Bettina Heltberg (born September 28, 1942) is a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

writer and actor. The daughter of Niels Johannes Heltberg and Grethe Heltberg, she was born in

Frederiksberg Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is formally an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the City of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of ...

and grew up there. She attended acting school and later completed a degree in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

from

Aarhus University Aarhus University ( da, Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU) is a public research university with its main campus located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Gr ...

in 1972. Heltberg worked as a secretary for the Danish

Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to: *Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania) *Ministry of Culture (Algeria) *Ministry of Culture (Argentina) * Minister for the Arts (Australia) *Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan) * Ministry of ...

from 1972 to 1974. She appeared in the 1962 film ''

Det støver stadig ''Det støver stadig'' is a 1962 Danish comedy film directed by Poul Bang and starring Helle Virkner. Cast * Helle Virkner – Fru Henriksen * Søren Elung Jensen – Hr. Henriksen * Dirch Passer – Alf Thomsen * Hanne Borchsenius – Frk. M ...

''. Heltberg wrote on culture and was an editorial writer for the newspaper ''

Politiken ''Politiken'' is a leading Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1884 and played a role in the formation of the Danish Social Liberal Party. Since 1970 it has been independe ...

''. From 1975 to 1977, she was editor of the

Social Democrat Social democracy is a Political philosophy, political, Social philosophy, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports Democracy, political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocati ...

journal ''Ny Politik''. She married

Svend Auken Svend Gunnarsen Auken (; 24 May 1943 – 4 August 2009) was a Danish politician. He represented the Social Democrats as a member of the Danish parliament (Folketinget) from 1971 until his death. He was married to journalist and editor Bettina H ...

in 1966; the couple had four children. They divorced in 1993. Heltberg's autobiographical book ''Hvor der handles. Erindringsbilleder'' , published in 1996, includes a behind the scenes view of the leadership convention where Auken was defeated as party leader by

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Poul Oluf Nyrup Rasmussen (, informally Poul Nyrup, born 15 June 1943) is a retired Danish politician. Rasmussen was Prime Minister of Denmark from 25 January 1993 to 27 November 2001 and President of the Party of European Socialists (PES) from ...

. The book was awarded the in 1996.

Selected works

* ''Apéritif'', novel (1964) * ''Kvindesag'' (1976) * ''Resten er tavshed'', about

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

(1999) * ''Deadline'', novel (2002) * ''George'', about

George Clooney George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by George Clooney, numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Awards, British Academy Film A ...

(2006)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heltberg, Bettina 1942 births Living people Danish women novelists Danish women journalists Danish film actresses People from Frederiksberg Politiken people