Mia Lyhne (born 6 July 1971) is a

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film and television

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. She came to the attention of a wider public after her participation in the 2005 first season of the

version of ''

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'', but she is probably best known for her role on the 2005-2009 Danish

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Klovn ''Klovn'' ("Clown") is a Danish sitcom, which first aired on the Danish TV channel TV2 Zulu. It focuses on the life of the main character Frank (played by Frank Hvam) and Casper (played by Casper Christensen). The show builds its comedy around qui ...

'', playing Mia, the girlfriend of

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Frank Hvam Frank Hvam Nielsen, known professionally as Frank Hvam (born 12 September 1970) is a Danish stand-up-comedian. Hvam was born in Viborg and grew up on a farm in Ørum Sønderlyng. His legal name is Nielsen, but he uses only his middle name prof ...

Career

A self-taught

, Lyhne began her TV career with small roles, including a segment in the

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2004 Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Shame on You" written by Ivar Lind Greiner and Iben Plesner. The song was performed by Tomas Thordarson. The Danish broadcaster DR returned to the Eurovision Song Contest a ...

in which she portrayed a very

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. Lyhne has landed several movie and television roles since then, including one in

Lars von Trier Lars von Trier (''né'' Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish filmmaker, actor, and lyricist. Having garnered a reputation as a highly ambitious, polarizing filmmaker, he has been the subject of several controversies: Cannes, in addition to nominat ...

's '' Direktøren for det Hele'' (The Boss of it All), one of the lead characters in the

sitcom ''

Trio Van Gogh Trio Van Gogh is a Danish sitcom, created by Rune Tolsgaard and Esben Pretzmann of Drengene fra Angora-fame. The series stars Mia Lyhne, Brian Lykke, Hjalte Flagstad, Jesper Rofeldt, Esben Pretzmann, Rune Tolsgaard, and also Simon Kvamm makes ...

'', and a role in the

adaptation of the play ''

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'', with

Nikolaj Lie Kaas Nikolaj Lie Kaas (; born 22 May 1973) is a Danish actor whose career rose in the 1990s. Kaas graduated from the National Theater School in Denmark in 1998. He first appeared on screen in Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's film ''The Boys from St. Petri'' i ...

. In the broadcast of TV 2's Zulu Awards 2012, Lyhne presented the award for the Best Film of the Year, joined by her ''Klovn'' co-star

Casper Christensen Casper Lindholm Christensen (born 22 August 1968) is a Danish comedian. He has hosted many shows including ''Casper & Mandrilaftalen'', the Danish airing of '' Shooting Stars'' and ''Don't Forget Your Toothbrush'' ('' Husk lige tandbørsten'') ...

, who presented the Best Live Performance of the Year prize.

Filmography

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Klown ''Klown'' (Danish: ''Klovn - The Movie'') is a 2010 Danish comedy film directed by Mikkel Nørgaard, and written by and starring Frank Hvam and Casper Christensen. It was developed from the successful Danish television series of the same name, i ...

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Television

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References

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