Bodil Kjer

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.[1] 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.

Bodil Kjer
Born	Bodil Valborg Karen Ellen Kjer 2 September 1917 Odense, Denmark
Died	1 February 2003 (aged 85) Vedbæk, Denmark
Years active	1937–2001
Awards	Bodil Award 1948 Jenny and the Soldier Bodil Award 1952 Mød mig paa Cassiopeia Bodil Award 1977 Strømer Bodil Award 1997 Lifetime Achievement The Golden Mermaid 2000 Lifetime Achievement

Bodil Kjer's gravestone

Biography

Bodil Valborg Karen Ellen Kjer was born 2 September 1917 in Odense, Denmark. She entered film in 1938 in Balletten danser. Kjer died on 1 February 2003.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1937	Flådens blå matroser	Kontordame hos Holm
1938	Balletten danser	Else Møller
1940	En ganske almindelig pige	Tove Jørgensen
1941	Far skal giftes	Birthe Jensen
1941	Tante Cramers testamente	Husassistent Gerda Hansen
1941	Tag til Rønneby kro	Anne Lise
1942	Søren Søndervold	Hanne
1942	Vi kunne ha' det så rart	Lene Bang
1942	En herre i kjole og hvidt	Lilly Jensen
1943	Det brændende spørgsmål	Bodil Kragh
1943	Hans onsdagsveninde	Magda Hansen
1943	Drama på slottet	Anna Dalvig
1944	Elly Petersen	Elly Petersen
1944	Otte akkorder	Ellen
1944	To som elsker hinanden	Ellen Selstrup
1945	Den usynlige hær	Alice
1947	'Soldaten og Jenny	Jenny Christensen
1949	John og Irene	Irene
1949	Din fortid er glemt	Anna
1950	Min kone er uskyldig	Betty Lund
1951	Mød mig på Cassiopeia	Musen Polyhymnia
1968	I den grønne skov	Mirjam
1971	Den forsvundne fuldmægtig	Mrs. Amsted
1974	Prins Piwi	Dronning Umulia	Voice
1976	Hjerter er trumf	Karen - Verners mor
1976	Strømer	Sabine Lund
1978	Lille spejl	Bents mor Gloria Gibson
1979	Rend mig i traditionerne	Davids mor
1987	Babette's Feast	Filippa
1995	Pakten	Marianne Haas
1996-1997	Bryggeren	Caroline Jacobsen	4 episodes

References

1. Piil, Morten, Bodil Kjer Danske Filmskuespillere, Gyldendal, (2001), pp. 230–235

External links

• Bodil Kjer at IMDb