Astrid Henning-Jensen

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1914-12-10 (88 years old)

Deathday

2002-01-05

Place of Birth

Frederiksberg, Denmark

Astrid Henning-Jensen

Biography

Astrid Henning-Jensen was a Danish film director, actress, editor and screenwriter. Astrid was married to filmmaker Bjarne Henning-Jensen. She began working as his assistant in 1941 at Nordisk Film. The duo worked together on a number of films as co-directors, co-writers as well as assisting one another on individual projects. Henning-Jensen worked as a filmmaker in multiple capacities; writing, editing and directing. In her career spanning more than 50 years she made a large number of short films, films for Danish television, documentaries as well as feature films. In 1981, Henning-Jensen was a member of the jury at the 31st Berlin Interna...

Acting

1985

Hodja from Pjort

as The poor childrens protector

1984

The Element of Crime

as House Keeper

Production

1986

Barndommens gade

as Director

1986

1978

Winterborn

as Writer

1978

Winterborn

as Director

1947

1959

1959

1980

Øjeblikket

as Director

1953

Sunstroke

as Director

1951

1959

1951

1950

Vesterhavsdrenge

as Director

1950

1968

1969

Mig og dig

as Screenplay

1966

Utro

as Director

1948

1969

Mig og dig

as Director

1945

Refugees Find a Port

as Assistant Director

1996

Bella, min Bella

as Director

1996

1951

1944

1948

1945

1956

Nye venner

as Writer

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