Bodil Kjer
Born	Bodil Valborg Karen Ellen Leland Kjer (1917-09-02)2 September 1917 Odense, Denmark
Died	1 February 2003(2003-02-01) (aged 85) Vedbæk, Denmark
Years active	1937–2001
Awards	Bodil 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.

Biography

Bodil Valborg Karen Ellen Leland Kjer was born 2 September 1917 in Odense, Denmark. She entered film in 1938 in Balletten danser. Kjer died on 1 February 2003.

Filmography (selected)

References

External links

• Bodil Kjer at IMDb