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Nina Pens Rode

Nina Pens Rode

Danish actress (1929–1992)

Nina Pens Rode (22 May 1929 – 22 July 1992) was a Danish stage and film actress. She is best known for her performance in the title role in Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1964 film Gertrud.[3][4]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Born Nina Pens as the daughter of Svend Thorkild Pens and Rigmor Restorff,[1] she received her actor's education at the Odense Teater.[4] Appearing both in film and on television, her first notable role was in Erik Balling's 1956 Kispus.[4] After divorcing her first husband Mogens Lind, she married actor Ebbe Rode in 1959, with whom she had a son, actor Martin Rode.[4] Together with her husband, she performed in Carl Theodor Dreyer's last film, the 1964 Gertrud, in a role which had originally been intended for Bodil Kjer.[3]

Filmography (selected)

References

  1. [1]
    "Nina Pens". Det Danske Filminstitut (in Danish). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. [2]
    Lindtner, Niels Christian, ed. (1964). Vor tids Hvem skrev hvad,1914-1964. Vol. 1. Politikens forlag. p. 100.
  3. [3]
    Jean Drum; Dale D. Drum (2000). My Only Great Passion: The Life and Films of Carl Th. Dreyer. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 245 ff. ISBN 978-0-8108-3679-2.
  4. [4]
    "Ebbe Rode". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 23 October 2023.


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