--- name: "Ghita Nørby" canonical: "https://film.one/person/ghita-nrby" fi1m_id: "ghita-nrby" imdb_id: "nm0639152" tmdb_id: 47153 wikidata_id: "Q289924" roles: ["Actor"] born: "12 January 1935" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-26T02:23:44.012105+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." --- # Ghita Nørby ## Identity Ghita Nørby - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ghita-nrby - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** ghita-nrby - **IMDb ID:** nm0639152 - **TMDB ID:** 47153 - **Wikidata ID:** Q289924 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghita_N%C3%B8rby, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289924, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639152/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47153 Actor. Born 12 January 1935 in Copenhagen, Denmark. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 12 January 1935, Copenhagen, Denmark - **Active:** 1987–1994 - **Also known as:** Гита Нёрбю, 기타 뇌르뷔 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghita_N%C3%B8rby, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289924, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639152/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47153 ## Coming up - *The Closed Book* (2027-10-01), as Frederikke (1934) ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Babette's Feast*](https://film.one/film/babettes-feast.md) (86) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Ghita Nørby is a Danish actress. Born in Copenhagen, she is the daughter of opera singer Einar Nørby and studied for two years at the Danish Royal Theatre, where she was employed from 1956 to 1959. She has appeared in more than 100 films and numerous television productions since her debut in 1956. She is known for her voice role as narrator in *Babette's Feast* (1987), her performance as Rigmor Mortensen in *The Kingdom* (1994) and its sequels, and roles in *The Best Intentions* (1992), *Hamsun* (1996) and *Everlasting Moments* (2008). Nørby has received multiple awards, including the Ingenio et Arti medal in 2006, and has been nominated for Guldbagge and Bodil awards. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Babette's Feast* (1987), Fi1m 86, as Fortæller (stemme) — [page](https://film.one/film/babettes-feast.md) ## Complete filmography (142) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Closed Book* (2027), as Frederikke (1934) - *Dirch - Danmarks Store Komiker* (2026), Actor - *Manden i Hullet* (2025), series, as Fortæller - *Ørkenens Sønner: Fingeren på pølsen* (2025), as Medvirkende i indslag - *Danske tv-seriers bedste* (2024), series, as Sig selv - *Året der gik- 2023* (2023), as Sig selv - *Rosa and the Stone Troll* (2023), as Stone Troll (voice) - *Ghitas hemmeligheder* (2022), as Sig selv - *A Storm for Christmas* (2022), series, as Magnhild - *Toscana* (2022), as Inge - *Vilde stemmer* (2022), series, as Speaker - *Resin* (2019), as Else - *Between a Rock and a Hard Place* (2019), as Birthe Rasmussen - *Before the Frost* (2019), as Agnes - *Key House Mirror* (2015), as Lily - *Historien om Olsen Banden* (2015), Actor - *Jauja* (2014), as Woman in the cave - *Silent Heart* (2014), as Esther - *Fra "Harlekin" til "Krøniken": 60 års TV-drama* (2011), as Sig selv - *Carmen & Colombo* (2011), series, as Fru Gottschalk - *People in the Sun* (2011), as Fru Sørensen - *ZULU Comedy Galla* (2010), series, as Ghita Nørby - *The Christmas Party* (2009), as Gerda - *The Wild Swans* (2009), as Fatamorgana / The Old Lady · Director - *Original* (2009), as Harriet - *God, Smell and Her* (2009), Actor - *Everlasting Moments* (2008), as Miss Fagerdal - *What No One Knows* (2008), as Ingrid Deleuran - *O'Horten* (2007), as Fru Deinboll - *Spelar du ikväll?* (2006), Actor - *Welcome to Verona* (2006), as Virginia - *Skide godt, Balling!* (2005), Actor - *Four Weeks in June* (2005), as Lilly - *The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey* (2004), series, as Thea Nellemann - *The Inheritance* (2003), as Annelise - *Kokken* (2002), as Posedame - *Arsenik og gamle kniplinger* (2002), as Abby Brewster - *Shake It All About* (2001), as Bine - *Count Axel* (2001), as Baronesse Gjerløv - *Help! I'm a Fish* (2000), as Anna (voice) - *Unit One* (2000), series, as Bibi - *Troll Tales* (2000), series, as Vrantegnie (stemme) - *A Place Nearby* (2000), as Fru Nielsen - *The Honour of the House* (1999), as Fru Kristensen - *The Kingdom II* (1998), as Rigmor Mortensen - *Credo* (1997), as Svigermor - *Bryggeren* (1996), series, as Johanne Luise Heiberg - *Hamsun* (1996), as Marie Hamsun - *Like It Never Was Before* (1995), as Hjördis - *Pyrus: The Greatest Christmas* (1994), series, as Margrethe Sprænghest - *The Kingdom* (1994), as Rigmor Mortensen - *The Kingdom* (1994), series, as Rigmor Mortensen - *Family Matters* (1993), as Jan's mother - *Sofie* (1992), as Frederikke - *The Best Intentions* (1992), as Karin Åkerblom - *The Best Intentions* (1991), series, as Karin Åkerblom - *Freud Leaving Home* (1991), as Rosha Cohen - *Smykketyven* (1990), as Ruth - *Walter and Carlo in America* (1989), as Flora Nymann - *Memories of a Marriage* (1989), as Regitze - *Aarhus by Night* (1989), Actor - *Katinka* (1988), as Helene - *Hip Hip Hurrah!* (1987), as Henny - *Babette's Feast* (1987), as Fortæller (stemme) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/babettes-feast.md) - *The Wolf at the Door* (1986), as Ida Molard - *Mor er major* (1985), series, as Marianne Løve - *Fra regnormenes liv* (1985), as Johanne Louise Heiberg - *Ude på noget* (1984), series, as Ruth - *Den ubetænksomme elsker* (1982), as Helena, Sanna's Mother - *Your Money or Your Life* (1982), as Ellen Worm, Claus' ex-kone - *Wolf Hour* (1981), as Anna - *Helligtrekongersaften* (1981), Actor - *Undskyld vi er her* (1980), as Sekretær - *Danmark er lukket* (1980), as Akademiker - *Kvindesind* (1980), as Bente - *It's a World Full of Children* (1980), as Annemarie - *Charly & Steffen* (1979), Actor - *Kick Me in the Traditions!* (1979), as Sygeplejerske - *Matador* (1978), series, as Ingeborg Skjern - *Me and Charly* (1978), as Helle, Steffens mor - *Vandalism* (1977), Actor - *Watch Your Back, Professor!* (1977), as Madame Natasha - *Going for Broke* (1977), as Skuespilleren - *Louises hus* (1977), as Louise - *Tre Søstre* (1977), Actor - *That Brief Summer* (1976), as Kirsten - *Only the Truth* (1975), as Ilse Brehmer - *Good and Evil* (1975), Actor - *Bertram og Lisa* (1975), as Lisa - *The Misanthrope* (1974), as Célimène - *Et dukkehjem* (1974), as Nora - *Solens børn* (1972), as Elena - *Our Home Is Our Castle* (1971), Actor - *Hooray for the Blue Hussars* (1970), as Frida - *Værelset* (1970), as Eva - *Amour* (1970), as Elisa - *The House at Christianshavn* (1970), series, as Charlotte - *The Song of the Red Ruby* (1970), as Embla - *The Olsen Gang in a Fix* (1969), as Bodil Hansen - *Ladies Man* (1969), Actor - *What a Pity About Daddy* (1968), Actor - *Life with Daddy* (1967), as Bitten Nielsen - *Love Thy Neighbour* (1967), as Britt - *Wife on vacation* (1967), as Bodil Thorsen - *Nu stiger den* (1966), as Caroline - *Flagermusen* (1966), as Adele - *Ich suche einen Mann* (1966), as Barbara Schönfelder - *The Girl and the Playboy* (1965), as Ung pige på gaden - *Erik Soya's 17* (1965), as Vibeke - *It's Nifty in the Navy* (1965), as Hanne Hansen - *The Major's Guard* (1964), Actor - *Sextet* (1963), as Lena - *Three Girls in Paris* (1963), as Hanne - *Hvis lille pige er du?* (1963), as Eva - *The Queen's Guardsman* (1963), as Inger - *The Girl and the Press Photographer* (1963), as Lene Kristiansen - *Rikki og mændene* (1962), as Rikki - *Oskar* (1962), as Eva Hansen - *Den kære familie* (1962), as Ida Friis - *Crazy Paradise* (1962), as Edith Ibenholdt - *Han, hun, Dirch og Dario* (1962), as Marianne Borg - *Landsbylægen* (1961), as Grethe Strand - *Flemming på kostskole* (1961), as Frk. Birk - *The Musketeers* (1961), as Inger - *Den grønne elevator* (1961), Actor - *Min kone fra Paris* (1961), as Irene Hagenfryd - *Peter's baby* (1961), as Tony - *Flemming and Kvik* (1960), Actor - *Sandhedens hævn* (1960), as Sabine - *Sømand i knibe* (1960), as Eva Thygesen - *Baronessen fra benzintanken* (1960), as Anne von Rosensteen - *Frihedens pris* (1960), as Lis - *Charley's Aunt* (1959), as Laura Hornemann - *De sjove aar* (1959), as Marianne Birk - *A Hullaballoo at the Castle* (1959), Actor - *3 må man være* (1959), as Kate Halling - *Vagabonderne paa Bakkegaarden* (1958), as Hanne - *Styrmand Karlsen* (1958), as Anne Marie Bøgelund - *Det lille hotel* (1958), Actor - *Jul i Skovridergaarden* (1957), as Eva Lund - *Sin Alley* (1957), as Else - *The Young Have No Time* (1956), as Helle ## Gallery - ![Ghita Nørby](https://film.one/media/person/3925719/gallery-780972386ad8.jpg) Ghita Nørby — Mogens Engelund, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Ghita_N%C3%B8rby.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Danska skådespelerskan Ghita Nørby var på plats när den svenske filmskaparen Jan Troell visade tre kortfilmer och samtalade om sitt arbete vid en kulturafton på](https://film.one/media/person/3925719/gallery-7fe238be5805.jpg) Danska skådespelerskan Ghita Nørby var på plats när den svenske filmskaparen Jan Troell visade tre kortfilmer och samtalade om sitt arbete vid en kulturafton på — Johan Wessman / News Oresund, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/20230412_Ghita_N%C3%B8rby.jpg/1280px-20230412_Ghita_N%C3%B8rby.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Ghita Nørby as Sarah Bernhardt in the Copenhagen theater Folketeatret's production of the play "Sarah" (Original title: "Memoir") by John Murrell. (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/3925719/gallery-24b137a5bf70.jpg) Ghita Nørby as Sarah Bernhardt in the Copenhagen theater Folketeatret's production of the play "Sarah" (Original title: "Memoir") by John Murrell. (2013) — Thomas Petri, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Sarah_%28play%29_01.jpg/1280px-Sarah_%28play%29_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Ghita Nørby as Sarah Bernhardt in the Copenhagen theater Folketeatret's production of the play "Sarah" (Original title: "Memoir") by John Murrell. (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/3925719/gallery-3b4ade9bc220.jpg) Ghita Nørby as Sarah Bernhardt in the Copenhagen theater Folketeatret's production of the play "Sarah" (Original title: "Memoir") by John Murrell. (2013) — Thomas Petri, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Sarah_%28play%29_04.jpg/1280px-Sarah_%28play%29_04.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Ghita Nørby](https://film.one/media/person/3925719/gallery-109e98924d4c.jpg) Ghita Nørby — Image via TMDB - ![Ghita Nørby](https://film.one/media/person/3925719/gallery-552ff0b60036.jpg) Ghita Nørby — Image via TMDB - ![Ghita Nørby](https://film.one/media/person/3925719/gallery-2f73f7f20d37.jpg) Ghita Nørby — Image via TMDB - ![Preben Kristensen as George Pitou and Ghita Nørby as Sarah Bernhardt in the Copenhagen theater Folketeatret's production of the play "Sarah" (also known as "Mem (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/3925719/gallery-56bcad817ed7.jpg) Preben Kristensen as George Pitou and Ghita Nørby as Sarah Bernhardt in the Copenhagen theater Folketeatret's production of the play "Sarah" (also known as "Mem (2013) — Thomas Petri, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Sarah_%28play%29.jpg/1280px-Sarah_%28play%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Ghita Nørby as Sarah Bernhardt and Preben Kristensen as George Pitou in the Copenhagen theater Folketeatret's production of the play "Sarah" (Original title: "M (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/3925719/gallery-e50e76063dd3.jpg) Ghita Nørby as Sarah Bernhardt and Preben Kristensen as George Pitou in the Copenhagen theater Folketeatret's production of the play "Sarah" (Original title: "M (2013) — Thomas Petri, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Sarah5.jpg/1280px-Sarah5.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Ghita Nørby](https://film.one/media/person/3925719/gallery-7a8e3f6c42a6.jpg) Ghita Nørby — Image via TMDB - ![Ghita Nørby](https://film.one/media/person/3925719/gallery-654da4e6c518.jpg) Ghita Nørby — Image via TMDB - ![Ghita Nørby](https://film.one/media/person/3925719/gallery-d767b729b5ec.jpg) Ghita Nørby — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 23 won - Robert Honorary Award 2013: Robert Honorary Award (won) - Bodil Honorary Award 2012: Bodil Honorary Award (won) - Nordic Language Prize 2012: Nordic Language Prize (won) - Rødekro Kulturpris 2009: Rødekro Kulturpris (won) - Ingenio et arti 2006: Ingenio et arti (won) - Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2004: Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (won), for *The Inheritance* - Honorary craftsman 2003: Honorary craftsman (won) - Hans Christian Andersen Award 2000: Hans Christian Andersen Award (won) - The Native Danish Language Award 1998: The Native Danish Language Award (won) - commander of the Order of the Dannebrog 1996: commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (won) - Niels Prize 1995: Niels Prize (won) - Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1993: Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (won), for *Sofie* - Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1992: Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (won), for *Freud Leaving Home* - European Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 1992: European Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (won), for *Freud Leaving Home* - Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1992: Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (won), for *Freud Leaving Home* - Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1990: Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (won), for *Waltzing Regitze* - Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1990: Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (won), for *Waltzing Regitze* - Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog 1983: Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog (won) - Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1982: Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (won), for *Your Money or Your Life* - Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1976: Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (won), for *Den korte sommer* - Tagea Brandt Rejselegat 1974: Tagea Brandt Rejselegat (won) - Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog 1973: Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (won) - Teaterpokalen 1973: Teaterpokalen (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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