Astrid Henning-Jensen

Biography

Astrid Henning-Jensen was a Danish film director, actress, editor and screenwriter. Astrid was married to filmmaker Bjarne Henning-Jensen. She began working as his assistant in 1941 at Nordisk Film. The duo worked together on a number of films as co-directors, co-writers as well as assisting one another on individual projects. Henning-Jensen worked as a filmmaker in multiple capacities; writing, editing and directing. In her career spanning more than 50 years she made a large number of short films, films for Danish television, documentaries as well as feature films. In 1981, Henning-Jensen was a member of the jury at the 31st Berlin International Film Festival and, in 1996, she was awarded with the Berlinale Camera award at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.

Directed

1. Barndommens gade (1986) — Director
2. Boy of Two Worlds (1959) — Director
3. Palle Alone in the World (1949) — Director
4. Winterborn (1978) — Director
5. Those Damned Kids (1947) — Director
6. Sunstroke (1953) — Director
7. Krane's Confectionery (1951) — Director
8. Unknown Man's Story (1951) — Director
9. North Sea Boys (1950) — Director
10. Utro (1966) — Director
11. Mig og dig (1969) — Director
12. Øjeblikket (1980) — Director
13. Kristinus Bergman (1948) — Director
14. Min bedstefar er en stok (1968) — Director
15. Bella, min Bella (1996) — Director
16. De danske sydhavsøer (1944) — Director
17. Dansk politi i Sverige (1945) — Director
18. Een blandt mange (1961) — Director
19. Hest på sommerferie (1959) — Director
20. The Soldier and the Woman (1962) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Element of Crime (1984) — House Keeper
2. Take It Easy (1986)
3. Hodja from Pjort (1985) — The poor childrens protector
4. The Knight of Justice (1989)
5. Danish Girls Show Everything (1996) — Herself
6. Refugees Find a Port (1945)