Lene Maria Christensen (born 10 April 1972 in Hillerød) is a Danish actress. Graduating from the Danish National School of Theatre in 1999, she works regularly in theatre, film, and television. She gained recognition in cinema for her roles in Terribly Happy (Frygtelig lykkelig, 2008) and A Family (En familie, 2011), performances that earned her several Bodil and Robert Awards for Best Actress. On television, her role in the drama series The Legacy (Arvingerne) won her a Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Television Role. From 2020 onward, she continued her career with the thriller The Exception (Undtagelsen, 2020) and distinguished herself in the drama Rose (2022), which earned her both a Bodil Award and a Robert Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in the films Unruly (Ustyrlig, 2022), Kingmaker (Mørkeland, 2024), and Honey (2025). On television, she featured in the series The Dreamer - Becoming Karen Blixen (2022), The Orchestra (Orkestret, 2024), and Uniformen (2026).

Filmography

• 2026Home
• 2026Scener efter et selvmord — Mother
• Uniformen — Sanne Hammerby
• Danefæ — Ester
• 2025Honey
• 2025Three of a Kind — Christel
• 2024Kingmaker — Anne-Grethe Hulsig
• 2023From Above — Christina
• 2023Unruly — Frk. Nielsen
• 2022Rose — Ellen
• The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen — Elle
• The Orchestra — Lene
• Beneath the Surface — Charlie Jensen
• Deliver Us — Bibi
• Face to Face — Camilla Lang
• 2019The Exception — Camilla
• Friheden — Nina
• Meyerheim & stjernerne — Sig selv
• 2017Pound for Pound — Hanne Hansen
• 2017Small Town Killers — Ingrid
• Tæt på sandheden — Medvirkende i sketch
• 2015Summer of '92 — Jonna Møller Nielsen
• 2015Sverige er fantastisk — Mona
• 2014Tam Tam i Glassalen
• 2014The Cartel — Rikke Halbo
• The Legacy — Solveig Riis Grønnegaard
• Dicte — Ida Marie
• 2013Northwest — Olivia
• 2012Almost Perfect — Anne
• 2012Marie Kroyer — Anna Norrie
• 2011A Family — Ditte Rheinwald
• ZULU Comedy Galla — Lene Maria Christensen
• Live from Bremen — Forskellige roller
• Lulu & Leon — Lulu
• 2008Terribly Happy — Ingerlise Buhl
• 2007The Gold of Valhalla — Ydun
• 2006Fidibus — Sabrina
• Spørg Charlie — Sig selv
• 2006The Three Musketeers — Fru Bonacieux
• 2005Big Plans! — Bettina
• Jul i Valhal — Ydun
• 2005Nynne — Beate
• 2004Brothers — Jeanette
• Defense — Katrine Lindemark
• 2003Old, New, Borrowed and Blue — Katja
• 2002Halalabad Blues — Linda
• Far from Las Vegas — Kimmie
• 2001My Sister's Kids — Discopige
• The Chosen 7 — Bo's søster
• Heritage — Malene

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2006Offscreen — Herself