Iben Hjejle
Biography
Born in Copenhagen, Iben Hjejle is a Danish actress known for Danish sitcoms, crime series, and international films. She earned an honorable mention at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival for Mifune's Last Song, where Stephen Frears discovered her and cast her as Laura opposite John Cusack in High Fidelity (2000). Her Danish screen work includes Lars von Trier's The Boss of It All (2006), the action film Old Men in New Cars (2002), and a Dogme 95 film, and she played Queen Sofia Magdalena in SVT's period drama The Marriage of Gustav III (2001). Frears later gave her a cameo in Chéri (2009), and she worked with Daniel Craig on Defiance (2008) and appeared in The Eclipse (2009). On television she spent three seasons on Anna Pihl and took the lead in Dicte, earning good reviews for her performance. In 2024 she won a Reumert Award for Lead Actor of the Year for Lægen at Folketeatret.
55years old
Turns 56 on March 22in 162 days
- Born Copenhagen
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 15 years2000 to 2015
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Big break
At the 49th Berlin International Film Festival, Iben Hjejle earned an Honourable Mention for her work in Mifune's Last Song. British director Stephen Frears spotted her at that same festival.
Iben Hjejle movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Stephen Frears directed two of these films, Mikkel Nørgaard two and Lasse Spang Olsen two. Casper Christensen appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Casper Christensen's page
Mia Lyhne's page
Lars Hjortshøj's page
Frank Hvam's page
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's page
Nikolaj Lie Kaas's page
All films by Stephen Frears
Mikkel NørgaardDirector, 2 films, 2010 to 2015
Lasse Spang OlsenDirector, 2 films, 2002 to 2004
Also two films together13 more actors
- Kim BodniaThe Good Cop (2004) and Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II (2002)
- Thomas Bo LarsenThe Good Cop (2004) and Flickering Lights (2000)
- Slavko LabovicThe Good Cop (2004) and Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II (2002)
- Sofie GråbølThe Boss of It All (2006) and Flickering Lights (2000)
- Elsebeth SteentoftKlown Forever (2015) and Klown (2010)
- Tomas Villum JensenOld Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II (2002) and Flickering Lights (2000)
- Kjeld NørgaardJourney to Saturn (2008) and The Good Cop (2004)
- Michael CarøeKlown Forever (2015) and Klown (2010)
- Dya Josefine HauchKlown Forever (2015) and Klown (2010)
- Jens OkkingThe Good Cop (2004) and Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II (2002)
- Marcuz Jess PetersenKlown Forever (2015) and Klown (2010)
- Niels WeydeKlown Forever (2015) and Klown (2010)
- Tina BilsboKlown Forever (2015) and Klown (2010)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Iben Hjejle's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$137 million
8 of the 12 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 12 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$51M37.4% of the total
- 2$47M34.5% of the total
- 3$13M9.7% of the total
- 4$9.4M6.9% of the total
- 5$7.6M5.5% of the total
- 6$4.9M3.6% of the total
- 7$3.1M2.3% of the total
- 8$144K0.1% of the total
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