Bodil Kjer

Bodil Kjer
Born
Bodil Valborg Karen Ellen Leland Kjer

(1917-09-02)2 September 1917
Died1 February 2003(2003-02-01) (aged 85)
Years active1937–2001
AwardsBodil Award
1948 Jenny and the Soldier
Bodil Award
1952 Meet Me on Cassiopeia
Bodil Award
1977 Strømer
Bodil Award
1997 Lifetime Achievement
The Golden Mermaid
2000 Lifetime Achievement
Bodil Kjer's gravestone

Bodil Kjer (Danish: [ˈpoːtil ˈkʰeˀɐ̯]; 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.

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