Lene Tiemroth (16 July 1943 – 3 November 2016) was a Danish actress.

Background and career

Tiemroth was born in

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, the daughter of actors

Edvin Tiemroth Edvin Tiemroth (18 February 1915 – 16 November 1984) was a Danish actor and film director. He appeared in 15 films between 1939 and 1976. He also directed 13 films between 1954 and 1974. His 1960 co-directed film '' The Last Winter'' was e ...

and

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. She graduated from the

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's Student School in 1966. She then briefly affiliated with the

Det Ny Teater Det Ny Teater (English: The New Theatre) is an established theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, first opened in 1908. It is based in a building which spans a passage between Vesterbrogade and Gammel Kongevej in Copenhagen's theatre district on the borde ...

before she traveled to the United States to try her luck, though this primarily came to consist of various recordings of drama schools. At a young age, she was a child actor along with . She has performed in many venues, including , , and Husets Teater. Among the many plays she has appeared include ''

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'', ''Electra'', ''

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'', ''

Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

'', ''

Uncle Vanya ''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898, and was first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direct ...

'', ''

Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, ''The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with music b ...

'', ''Faderen'' and ''Glasmenageriet''. For several years she taught at the

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and has been an assistant director on television. On television, she was a part of and

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. In 2001, she received a

Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role ( da, Bodilprisen for bedste kvindelige birolle) is one of the merit categories presented by the Danish Film Critics Association at the annual Bodil Awards. Created in 1948, it is one of the o ...

for her involvement in

Italian for Beginners ''Italian for Beginners'' ( da, Italiensk for begyndere) is a 2000 Danish romantic comedy film written and directed by Lone Scherfig, and starring Anders W. Berthelsen, Lars Kaalund and Peter Gantzler, together with Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Anet ...

. She died on 3 November 2016 at the age of 73.

Filmography

Film excerpts: * ''

Pigen og greven ''The Girl and the Count'' ( da, Pigen og greven) is a 1966 Danish family film directed by Finn Henriksen and starring Dirch Passer. Cast * Dirch Passer - Andreas Lillelys * Josephine Passer - Lulu Hansen * Lene Tiemroth - Susanne 'Sus' Hansen ...

'' – 1966 * ' – 1968 * ' – 1983 * '' Hip Hip Hurrah!'' – 1987 * ''

'' – 2000 * ' – 2004 * ''

Afgrunden ''The Abyss'' ( da, Afgrunden), also known as ''Woman Always Pays'', is a 1910 Danish silent film, silent black-and-white drama film, written and directed by Urban Gad. The lead performance and natural acting by Asta Nielsen led to her internatio ...

'' – 2004

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiemroth, Lene 1943 births 2016 deaths People from Copenhagen Danish actresses Best Supporting Actress Bodil Award winners