Nina Pens Rode (22 May 1929 – 22 July 1992) was a Danish stage and film actress. She is best known for her performance in the title role in
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Carl Theodor Dreyer (; 3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers in history, his movies are noted for emotional austerity ...
's 1964 film ''
Gertrud''.
Born Nina Pens as the daughter of Svend Thorkild Pens and Rigmor Restorff,
she received her actor's education at the
Odense Teater.
Appearing both in film and on television, her first notable role was in
Erik Balling
Erik Balling (29 November 1924 – 19 November 2005) was a Danish TV and film director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guid ...
's 1956 ''
Kispus''.
After divorcing her first husband Mogens Lind, she married actor
Ebbe Rode in 1959, with whom she had a son, actor Martin Rode.
Together with her husband, she performed in Carl Theodor Dreyer's last film, the 1964 ''Gertrud'', in a role which had originally been intended for
Bodil Kjer.
Filmography (selected)
* 1951: ''
Dorte''
* 1952: ''
Husmandstøsen''
* 1952: ''Kærlighedsdoktoren''
* 1954: ''
Arvingen''
* 1956: ''Kispus''
* 1964: ''
Gertrud''
References
External links
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Danish film actresses
People from Kongens Lyngby
1929 births
1992 deaths
20th-century Danish actresses
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