Helle Virkner
Helle Virkner | |
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Born | Helle Genie Lotinga[1] 15 September 1925 |
Died | 10 June 2009 Charlottenlund, Denmark | (aged 83)
Nationality | Danish |
Occupation | Actress, author |
Years active | 1944–2003 |
Spouse(s) | William Rosenberg (1944–1949; divorced) Ebbe Rode (1949–1958; divorced) Jens Otto Krag (1959–1973; divorced) |
Children | 2 (one deceased) |
Helle Genie Virkner (15 September 1925 – 10 June 2009) was a Danish actress, author and spouse of the Prime Minister (1962–68, 1971–72).
Personal life[]
Born to Morris Lotinga and his wife, Ellen Larsine (née Rasmussen). Virkner was married three times. First to actor William Rosenberg (1920–2014), then to actor Ebbe Rode (1910–1998). Her third marriage was to Danish Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag (1914–1978), with whom she had two children. Her daughter Astrid Helene 'Søsser' Krag, a journalist and former model, died on 5 July 2014, 51 years old. Helle and Søsser lived together in Charlottenlund in the last years of Helle's life.
Career[]
Virkner's career began in 1944, and two years later she appeared at the Royal Theatre. She eventually left her mark on the acting scene in a string of popular films and television series, including a significant role as Elisabeth Friis in the Danish TV series Matador. Her career ended in 2003.
Death[]
She died at her home in the Copenhagen suburb of Charlottenlund, from cancer, aged 83.[1]
Filmography[]
- – 1944
- Otte akkorder – 1944
- – 1944
- Så mødes vi hos Tove – 1946
- My name is Petersen – 1947
- – 1947
- – 1948
- – 1948
- – 1949
- Solstik – 1953
- Hendes store aften – 1954
- – 1954
- – 1955
- På tro og love – 1955
- Kispus – 1956
- – 1956
- – 1957
- Englen i sort – 1957
- – 1958
- – 1958
- Poeten og Lillemor – 1959
- Tre må man være – 1959
- Onkel Bill fra New York – 1959
- Poeten og Lillemor og Lotte – 1960
- Cirkus Buster – 1961
- Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør – 1961
- Støv på hjernen – 1961
- Det støver stadig – 1962
- Den kære familie – 1962
- Støv for alle pengene – 1963
- Peters landlov – 1963
- Døden kommer til middag – 1964
- Landmandsliv – 1965
- Passer passer piger – 1965
- – 1965
- – 1966
- – 1968
- The Only Way – 1970
- Rend mig i revolutionen – 1970
- – 1971
- Olsen-banden i Jylland – 1971
- Ballade på Christianshavn – 1971
- Olsen-bandens store kup – 1972
- Olsen-banden går amok – 1973
- Nitten røde roser – 1974
- – 1976
- Pas på ryggen, professor – 1977
- Matador (TV series) – 1978–81
- – 1983
- Riget 1 – 1994
- Riget 2 – 1997
- Blinkende lygter – 2000
- – 2001
- – 2003
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Helle Virkner er død (Obituary in Danish). dr.dk (10 June 2009)
External links[]
- 1925 births
- 2009 deaths
- Best Actress Bodil Award winners
- Bodil Honorary Award recipients
- Danish film actresses
- Danish television actresses
- Deaths from cancer in Denmark
- People from Aarhus
- Spouses of prime ministers of Denmark
- Danish actor stubs