Directing
Astrid Henning-Jensen
DA, EN, NO, SV cinema · 28 credits
Born
10 December 1914
Died
5 January 2002 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Frederiksberg, Denmark
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.
Known for
Filmography
Danish Girls Show Everything
as Herself
Bella, min Bella
Director, Writer
Barndommens gade
Director, Writer
Hodja from Pjort
as The poor childrens protector
The Element of Crime
as House Keeper
Øjeblikket
Director
Winterborn
Writer, Director
Mig og dig
Screenplay, Director
Min bedstefar er en stok
Screenplay, Director
Utro
Director, Writer
Een blandt mange
Director, Screenplay
Boy of Two Worlds
Writer, Director
Sunstroke
Director
Unknown Man's Story
Director, Writer
Krane's Confectionery
Writer, Director
North Sea Boys
Writer, Director
Palle Alone in the World
Director, Writer
Kristinus Bergman
Director, Writer
Those Damned Kids
Director
Your Freedom is at Stake
Camera Operator
Flyktingar finner en hamn
1945
Refugees Find a Port
Actor, Assistant Director