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- Birth nameAstrid Smahl
- 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.
- SpouseBjarne Henning-Jensen(1938 - February 21, 1995) (his death)
- 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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