Bodil Kjer
Born: 1917-09-02 in Odense, Danmark
Died: 2003-02-01
Known For: Acting
Biography
Bodil Kjer (2 September 1917 – 1 February 2003) was a Danish actress whose talent and charisma earned her status as a Primadonna and the title of first lady of Danish theater. Kjer's leading roles reflect the span of Denmark's modern cinema: such as the artistic maturity of the war-torn 1940s in Jenny and the Soldier, the light-hearted romance of the 1950s and 1960s in Mød mig på Cassiopeia, the action drama of the 1970s in Strømer, and the modern epic tale in Babette's Feast (1987). Denmark's highest film prize, the Bodil Awards, were named in honor of Kjer and Bodil Ipsen. Kjer twice received her namesake award for Best Actress (1948, 1952) and once for Best Supporting Actress (1977). In 1997, she accepted an honorary Bodil for lifetime achievement.
Filmography
2015
1996
- Bryggeren as Caroline Jacobsen
1995
- The Sunset Boys as Marianne Haas
1994
- Zerline - En tjenestepiges fortælling as Zerline
1987
- Babette's Feast as Filippa
1979
- Kick Me in the Traditions! as Davids mor
1978
- Mirror, Mirror
- Ludvigsbakke as Generalinden
1976
- Hjerter er trumf
- Copper as Sabina Lund
1975
- Anne Sophie Hedvig as Fruen i huset
1971
- The Missing Clerk as Fru Amsted
1970
- Bella as Bella Berg
1968
1951
- Meet Me on Cassiopeia as Musen Polyhymnia
1950
1949
- Din fortid er glemt as Anna
- John and Irene as Irene
1947
- Jenny and the Soldier as Jenny Christensen
1945
- The Invisible Army as Alice
1944
- Elly Petersen
- Eight Chords as Ellen
- To som elsker hinanden as Ellen Selstrup
1943
- Drama på slottet as Anna Dalvig
- The Burning Question
- Hans Onsdags-Veninde as Magda Hansen
1942
- Søren Søndervold
- Vi kunde ha' det saa rart as Lene Bang
- A Gentleman in Top Hat and Tails as Lilly Jensen
1941
- Far skal giftes as Birthe Jensen
- Tag til Rønneby kro as Anne Lise
- Tante Cramers Testamente as Gerda, husassistent hos Rømers
1938
- Balletten danser as Else Møller