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name: "Bodil Kjer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bodil-kjer"
fi1m_id: "bodil-kjer"
imdb_id: "nm0458064"
tmdb_id: 70635
wikidata_id: "Q435317"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 September 1917"
died: "1 February 2003"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T01:31:29.751744+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Bodil Kjer

## Identity

Bodil Kjer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bodil-kjer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bodil-kjer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0458064
- **TMDB ID:** 70635
- **Wikidata ID:** Q435317
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodil_Kjer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435317, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0458064/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70635

Actor. Born 2 September 1917 in Odense, Danmark. Died 1 February 2003.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 September 1917, Odense, Danmark
- **Died:** 1 February 2003
- **Also known as:** Бодиль Кьер, Bodil Valborg Karen Ellen Leland Kjer
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodil_Kjer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435317, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0458064/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70635

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Babette's Feast*](https://film.one/film/babettes-feast.md) (86)

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## Biography

Bodil Kjer was a Danish actress. Born in Odense in 1917, she made her stage debut in 1937 at the Royal Danish Theatre, where she remained associated for most of her career apart from a period at Det Ny Teater in the late 1950s. She appeared in films from 1938 onwards.

Kjer is known for leading roles across Danish cinema, including *Jenny and the Soldier* (1947), *Mød mig på Cassiopeia* (1951), *Strømer* (1976) and *Babette's Feast* (1987), in which she played Filippa. Denmark's highest film prize, the Bodil Awards, is named after her and Bodil Ipsen. She received the award for Best Actress in 1948 and 1952, Best Supporting Actress in 1977, and an honorary award for lifetime achievement in 1997. She died in 2003.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, lex.dk, dfi.dk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Babette's Feast* (1987), Fi1m 86, as Filippa — [page](https://film.one/film/babettes-feast.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Déjà vu* (2015), Actor
- *To Kvinder* (2001), Actor
- *Bryggeren* (1996), series, as Caroline Jacobsen
- *The Sunset Boys* (1995), as Marianne Haas
- *Zerline - En tjenestepiges fortælling* (1994), as Zerline
- *Babette's Feast* (1987), as Filippa — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/babettes-feast.md)
- *Kick Me in the Traditions!* (1979), as Davids mor
- *Ludvigsbakke* (1978), series, as Generalinden
- *Mirror, Mirror* (1978), Actor
- *Copper* (1976), as Sabina Lund
- *Hjerter er trumf* (1976), Actor
- *Anne Sophie Hedvig* (1975), as Fruen i huset
- *The Missing Clerk* (1971), as Fru Amsted
- *Bella* (1970), as Bella Berg
- *I den grønne skov* (1968), Actor
- *Meet Me on Cassiopeia* (1951), as Musen Polyhymnia
- *Min kone er uskyldig* (1950), Actor
- *Din fortid er glemt* (1949), as Anna
- *John and Irene* (1949), as Irene
- *Jenny and the Soldier* (1947), as Jenny Christensen
- *The Invisible Army* (1945), as Alice
- *To som elsker hinanden* (1944), as Ellen Selstrup
- *Eight Chords* (1944), as Ellen
- *Elly Petersen* (1944), Actor
- *Drama på slottet* (1943), as Anna Dalvig
- *Hans Onsdags-Veninde* (1943), as Magda Hansen
- *The Burning Question* (1943), Actor
- *A Gentleman in Top Hat and Tails* (1942), as Lilly Jensen
- *Vi kunde ha' det saa rart* (1942), as Lene Bang
- *Søren Søndervold* (1942), Actor
- *Tag til Rønneby kro* (1941), as Anne Lise
- *Tante Cramers Testamente* (1941), as Gerda, husassistent hos Rømers
- *Far skal giftes* (1941), as Birthe Jensen
- *En ganske almindelig pige* (1940), Actor
- *Balletten danser* (1938), as Else Møller
- *Flaadens blaa matroser* (1937), Actor

## Gallery

- ![Bodil Kjer](https://film.one/media/person/3925714/gallery-88b1c4bc917c.jpg) Bodil Kjer — ASA Film, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Publicity_photo_of_Bodil_Kjer_in_Elly_Petersen_%281944%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Bodil Kjer](https://film.one/media/person/3925714/gallery-a735417501c4.jpg) Bodil Kjer — Image via TMDB
- ![Bodil Kjer](https://film.one/media/person/3925714/gallery-17a46d3a6cb2.jpg) Bodil Kjer — Image via TMDB
- ![Bodil Kjer](https://film.one/media/person/3925714/gallery-2507dd5b86d1.jpg) Bodil Kjer — Image via TMDB
- ![Bodil Kjer](https://film.one/media/person/3925714/gallery-11a1ae2a89b6.jpg) Bodil Kjer — Image via TMDB
- ![Bodil Kjer](https://film.one/media/person/3925714/gallery-1b2c95853256.jpg) Bodil Kjer — Image via TMDB
- ![Bodil Kjer](https://film.one/media/person/3925714/gallery-62f45d29a9e3.jpg) Bodil Kjer — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 8 won

- Bodil Honorary Award 1997: Bodil Honorary Award (won)
- commander of the Order of the Dannebrog 1994: commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (won)
- Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1977: Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (won)
- Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog 1976: Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog (won)
- Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog 1966: Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (won)
- Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1952: Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (won)
- Teaterpokalen 1952: Teaterpokalen (won)
- Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1948: Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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