Cecilie Maria Stenspil (born 22 October 1979) is a Danish actress. She graduated from the School of Acting at

Odense Teater Odense Teater is a theater in the city of Odense in Denmark. It dates back to 1796, which makes it Denmark's second-oldest theater. It is one of the country's three main theaters. The venue is located in Jernbanegade, where it has three stages: ...

in 2006. She has had leading roles in a large number of performances at several Danish theaters, including the

Royal Danish Theatre The Royal Danish Theatre (RDT, Danish: ') is both the national Danish performing arts institution and a name used to refer to its old purpose-built venue from 1874 located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The theatre was founded in 1748, first s ...

, Aarhus Theater,

and at the Folketeateret and she has starred in several films and TV series. In addition, she has voiced a huge number of cartoon, movie, and video game productions.

Career

As a child, Stenspil was a student at the children's theater Eventyrteatret for 5 years. Since she was 10 years old, she has voiced various cartoons and cartoon series. In addition, she has recorded a number of audio books, including

Lene Kaaberbøl Lene Kaaberbøl (born in 1960) is a Danish writer born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her work primarily consists of children's fantasy series and crime fiction for adults. She received the Nordic Children's Book Prize in 2004. In 2009 Kaaberbøl with h ...

's Skyggeporten. In 2009, she made her debut in front of the camera as Jasmina El-Murad in

The Protectors ''The Protectors'' is a British action thriller television series created by Gerry Anderson. It starred Robert Vaughn as Harry Rule, Nyree Dawn Porter as the Contessa Caroline di Contini, and Tony Anholt as Paul Buchet. It was Anderson's seco ...

. She plays Mrs. Helene Aurland in all the episodes of Badehotellet on TV 2. Cecilie Stenspil received the Ove Sprogøe Prize of DKK 30,000 on 21 December 2010, on

Ove Sprogøe Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen (21 December 1919 – 14 September 2004) was a Danish actor. Life Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe Petersen. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. One of ...

's 91st birthday. In addition to the mentioned award, she has received Poul Reumert's honorary scholarship, Prince Henrik's scholarship and Tagea Brandt's travel scholarship. In 2017, she participated in Peter Langdal's Efter brylluppet together with Kasper Leisner and

Barbara Moleko Barbara Boitumelo Aersoe better known as Barbara Moleko (born in 1986) is a Danish singer and songwriter. Moleko was born in Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen to a South African father and a Danish mother. She spent her younger years in Mozambique. Bu ...

Personal life

Stenspil is the daughter of the educator Lisbeth Stenspil and Børge Krogh Samuelsen. She is the older sister of Simon Stenspil and is half Faroese. Since 2013, Stenspil is the life partner of fellow actor

Troels Lyby Troels Lyby (born 15 October 1966) is a Danish actor. He made his big break in Hella Joof's film ''En kort en lang'', but had previously acted in ''Let's Get Lost (1997 film), Let's Get Lost'' by Jonas Elmer (director), Jonas Elmer and Lars von ...

. They have two children together born in August 2018 and again in 2020.

Theater

* 2016 Aarhus Theater: ''Fornuft og følelse'' – Marianne Dashwood * 2013

, Ulvedalene: ''Robin Hood'' – Lady Marian * 2013

Forum Copenhagen Forum Copenhagen () is a large multi-purpose, rentable indoor arena located in Frederiksberg, Denmark. It hosts a large variety of concerts, markets, exhibitions and other events. The venue can hold up to 10,000 people depending on the event. Th ...

: ''Hey Jude Teaterkoncert'' * 2012

Folketeatret Folketeateret is a theatre in Oslo, Norway. The building has been used as a movie theatre and as an opera house. The theatre has 1,400 seats. History The theatre itself operated from 1952 to 1959, but the institution has a much longer history. ...

: ''Bang og Betty'' – Betty Nansen * 2012 Grønnegårds Teatret: ''

Educating Rita ''Educating Rita'' is a stage comedy by British playwright Willy Russell. It is a play for two actors set entirely in the office of an Open University tutor. Commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, ''Educating Rita'' premièred at The ...

'' – Rita Susan White * 2012

Nørrebros Theater The Nørrebros Teater is a theater in Copenhagen, Denmark. Notable actors who have starred at the theatre before entering film include Osvald Helmuth, Buster Larsen, Poul Reichhardt and Poul Bundgaard. It is now operated as a part of the Københa ...

: ''

Next to Normal ''Next to Normal'' is a 2008 American rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. The story centers on a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effects that managing her illness has on her fam ...

'' – Diana Goodman * 2011 Royal Danish Theatre: ''Mågen'' – Nina * 2010 Royal Danish Theatre: ''

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical theatre, musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story, based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion (play), Pygmalion'' and on the Pygmalion (1938 film), 1938 film ...

'' – Eliza Doolittle * 2009

: ''

Breaking the Waves ''Breaking the Waves'' is a 1996 psychological romantic melodrama film directed and co-written by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson in her feature film acting debut, and with Stellan Skarsgård, a frequent collaborator with von Trier. ...

'' – Bess * 2007 Odense Teater: ''Guitaristerne'' – Kim * 2007 Odense Teater: ''

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' is a 1900 children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. It is the first novel in the Oz series of books. A Kansas farm girl named Dorothy ends up in the ma ...

'' – Dorothy * 2007 Odense Teater: ''

Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical ...

'' – Wendy * 2006 Odense Teater: '' Erasmus Montanus'' – Lisbed * 2006 Odense Teater: ''

A Christmas Carol ''A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas'', commonly known as ''A Christmas Carol'', is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. It recounts the ...

'' – Bella

Filmography

Film

TV series

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stenspil, Cecilie 1979 births Living people People from Glostrup Municipality Danish film actresses Danish stage actresses Danish television actresses Danish video game actresses Danish voice actresses Danish people of Faroese descent 21st-century Danish actresses