Liv Corfixen

Liv Corfixen (born 13 January 1973) is a Danish actress and documentary filmmaker.

Liv Corfixen
Born (1973-01-13) 13 January 1973
Denmark
OccupationActress, film director
Spouse(s)Nicolas Winding Refn
Children2
Parent(s)Teit Jørgensen, Lizzie Corfixen

Early life

Corfixen is the daughter of cinematographer Teit Jørgensen and actress and editor Lizzie Corfixen. But in a French Interview her husband Nicolas Winding Refn claims she is the biological daughter of Fritz Lang.[1]

Career

Acting

Corfixen worked as an actress in Denmark, appearing in a small roles in Susanne Bier's The One and Only and her husband Nicolas Winding Refn's films Pusher, Bleeder, and Fear X.

Directing

While Refn was filming Only God Forgives, Corfixen and their children moved to Bangkok for 6 months to accompany him.[2] While her husband was working and their daughters were in school, she began filming a behind-the-scenes look at Refn and his filmmaking process. The film was released as My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, which premiered at the 2014 Fantastic Fest.[3] Through it, she explores the relationship between her and her husband, who happens to be a movie director.

Personal life

Corfixen is married to director Nicolas Winding Refn[4] with whom she has two daughters.[5]

In 2006 she competed in Vild Med Dans, the danish edition of Dancing With The Stars, she placed 8th. with her professional partner Mads Vad

In 2016 during a press conference at Cannes for his film The Neon Demon, Refn said that director Lars von Trier had inappropriately propositioned Corfixen for sex.[6]

In 2019, at the Cannes Film Festival, Refn claimed that Fritz Lang was Corfixen’s biological father, in his speech following the screening of Too Old to Die Young. [7]

References
  1. Vinyard, Papa. "Vinyard talks MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN with director Liv Corfixen and Refn himself!". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. Howard, Courtney. "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Director Liv Corfixen & Nicolas Winding Refn Talk MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN". Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. Walton, Brian. "MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN'S LIV CORFIXEN AND NICOLAS WINDING REFN". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  4. Mottram, James (September 11, 2011). "Nicolas Winding Refn: 'When the chance came, I stuck the knife into Lars von Trier'". The Independent. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  5. Shoard, Catherine (September 8, 2011). "Nicolas Winding Refn: 'Film-making is a fetish'". The Guardian. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  6. Sharf, Zach. "Nicolas Winding Refn Says Lars Von Trier Tried To Sleep With His Wife -- Cannes 2016". Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. D’Alessandro, Anthony. "In Era Where Netflix Is Sidelined At Cannes, Nicolas Winding Refn Champions Streaming At Premiere Of His Amazon Series 'Too Old To Die Young'". Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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