Trine Dyrholm (; born 15 April 1972) is a

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actress, singer and songwriter. Dyrholm received national recognition when she placed third in the

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as a 14-year-old singer. Four years later, she again achieved national recognition when she won the

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for Best Actress in her debut film: the teenage romance ''Springflod''. Dyrholm has won the

for Best Actress five times and a Bodil award for Best Supporting Actress twice as well as six

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s in her acting career.

Career

When Dyrholm was eight years old, she began performing with the Odense orchestra. At the age of 10, she performed in ''Et juleeventyr'' (''

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'') at the Odense Teater and in summer stock in Den Fynske Landsby. In 1987, at 14 years old, Dyrholm made her breakthrough as the lead singer in Trine & The Moonlighters when the group placed third in the Danish Melodi Grand Prix with the song ''Danse i måneskin'' (''Dancing in Moonlight'').Piils, Morten,Gyldendal 2003 After her Grand Prix success, Dyrholm recorded a CD of her own songs. Dyrholm attended the

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( Danish National School of Theatre) from 1991 to 1995. In 1995, she debuted in ''

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'' at Grønnegårds Teatret. Dyrholm earned national recognition with her screen debut in the 1990 teenage romance ''Springflod'' for which she received the 1991

for Best Actress. That same year, she earned glowing reviews for her role in the TV production of ''Hosekrammeren''. Thereafter she appeared in Morten Lorentzen's films ''Casanova'' (1990) and ''Cecilie'' (1991), and then

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's ''De største helte'' (''The Greatest Heroes'') in 1996. In 1998, Dyrholm played the role of the hotel maid in the first

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film, ''

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''). In 2004, Dyrholm played the role of Kate in

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's drama ''Forbrydelser'' (International title: ''In Your Hands'') for which she won both the

and the

. In 2005, Dyrholm again received the Bodil for her leading role in the thriller ''Fluerne på væggen'' (''Flies on the Wall''). The following year, Dyrholm again won both the Bodil and Robert awards for the quirky satire '' En Soap''. In 2007, Trine Dyrholm was again nominated for both the Bodil and Robert awards for her supporting role in

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's film ''Daisy Diamond''. She sang songs for the comedy show "Mr. Nice Guy". Three songs from "Mr. Nice Guy" with lyrics by Peter Lund Madsen and Anders Lund Madsen and music by Kim Larsen were released as an EP entitled ''Mr. Nice Guy''. The songs were sung by the leading actress for the comedy play, Trine Dylholm, and musical accompaniment by Emil de Waal's band. The EP has been number one on the Danish music charts for a total of 62 weeks.danishcharts.dk
/ref> It stayed in the Top 20 from 17 December 2004 until 2 November 2007, more than 136 weeks on the charts. In 2011, Dyrholm won the

for Best Actress for her performance in the thriller '' Hævnen'' which received the

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at the

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. In 2014 she was selected as a member of the jury for the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. She has appeared in both series of ''

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''), in which she plays the character of Gro Grønnegaard. In 2015, Dyrholm won the

for Best Actress in a Leading Television Role for her performance in that series.

Filmography

TV series

Discography

* 1987: ''Danse i Måneskin'', Eldorado Records * 1988: ''Blå & Hvide Striber'', (with Rock-Nalle), Banzai Records * 1988: ''Et Frossent Ojeblik'', It's Magic * 2004: '' Mr. Nice Guy'' * 2005: ''Den Store Day''

References

External links

*
Trine Dyrholm
at Den Danske Film Database (in Danish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Dyrholm, Trine 1972 births 20th-century Danish actresses 21st-century Danish actresses 21st-century Danish women singers Best Actress Bodil Award winners Best Supporting Actress Bodil Award winners Danish child actresses Danish women singer-songwriters Danish voice actresses Living people People from Odense Silver Bear for Best Actress winners Best Actress Robert Award winners