--- name: "Iben Hjejle" canonical: "https://film.one/person/iben-hjejle" fi1m_id: "iben-hjejle" imdb_id: "nm0005013" tmdb_id: 1562 wikidata_id: "Q435097" roles: ["Actor"] born: "22 March 1971" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T22:41:58.817414+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." --- # Iben Hjejle ## Identity Iben Hjejle - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/iben-hjejle - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** iben-hjejle - **IMDb ID:** nm0005013 - **TMDB ID:** 1562 - **Wikidata ID:** Q435097 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iben_Hjejle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435097, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005013/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1562 Actor. Born 22 March 1971 in København, Danmark. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 22 March 1971, København, Danmark - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iben_Hjejle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435097, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005013/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1562 ## Coming up - *The Closed Book* (2027-10-01), as Mrs. Leuenbech ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*High Fidelity*](https://film.one/film/high-fidelity.md) (82) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Iben Hjejle > Iben Hjejle brings a grounded, clear-sighted presence to comedy, often opposite men allowed considerably more foolishness. We value her naturalism, though *High Fidelity* shows how easily that strength can leave an actor short of jokes. In *High Fidelity* (2000), Iben Hjejle's Laura has to make herself heard in a film that would generally rather listen to Rob. Her grounded presence helps us take the romance seriously while John Cusack's character takes his own feelings seriously enough for everyone. Hjejle is good at playing the clear-sighted counterpart without making the contrast feel forced. We rate that naturalism, especially in comedies where the men get most of the attention. The difficulty is how easily a screenplay can leave her with little else to do. The early move into English-language films followed *Mifune's Last Song* (1999), her breakthrough in Dogme 95. Stephen Frears brought her into *High Fidelity*, but the work that followed was not simply a succession of international parts. Danish comedy remained important, including *Klovn* and *Langt fra Las Vegas* alongside Casper Christensen. Lars von Trier's *The Boss of It All* (2006) belongs to that comic strand, while the crime series *Dicte* (2013–2016) gave her a sustained lead. That is a more useful way to look at her work than treating Laura as a promise of bigger English-language roles. The limitation in *High Fidelity* is chiefly in the writing, not in Hjejle's capacity to hold our interest. Cusack, D.V. DeVincentis, Scott Rosenberg and Steve Pink give Rob plenty of room to expose his faults, and much less comic space to Laura. We were frustrated by that imbalance because her grounded performance makes us want the film to spend more time with her. It remains a funny, perceptive romance that we recommend warmly. What we would welcome is a screen role that lets her cause more of the trouble. Being convincing as the sensible person should not amount to a permanent assignment. *High Fidelity* makes a persuasive case for her ability to keep a romantic comedy believable, even while denying her an equal share of its fun. For a longer acquaintance with her work in a leading part, try *Dicte*. ## Biography Iben Hjejle is a Danish actress. She trained at Statens Teaterskole in Copenhagen, graduating in 1996. She gained attention for her role in the Dogme 95 film *Mifune's Last Song* (1999), for which she received an Honourable Mention at the Berlin International Film Festival. She played Laura opposite John Cusack in *High Fidelity* (2000). Other notable credits include *Flickering Lights* (2000), *The Boss of It All* (2006), *Defiance* (2008) and *Chéri* (2009), as well as Danish television series such as *Langt fra Las Vegas*, *Klovn* and *Dicte*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *High Fidelity* (2000), Fi1m 82, as Laura — [page](https://film.one/film/high-fidelity.md) ## Complete filmography (63) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Closed Book* (2027), as Mrs. Leuenbech - *Austerity* (2026), as Tut - *Løgnen* (2025), series, as Rie Bisgaard - *Mugge & Super Happy* (2025), as Kirsten (voice) - *100% Sjov* (2024), series, as Sig selv - *Secrets* (2024), series, as Eva - *Shabholm* (2023), as Hennings Kone, Pia Støjmund - *Statsministeren Helle Thorning-Schmidt* (2023), series, as Sig selv - *Maret* (2023), as Dr. Moore - *All Exclusive* (2022), series, as Sig selv - *Mugge & hans mærkelige hjerne* (2022), as Kirsten (voice) - *12 uger i helvede* (2021), series, Actor - *A Beautiful Curse* (2021), as Angel 2 - *The Idiots Who Started The Party* (2020), as Sig selv - *Monty and the Street Party* (2019), as Kirsten (voice) - *The Rain* (2018), series, as Ellen Andersen - *Med på noderne* (2017), series, as Sig selv - *Klown Forever* (2015), as Iben - *Ditte & Louise* (2015), series, as Sig selv - *Growing Pains* (2014), as Birte - *Freak Out!* (2014), as Ida Hoffman (voice) - *Every Child is Made of Fire* (2013), Actor - *Eskil & Trinidad* (2013), as Mette - *Dicte* (2013), series, as Dicte Svendsen - *Fuck Up* (2012), as Malin - *Stockholm East* (2011), as Anna - *Rosa Morena* (2011), as Christine - *Klown* (2010), as Iben - *ZULU Comedy Galla* (2010), series, as Iben Hjejle - *Wallander: The Ghost* (2010), Actor - *Live from Bremen* (2009), series, as Forskellige roller - *The Eclipse* (2009), as Lena Morelle - *Chéri* (2009), as Marie Laure - *The Escape* (2009), as Rikke Lyngvig - *Defiance* (2008), as Bella - *Boy Meets Girl* (2008), as Kathrine Poulsen - *Journey to Saturn* (2008), as Susanne Mortensen - *The Boss of It All* (2006), as Lise - *Han, hun og Strindberg* (2006), as Liza - *Anna Pihl* (2006), series, as Mikala Hansen - *Klovn* (2005), series, as Iben - *Wallander* (2005), series, as Kim Kristensen - *The Collector* (2004), as Laura - *Monster Thursday* (2004), as Sara - *The Good Cop* (2004), as Louise - *Dreaming of Julia* (2003), as Julia - *The Bouncer* (2003), as Lizzie - *Sweet Dreams* (2003), as Marie - *Annas dag* (2003), as Anna - *Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II* (2002), as Mille - *Gustav III:s äktenskap* (2001), as Queen Sofia Magdalena - *Gustav III:s äktenskap* (2001), series, as Queen Sofia Magdalena - *Banjos Likørstue* (2001), series, as Iben Hjejle - *The Emperor's New Clothes* (2001), as Nicole 'Pumpkin' Truchaut - *Far from Las Vegas* (2001), series, as Liva Eberhart - *Flickering Lights* (2000), as Therese - *High Fidelity* (2000), as Laura — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/high-fidelity.md) - *Possessed* (1999), as Berit - *Mifune* (1999), as Liva - *Den hemmelige tunnel* (1997), series, as Ida - *Sinan's Wedding* (1997), as Lulu - *Mors dag* (1996), as Karen - *Portland* (1996), as Eva ## Gallery - ![Iben Hjejle](https://film.one/media/person/96905/gallery-a521ca41ef4e.jpg) Iben Hjejle — BKP, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Iben_H_%26_Bjarne_K-P.jpg/1280px-Iben_H_%26_Bjarne_K-P.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Iben Hjejle og Bjarne Krogh-Pedersen ved starten af 3. sæson af serien Dicte på TV2 (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/96905/gallery-63a89fa1e4c5.jpg) Iben Hjejle og Bjarne Krogh-Pedersen ved starten af 3. sæson af serien Dicte på TV2 (2016) — BKP, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Iben_H_%26_Bjarne_K-P_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Iben Hjejle](https://film.one/media/person/96905/gallery-a93756f05808.jpg) Iben Hjejle — Image via TMDB - ![Iben Hjejle](https://film.one/media/person/96905/gallery-256cc46d055b.jpg) Iben Hjejle — Image via TMDB - ![Iben Hjejle](https://film.one/media/person/96905/gallery-8fd35ac6782d.jpg) Iben Hjejle — Image via TMDB - ![Iben Hjejle](https://film.one/media/person/96905/gallery-21921a9cdc35.jpg) Iben Hjejle — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated - Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 2000: Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (nominated), for *Mifune's Last Song* - European Film Award for Best Actress 1999: European Film Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Mifune's Last Song* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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