Bodil Jørgensen

{{Short description|Danish actress (born 1961)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}

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| name = Bodil Jørgensen

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|3|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Vejle, Denmark

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| occupation = Actress

| yearsactive = 1992–present

| spouse = Morten Søborg (18 November 2005 - present) (1 child)

Henrik Sartou (16 July 1995 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)

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Bodil Jørgensen, a Danish Film actress was born on 3 March 1961 in Vejle, Denmark. She is known for her roles in The Idiots (1998), Nothing's All Bad (2010) and Klinkevals (1999). Apart from multiple movies, she has also acted in numerous TV series like Badehotellet (2013–2022), Julefeber (2022) and Minkavlerne (2019–2023). She continues to act as of 2023.

She has been married to Morten Søborg since 18 November 2005. They have one child. She was previously married to Henrik Sartou.

In 2000, she won the Best Actress award for her role as Bente in [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212958 Fruen på Hamre] in Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival. The Idiots, in which she starred was entered into the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=Festival de Cannes: The Idiots |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4911/year/1998.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820071032/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4911/year/1998.html |archive-date=20 August 2011 |access-date=30 September 2009 |work=festival-cannes.com}}

Personal life

= Tractor accident =

On 18 June 2014, Jørgensen was severely injured while shooting for the film Far til fires vilde ferie on the island of Mandø. She fell off a tractor she was riding in the scene being filmed, and was crushed by it. Severe injuries to her ribs, pelvis and internal organs ensued, but she survived the accident.{{cite news|title=Bodil Jørgensen to år efter ulykken: Kroppen er ikke længere den samme|url=http://www.dr.dk/levnu/krop/bodil-joergensen-aar-efter-ulykken-kroppen-er-ikke-laengere-den-samme#!/00:35|access-date=22 August 2016|work=Danmarks Radio|date=22 August 2016}}

Selected filmography

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Awards and nominations

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Year

! Award

! Category

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2022

| Bodil Award

| Best Actress in a Supporting Role

| Persona Non Grata

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2023

| Robert Awards

| Best Actress in a Leading Television Role

| Riget: Exodus

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2024

| Robert Awards

| Best Actress In a Supporting Role

| The Quiet Migration

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References

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