Birthe Neumann

Birthe Neumann (born 30 April 1947 in Vanløse, Copenhagen) is a Danish actress.

In 1972 she graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre, and was shortly afterwards employed as an actress at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. At the Royal Danish Theatre she has appeared in a number of productions, among them Marx and Coca Cola, Molière's The Learned Ladies, Henrik Hertz's Sparekassen (The Savings Bank), Jess Ørnsbo's Majonæse (Mayonnaise), Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, and David Hare's A Breath of Life. Her film appearances include Hovedjægerne (her first film role, in 1971; released internationally as The Headhunters), Lad isbjørnene danse (1990, Dance of the Polar Bears), Kærlighedens Smerte (1992, Pain of Love), The Celebration (1998, Festen, the first Dogme 95 film), Elsker dig for evigt og (2002, Open Hearts, also a Dogme film) and Lykkevej (Move Me, 2003). She has also appeared in Danish television series including Lars von Trier's Riget (The Kingdom), Forsvar (Defense), and as a repeated guest star on Krøniken (Chronicles). She has received both of Denmark's leading film awards: a Bodil for her performances in Kærlighedens smerte and Lykkevej, and a Robert for Lykkevej. In 2013, she received the Lauritzen Award.

Neumann is married to Danish actor Paul Hüttel; they have one daughter.

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Pain of Love	Kirstens mor
1998	The Celebration	Else, the mother
2002	Facing the Truth	Eli's Mother
2002	Open Hearts	Hanne
2008	Dancers	Annika's Mother
2010	In a Better World	Marianne's colleague
2020	Into the Darkness	Sara
2021	The Pact	Karen Blixen

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013-2024	Badehotellet	Olga Fjeldsø	64 episodes
2024	Constellation	Walborg Bang	1 episode

External links

• Birthe Neumann at IMDb
• Birthe Neumann in the Danish Film Database
• Birthe Neumann in the film database danskefilm.dk (in Danish)