the Castle as
Anna Dalvig
1943
Hans Onsdagsveninde as
Magda Hansen
1943
The Burning Question as
Bodil Kragh
1942
En herre i kjole og hvidt as
Lilly Jensen
1942
Vi kunde ha' det saa rart as
Lene Bang
1942
Søren Søndervold as
Hanne
1941
Tag til Rønneby Kro as
Anne Lise
1941
Tante Cramers testamente as
Husassistent Gerda Hansen
1941
Far skal giftes as
Birthe Jensen
1940
En ganske almindelig pige as
Tove Jørgensen
1938
Balletten danser as
Else Møller
1937
Flådens blå matroser as
Kontordame hos Holm
Soundtrack
2000
Bag om fremviseren - Et kærlighedseventyr (Short) (performer: "Den allersidste dans")
1951
Mød mig paa Cassiopeia (performer: "Det' lunt i nat", "Musens sang", "Den allersidste dans" - uncredited)
Self
2016
Déjà Vu (Documentary)
1997
Bodilfesten 1997 (TV Special) as
Self - Honorary Award Recipient
1997
Lige til øllet (TV Movie documentary) as
Self - Actress
1992
Guds gøgler - et portræt af Sam Besekow (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1991
Bodil Kjer et liv på scenen (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1966
Forsvundne somre (TV Movie documentary) as
Reciter
1951
Alle mine skibe (Documentary short) as
Den lille havfrue (voice)
Archive Footage
2006
Bodil Ipsen og filmen (Documentary short) as
Self
2003
Bodilprisen 2003 (TV Special) as
Self - Memorial Tribute / Dedicatee
2001
Digtere, divaer og dogmebrødre (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- 1945-1960 (2001) - Self
References
Bodil Kjer Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA