Benedikte Hansen (born 24 September 1958) is a Danish actress, best known for her role as Hanne Holm in the television series Borgen."Nothing like a Dane: New thriller Borgen centres on a trailblazing female politician", The Independent, 5 January 2012. Accessed 26 June 2013
Biography Hansen was born on 24 September 1958, to Flemming Hansen (died 2003) and his wife Aase Riegels Borch.Danish Film Database (Danish). Accessed 26 March 2013 She trained as an actress at Denmark's Statens Teaterskole, and has appeared on stage at the Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen.
From 1983 to 1993, she was married to actor and director Gerz Feigenberg; the marriage ended in divorce. She subsequently married Laws Michael Christiansen; that marriage also ended in divorce. She subsequently had a relationship with actor Viggo Sommer,"Benedikte Hansen: Det er rædselsfuldt at blive skilt", BT, 19 September 2012 (Danish). Accessed 26 March 2013 which ended amicably in 2017. Following their break-up, Sommer said that the main problem was that "Benner", as he called Hansen, was living in Copenhagen while he was living in Aarhus.
In 2013, she played her first major English-language screen role when she appeared as the Baroness in a new BBC adaptation of The Lady Vanishes.. Accessed 26 March 2013 In 2016, she won the Reumert Award for Best Actress.
Performances Theatre My Fair Lady (1986) Mourning Becomes Electra (1991) Kjartan and Gudrun (1993) Antony and Cleopatra (2001)
Television Gøngehøvdingen (1992) Bryggeren (1997) Unit 1 (2000–2004) Forestillinger (2007) Album (2008) The Killing II (2009) Borgen (2010–2013) Above Suspicion: Deadly Intent (2011) The Lady Vanishes (2013) Tvillingerne & Julemanden (2013) Badehotellet (2014–2016) Tomgang (2015)
Films Baby Doll (1988) Daisy Diamond (2007) Denmark (2019)
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