Tammi Øst (born 1 October 1958) is a Danish actress.
Øst was born in
Copenhagen
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, and was trained at the
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in 1982. In 1988 she played the leading role of Katinka in
Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow ( , ; born Carl Adolf von Sydow; 10 April 1929 – 8 March 2020) was a Swedish-French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television ...
's
film of the same name. From 1990–1997 she worked at the
Royal Theatre and received the
Dannebrog
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in 1996. In 1999 she received the
Reumert prize for Best leading actress. In 2012 she portrayed Birgit Eggert in the TV series ''
Forbrydelsen III''.
Øst was married to actor
Mikael Birkkjær
Mikael Birkkjær (born 14 September 1958) is a Danish actor.
Raised in Copenhagen, Birkkjær trained at Skuespillerskolen at Odense Teater in 1985. He is best known internationally for his roles as Phillip Christensen in the Danish TV political d ...
, and has two children. Her daughter, Andrea Øst Birkkjær, is an actress. She is now married to Jens Jørn Spottag.
Selected filmography
* ''
Suzanne og Leonard'' (1984)
* ''
Min farmors hus
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'' (1984)
* ''
Når engle elsker'' (1985)
* ''
Katinka (Ved vejen)'' (1988)
* ''Mig og Mama Mia'' – ''Tarzan mama mia'' (1989)
* ''
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'' (1998)
* ''
Send mere slik'' (2001)
* ''
En kort en lang'' (2001)
* ''
Ørnen'' (2004)
* ''
Rene hjerter'' (2006)
* ''
Anna Pihl'' (2006 – 2008)
* ''
Kvinden der drømte om en mand'' (2010)
References
External links
*
Danish film actresses
Danish stage actresses
1958 births
Living people
Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
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