Bodil Birgitte Udsen (12 January 1925 – 26 February 2008
) was a
Danish
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actress
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.
She was a
student at the
Rysensteen Gymnasium in
Copenhagen
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in 1944 and entered film in 1955. She also worked extensively in Danish theatre and appeared in the Danish TV series
Huset på Christianshavn as Emma from 1970 to 1977.
Selected filmography
* ''
Blændværk'' (1955) – Dame fra børneværnet
* ' (1957) – Grete
* ''
Styrmand Karlsen'' (1958) – Olga
* ' (1960) – Gerda Høg Hansen
* ''
Poeten og Lillemor og Lotte'' (1960) – The midwife
* ' (1960) – Fru Bertelsen
* ''Sommerlandet'' (1961) – Speaker (voice)
* ''
Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør'' (1961) – Jordmoderen
* ''
Støv på hjernen'' (1961) – Rigmor Hansen
* ' (1961) – 'Fruggi' Berthelsen
* ' (1961) – Økonoma frk. Svendsen
* ''
Det støver stadig'' (1962) – Fru Rigmor Hansen
* ''
Der brænder en ild'' (1962) – Marie
* ''
Vi har det jo dejligt
''Vi har det jo dejligt'' is a 1963 Danish family film directed by Gabriel Axel and starring Dirch Passer.
Cast
* Dirch Passer as Thorvald Madsen
* Ebbe Langberg as Henrik Gustafsen
* Lone Hertz as Eva Thorsen
* Karl Stegger as Fabrikant T ...
'' (1963) – Opfinderens kone
* ''
Frøken April'' (1963) – Fru Rasmussen
* ''
Støv for alle pengene'' (1963) – Fru Rigmor
* ''
Selvmordsskolen'' (1964) – Sundhedsplejerske
* ''
Don Olsen kommer til byen
''Don Olsen kommer til byen'' is a 1964 Danish comedy film directed by Anker Sørensen. The film stars Dirch Passer.
Cast
*Dirch Passer
*Buster Larsen
* Bodil Udsen
*Birgitte Price
*Marguerite Viby
*Bendt Rothe
* Otto Brandenburg
* Daimi Larsen ...
'' (1964) – Enken
* ' (1965) – Lillemus (Fru Mortensen)
* ' (1966) – Fru. Munke
* ''
Onkel Joakims hemmelighed'' (1967) – Mona Lisa (uncredited)
* ' (1967) – Tante Karla
* ' (1968) – Tante Kamma
* ''
Sjov i gaden'' (1969) – Hans sure kone
* ' (1969) – Emili Jonsen
* ''
Huset på Christianshavn'' (1970–1977)
* ''
Ballade på Christianshavn
''Ballade på Christianshavn'' is a 1971 Danish family comedy film directed by Erik Balling, and starring Poul Reichhardt. Karl Stegger won a Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as caretaker Frederiksen.
Cast
* Poul ...
'' (1971) – Emma
* ' (1971) – Gigoloens pige
* ''
Lenin, din gavtyv
''Lenin, You Rascal, You'' ( da, Lenin, din gavtyv!) is a 1972 Danish comedy film directed by and starring Peter Steen. Jørgen Ryg won the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as adjutant Mühlhauser.
Cast
* Peter S ...
'' (1972) – En tysk socialdemokrat
* ' (1972, TV Mini-Series) – Stine
* ' (1972) – Johnnys mor
* ' (1972) – Cathrine
* ''
Aladdin eller den forunderlige lampe'' (1975–1976, TV Mini-Series) – Morgiane
* ' (1976) – Kirstens mor
* ''
Slægten
''The Heritage'' ( da, Slægten) is a 1978 Danish drama film directed by Anders Refn and starring Jens Okking.
Cast
* Jens Okking - Helmuth
* Helle Hertz - Alvilda
* Bodil Udsen - Juliane
* Stefan Ekman - Grev Scheele
* Poul Reichhardt - Adolf ...
'' (1978)
* ''
Matador
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'' (1978–1981)
* ''
Historien om en moder
''The Story of a Mother'' ( da, Historien om en moder) is a 1979 Danish drama film directed by Claus Weeke and starring Anna Karina. It is an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen short story of the same name.
Cast
* Anna Karina as Christ ...
'' (1979)
* ' (1984)
* ''
Samson og Sally'' (1984)
* ''
Peter von Scholten'' (1987)
* ' (1988)
* ' (1992)
* ''
Family Matters
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'' (1993)
* ' (1995)
* ' (1996–1997)
* ''
Barbara'' (1997)
* ' (2001)
* ''
Monas Verden
''Monas verden'' ( eng. ''Mona's World'') is a Danish film from 2001, directed by Jonas Elmer.
The actors could work relatively freely of a script by Nikolaj Peyk. The story was first created by Jonas Elmer with Sidse Babett Knudsen, and given ...
'' (2001)
* ' (2001)
* ''
Jeg er Dina'' (2002)
* ' (2003)
* ''
Den du frygter'' (2008)
References
External links
Danish film database*
Danish article
1925 births
2008 deaths
Actresses from Copenhagen
Danish film actresses
Danish stage actresses
Danish television actresses
Best Actress Robert Award winners
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