Astrid Henning-Jensen
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1914-12-10 · Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Died
- 2002-01-05
Known for
- The Element of Crime (1984) — House Keeper
- Barndommens gade (1986) — Director
- Boy of Two Worlds (1959) — Writer
- Take It Easy (1986)
- Hodja from Pjort (1985) — The poor childrens protector
- The Knight of Justice (1989)
- Winterborn (1978) — Writer
- Those Damned Kids (1947) — Director
- Palle Alone in the World (1949) — Director
- Sunstroke (1953) — Director
- Danish Girls Show Everything (1996) — Herself
- Krane's Confectionery (1951) — Writer
- Unknown Man's Story (1951) — Director
- North Sea Boys (1950) — Writer
- Mig og dig (1969) — Screenplay
- Utro (1966) — Director