Bodil Kjer
Acting
Born September 2, 1917, Odense, Danmark
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
- 2015Déjà vu
- 2001To Kvinder
- Bryggeren — Caroline Jacobsen
- 1995The Sunset Boys — Marianne Haas
- 1994Zerline - En tjenestepiges fortælling — Zerline
- 1987Babette's Feast — Filippa
- 1979Kick Me in the Traditions! — Davids mor
- Ludvigsbakke — Generalinden
- 1978Mirror, Mirror
- 1976Copper — Sabina Lund
- 1976Hjerter er trumf
- 1975Anne Sophie Hedvig — Fruen i huset
- 1971The Missing Clerk — Fru Amsted
- 1970Bella — Bella Berg
- 1968I den grønne skov
- 1951Meet Me on Cassiopeia — Musen Polyhymnia
- 1950Min kone er uskyldig
- 1949Din fortid er glemt — Anna
- 1949John and Irene — Irene
- 1947Jenny and the Soldier — Jenny Christensen
- 1945The Invisible Army — Alice
- 1944Eight Chords — Ellen
- 1944Elly Petersen
- 1944To som elsker hinanden — Ellen Selstrup
- 1943Drama på slottet — Anna Dalvig
- 1943Hans Onsdags-Veninde — Magda Hansen
- 1943The Burning Question
- 1942A Gentleman in Top Hat and Tails — Lilly Jensen
- 1942Søren Søndervold
- 1942Vi kunde ha' det saa rart — Lene Bang
- 1941Far skal giftes — Birthe Jensen
- 1941Tag til Rønneby kro — Anne Lise
- 1941Tante Cramers Testamente — Gerda, husassistent hos Rømers
- 1940En ganske almindelig pige
- 1938Balletten danser — Else Møller
- 1937Flaadens blaa matroser