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Ghita Nørby

Ghita Nørby

Danish actress (born 1935)

Ghita Nørby (born 11 January 1935) is a Danish actress with 117 film credits to her name from 1956 to 2005, making her one of the most active Danish actresses ever.

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Early life

Nørby was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of opera singer Einar Nørby (1896–1983). She studied two years at the Danish Royal Theatre (Det Kongelige Teater).

Career

She was an actress at the theatre from 1956 to 1959.

She has received a number of awards and recognitions including the Ingenio et Arti medal in 2006.[1] At the 27th Guldbagge Awards she was nominated for the award for Best Actress for her role in Freud's Leaving Home.[2]

Personal life

She has been married a number of times, first in 1956 to architect Mogens Garth-Grüner, and then to actor Henrik Wiehe. She met her next husband, Italian pop singer/actor Dario Campeotto, on the set of a film they were shooting in 1962. They were married in 1963, and had a son, actor Giacomo Campeotto [da], in 1964. They were divorced in 1969. She married a fourth time to actor Jørgen Reenberg in April 1970. Her fifth husband was pianist/composer Svend Skipper [da]. They married in 1984 and divorced in 2011.

Selected filmography

She has additionally provided Danish voice to the following Disney animation films Pocahontas, Lady and the Tramp II, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Mulan, The Emperor's New Groove, and Mulan II.[3]

Awards

References

  1. [1]
    "For videnskab og kunst medaljen Ingenio et arti" [For science and art: the Ingenio et Arti medal]. Litterære priser, medaljer, legater mv [Literary prizes, medals, scholarships, etc] (in Danish). Retrieved 2010-09-05. List of recipients. Self-published, but with references.
  2. [2]
    "Freud flyttar hemifrån (1991)". Swedish Film Institute. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
  3. [3]
    "Den danske film database" [The Danish Film Database] (in Danish). danskefilm.dk. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
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