Kirsten Rolffes
Born(1928-09-20)20 September 1928
Died10 April 2000(2000-04-10) (aged 71)
OccupationActress
Years active1947-2000
SpouseCarl Viggo Becker (1951-2000; her death)
Children3

Kirsten Rolffes (20 September 1928 – 10 April 2000) was a Danish actress, internationally mostly recognized for her roles in The Kingdom and Matador. She also had a leading role in Denmark's first sitcom, Een stor familie (One big family), set in an early 1980s office building. She attended drama school at Frederiksberg Theater (1947-48) and at the National Theater (Kongelige teater; 1948-50).

Career

Her role in the country's first soap opera Landsbyen (The Village) helped cement her fame in her native country. She also worked in animation, voicing Ursula in the Danish language version of Disney's The Little Mermaid, Maleficent in the Danish dub of Sleeping Beauty, the Fairy Godmother in the Danish dub of Cinderella and the Evil Queen in the Danish dub of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. She also acted on stage at the National Theater (Det kongelige teater) between 1950-63 and 1988-94.

Honors

She was knighted in 1990 by Queen Margrethe II for her services to the theatrical arts.

Death

After fighting breast cancer and having multiple surgical operations, she conceded to the disease and halted treatment in 1995. She died in 2000 in Copenhagen, survived by her three children, and is interred in Garrison Cemetery.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1951Meet Me on CassiopeiaRumsterstang pigeUncredited
1953We Who Go the Kitchen RouteOlga
1955GengældFru Donner
1956Qivitoq - FjeldgængerenSygeplejerske Kirsten Prage
1963Hvad med os?Gorm's Wife
1968I den grønne skovSpåkone
1969The Man Who Thought LifeVærtinden
1970LøgnerenFru Høst
1974RapportpigenHarriet, the mature woman
1974Pigen og drømmeslottetEmma Holgersen
1974Nøddebo præstegaardRasmine
1975Sønnen fra vingårdenKonsulinde Martin
1977Mind Your Back, ProfessorSekretær på Slavisk Institut
1979Skal vi danse først?Susannes mor
1981Historien om Kim SkovSkolelærer
1981Gummi-TarzanHundedame
1983Otto er et næsehornMrs. Flora
1984Busters verdenJoanna's Mother
1985Walter og Carlo - op på fars hatViola van Heimvee
1986ValhallaRavnen Munin / Røskvas og Tjalfes morDanish version, Voice
1986Walter og Carlo - yes, det er farViola van Heimvee
1987Sidste aktMiss Archie
1988Elvis Hansen, en samfundshjælperPutte von Porter
1989Waltzing RegitzeRegitze's Mother
1990CasanovaSygeplejerske
1991The Great Day on the BeachFru. Fredriksen
1992SofieJonas' Mother
1993JungledyretVoice
1997NonnebørnPriorinden / The Prioress
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