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Astrid Henning-Jensen
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Born
December 10
,
1914
·
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died
January 5
,
2002
·
Copenhagen, Denmark
(natural causes)
Birth name
Astrid Smahl
Mini Bio
Astrid Henning-Jensen was born on December 10, 1914 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was a director and writer, known for
Winterborn (1978)
,
Early Spring (1986)
and
Øjeblikket (1980)
. She was married to
Bjarne Henning-Jensen
. She died on January 5, 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Bjarne Henning-Jensen
(1938 - February 21, 1995) (his death)
Trivia
Although the most famous female Danish director, she has never been awarded with the Bodil Award, the most important Danish award in filmmaking.
Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1981
Her films were often concerned with humanitarian and social issues.
A former stage actress, she started in films as assistant to Danish director Bjarne Henning-Jensen (also her husband) at Nordisk Film in 1941.
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