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Charlotte Bøving (actress)

Charlotte Bøving (born 15 August 1964) is a Danish actor and theatre director.

Charlotte Bøving
Born (1964-08-15) 15 August 1964 (age 62)
Aarhus, Denmark
Occupations
  • Actor
  • theatre director
Years active1999–present
SpouseBenedikt Erlingsson[1]

Biography

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Bøving was born in Aarhus, Denmark.[2] She trained as an actress at Aarhus Theatre for four years, graduating in 1992.[3] She later moved to Copenhagen, where she worked at Betty Nansen Teatret[2] as well as Husets Teater.[4] In 1995, she was awarded the Henkel Prize [da] for Best Actress of the Year.[5] She was nominated a Reumert Award for the Best Supporting Actress in 2004.[6] She made her directorial and writing debut in 2004 when Den Kolde Jomfru was performed at Husets Teater.[7] In 2005, Bøving moved to Reykjavík, Iceland, leaving Danish theater and instead opting for theater in Reykjavík, Iceland.[3][8]

In 2001, Bøving played the role of Helle Bang in the television series Mit liv som Bent [da], which ran for ten episodes.[9][8] She made her Icelandic film debut in 2013 with the film Of Horses and Men, playing the role of Solveig.[10][11] The film received the Nordic Council Film Prize in 2014.[12] Her second Icelandic film released in 2015, entitled Rams.[13] Her English film debut came in 2015 when she played the role of Lene Gammelgaard in Everest.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 The One and Only Nurse 2 uncredited
2006 Ørn [da] Leila/Louise short film
2013 Of Horses and Men Solveig[11]
2015 Rams Katrin
2015 Everest Lene Gammelgaard
2022 Bamse [da] Mor

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Mit liv som Bent [da] Helle Bang TV series

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1995 Henkel Prize [da] Best Actress of the Year Won [14]
2004 Reumert Award Female Supporting Actress of the Year Verdens Ende Nominated [6]

References

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  1. ↑ Mikkelsen, Hanne Guldberg (20 June 2014). "Tisvilde heste på den røde løber" [Wild horses on the red carpet] (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 Hast, Rikke; Twisttmann, Sofie (2 May 2017). "Charlotte Bøving: Det var kærlighed til både mand og land" [Charlotte Bøving: It was love for both the man and the country]. Femina (in Danish). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 Lyding, Henrik (15 August 2014). "Island tog hende!" [Iceland swept her away!]. Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Lyding, Henrik (24 September 2003). "Husets Teater, København: VERDENS ENDE" ["Husets Teater, Copenhagen: THE END OF THE WORLD"]. Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 Thorsen, Lotte (15 August 2024). "»Det er et stunt, jeg har lavet flere gange i mit liv. At flytte fra en karriere, der kører strålende«" ["It's a stunt I've pulled several times in my life—moving away from a career that's going brilliantly."]. Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Reumert Prisen 2004" [Reumert Prize 2004]. DR (in Danish). 24 March 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Raahauge, Andres; Kronsted, Peter (6 December 2004). "Ingen hellige køer i dansk satire" [No sacred cows in Danish satire]. Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  8. 1 2 Greve, Lisette Arent (23 June 2003). "Bøving i rette element" [Bøving in her element]. Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Charlotte Bøving". Danish Film Institute (in Danish). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Würtz, Kasper (18 June 2014). "'Om heste og mænd'". Soundvenue (in Danish). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  11. 1 2 Boysen, Katrine Sommer (19 June 2014). "En anderledes hestefilm" [An unusual horse film]. Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Benedikt Erlingsson and Friðrik Þór Friðriksson win the Nordic Council Film Prize for "Of Horses and Men"". Nordic cooperation. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  13. ↑ Nielsen, Daniel Hartvig (20 April 2016). "'Blandt mænd og får': Islandsk Cannes-vinder er tørt humoristisk og rørende" ['Rams': Icelandic Cannes winner is dryly humorous and moving]. Soundvenue (in Danish). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  14. ↑ Ingemann, Sine; Lense-Møller, Bjørn (18 December 2025). "Henkelprisen". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
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