Laura Elisabeth Christensen (born 26 January 1984) is a Danish actress.

Biography

Laura Christensen made her debut as a child actor in the film '' Min fynske barndom'' and had her first major role in '' Tøsepiger''. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the TV series '' Riget'' (playing the brain damaged girl Mona), '' Strisser på Samsø'' and ''

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''. In 2005 she was nominated for a

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for best supporting actress for her portrayal of a teenage mother in

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's ''

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''. Christensen is married to actor Thomas Levin.

Filmography (selected)

*2013 - ''

All for Two ''All for Two'' ( da, Alle for to) is a 2013 Danish action comedy film directed by Rasmus Heide. It is a sequel to '' All for One''. Cast * Jonatan Spang as Nikolai * Rasmus Bjerg Rasmus Bjerg (born 28 July 1976) is a Danish actor, comed ...

'' *2011 - ''

A Funny Man ''A Funny Man'' ( da, Dirch) is a 2011 Danish biographical drama film directed by Martin Zandvliet, and starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas, about the Danish actor and comedian Dirch Passer. Cast * Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Dirch Passer * Lars Ranthe a ...

'' *2009 - '' Oldboys'' *

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...

- '' The Candidate'' *

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ...

- '' The Killing'', series * 2006 - ''

Life Hits Life Hits ( da, Råzone) is a 2006 Danish drama film directed by Christian E. Christiansen and starring Laura Christensen, Stephanie Leon, Julie Ølgaard, and Sara Møller Olsen. The film tells the story of four close friends who deal with the ...

'' *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

- ''

Kongekabale ''King's Game'' (''Kongekabale'') is a 2004 Danish political thriller film directed by Nikolaj Arcel. It stars Anders W. Berthelsen and Nicolas Bro as reporters uncovering a Government conspiracy. The film received critical praise and won many ...

'' *

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...

- ''

Midsommer ''Midsommer'' (English: ''Midsummer'') is a 2003 psychological horror film directed by Carsten Myllerup and written by Rasmus Heisterberg. The story revolves around a group of Danish students who celebrate their graduation in a Swedish forest, wh ...

'' *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

- '' Riget 2'', miniseries *

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on b ...

- '' Tøsepiger'' *

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...

- '' Riget'', miniseries *

- '' Min fynske barndom''

References

External links

Laura Elisabeth Christensen at Den danske film database
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Christensen, Laura 1984 births Actresses from Copenhagen Danish film actresses Danish television actresses Living people