Actor

1935-01-11 · Denmark · Female

11 series in the catalog

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.

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. At the 27th Guldbagge Awards she was nominated for the award for Best Actress for her role in Freud Leaving Home.

Personal life

She has been married a number of times, first in 1956 to architect Mogens Garth-Grüner. 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, in 1964. They were divorced in 1969. She married a third time to actor Jørgen Reenberg in April 1970. Her fourth husband was pianist/composer Svend Skipper. They married in 1984 and divorced in 2011.

Selected filmography

Charles' tante (Charles' Aunt, International English title) (1959), role of Laura Hornemann

Frihedens pris (1960), role of Lis

Baronessen fra benzintanken (The Baroness from the Gas Station) 1960, role of Anne Tofte/von Rosensten

Han, Hun, Dirch og Dario 1962

Sytten 1965

I Am Looking for a Man 1966

Sangen om den Røde Rubin 1970

Amour 1970

Matador (Monopoly) 1978, TV series, role of Ingeborg Skjern

Katinka 1988

Dansen med Regitze (Memories of a Marriage, Waltzing Regitze) 1989

Den goda viljan (The Best Intentions), 1992

Riget (The Kingdom, International title) 1994–97, TV series

Hamsun (1996)

Edderkoppen (The Spider) (2000), TV series

Rejseholdet (Unit 1, International English title) 2000, TV series

Hjælp, Jeg er en Fisk (Help! I'm a Fish!) 2000, voice of Aunt Anna, the Eel

Fire høytider (Four Festivals) 2000, TV mini-series

Grev Axel (Count Axel): 2001, role of Baronesse Gjerløv

En kort, en lang (Shake It All About, International English title) 2001

Kokken (The Cook): (2002)

Arsenik og gamle kniplinger (Arsenic and Old Lace) 2002, TV, role of Abby Brewster.

Arven (The Inheritance, European English title) (2003)

Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé (The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey) (2004), TV series

O' Horten (2007)

Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick (2008)

Jauja (2014)

Silent Heart (2014)

Key House Mirror (2015)

Før frosten (2018)

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.

Awards

2006: Ibsen Centennial Commemoration Award