Ghita Nørby
Ghita Nørby | |
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 Nørby in 2010 | |
| Born | 11 January 1935 Copenhagen Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | |
Ghita Nørby (born 11 January 1935) is a Danish actress with 117 film credits to her name from 1956 to 2005, making her one of the most active Danish actresses ever.
Early life
[edit]Nørby was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of opera singer Einar Nørby (1896–1983). She studied two years at the Danish Royal Theatre (Det Kongelige Teater).
Career
[edit]She was an actress at the theatre from 1956 to 1959.
She has received a number of awards and recognitions including the Ingenio et Arti medal in 2006.[1] At the 27th Guldbagge Awards she was nominated for the award for Best Actress for her role in Freud's Leaving Home.[2]
Personal life
[edit]She has been married a number of times, first in 1956 to architect Mogens Garth-Grüner, and then to actor Henrik Wiehe. She met her next husband, Italian pop singer/actor Dario Campeotto, on the set of a film they were shooting in 1962. They were married in 1963, and had a son, actor Giacomo Campeotto, in 1964. They were divorced in 1969. She married a fourth time to actor Jørgen Reenberg in April 1970. Her fifth husband was pianist/composer Svend Skipper. They married in 1984 and divorced in 2011.
Selected filmography
[edit]- Charles' tante (Charles' Aunt, International English title) (1959), role of Laura Hornemann
- Frihedens pris (1960), role of Lis
- Baronessen fra benzintanken (The Baroness from the Gas Station) 1960, role of Anne Tofte/von Rosensten
- Han, Hun, Dirch og Dario 1962
- Oskar 1962
- Den kære familie 1962
- Sytten 1965
- I Am Looking for a Man 1966
- Sangen om den Røde Rubin 1970
- Amour 1970
- Matador (Monopoly) 1978, TV series, role of Ingeborg Skjern
- Me and Charly 1978
- Katinka 1988
- Dansen med Regitze (Memories of a Marriage, Waltzing Regitze) 1989
- Den goda viljan (The Best Intentions'), 1992
- Riget (The Kingdom, International title) 1994–97, TV series
- Hamsun (1996)
- Edderkoppen (The Spider) (2000), TV series
- Rejseholdet (Unit 1, International English title) 2000, TV series
- Hjælp, Jeg er en Fisk (Help! I'm a Fish!) 2000, voice of Aunt Anna, the Eel
- Fire høytider (Four Festivals) 2000, TV mini-series
- Grev Axel (Count Axel): 2001, role of Baronesse Gjerløv
- En kort, en lang (Shake It All About, International English title) 2001
- Kokken (The Cook): (2002)
- Arsenik og gamle kniplinger (Arsenic and Old Lace) 2002, TV, role of Abby Brewster.
- Arven (The Inheritance, European English title) (2003)
- Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé (The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey) (2004), TV series
- O' Horten (2007)
- Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick (2008)
- Jauja (2014)
- Silent Heart (2014)
- Key House Mirror (2015)
- Før frosten (2018)
She has additionally provided Danish voice to the following Disney animation films Pocahontas, Lady and the Tramp II, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Mulan, The Emperor's New Groove, and Mulan II.[3]
Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "For videnskab og kunst medaljen Ingenio et arti" [For science and art: the Ingenio et Arti medal]. Litterære priser, medaljer, legater mv [Literary prizes, medals, scholarships, etc] (in Danish). Retrieved 2010-09-05. List of recipients. Self-published, but with references.
- ^ "Freud flyttar hemifrån (1991)". Swedish Film Institute. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
- ^ "Den danske film database" [The Danish Film Database] (in Danish). danskefilm.dk. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
External links
[edit]- Ghita Nørby at IMDb
- Ghita Nørby discography at Discogs
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- 1935 births
- Danish actresses
- Danish voice actresses
- Living people
- Actresses from Copenhagen
- European Film Awards winners (people)
- Recipients of Ingenio et Arti
- Best Actress Guldbagge Award winners
- Best Supporting Actress Guldbagge Award winners
- Best Actress Bodil Award winners
- Bodil Honorary Award recipients
- Best Actress Robert Award winners