Ghita Nørby

Ghita Nørby
A woman (Nørby) in a purple coat at a microphone
Nørby in 2010
Born (1935-01-11) 11 January 1935 (age 89)
Copenhagen Denmark
NationalityDanish
OccupationActress
Spouse
(m. 1963; div. 1969)

Ghita Nørby (born 11 January 1935) is a Danish actress with 117 film credits to her name from 1956 to 2005, making her one of the most active Danish actresses ever.

Early life

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Nørby was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of opera singer Einar Nørby (1896–1983). She studied two years at the Danish Royal Theatre (Det Kongelige Teater).

Career

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She was an actress at the theatre from 1956 to 1959.

She has received a number of awards and recognitions including the Ingenio et Arti medal in 2006.[1] At the 27th Guldbagge Awards she was nominated for the award for Best Actress for her role in Freud's Leaving Home.[2]

Personal life

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She has been married a number of times, first in 1956 to architect Mogens Garth-Grüner, and then to actor Henrik Wiehe. She met her next husband, Italian pop singer/actor Dario Campeotto, on the set of a film they were shooting in 1962. They were married in 1963, and had a son, actor Giacomo Campeotto [da], in 1964. They were divorced in 1969. She married a fourth time to actor Jørgen Reenberg in April 1970. Her fifth husband was pianist/composer Svend Skipper [da]. They married in 1984 and divorced in 2011.

Selected filmography

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She has additionally provided Danish voice to the following Disney animation films Pocahontas, Lady and the Tramp II, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Mulan, The Emperor's New Groove, and Mulan II.[3]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "For videnskab og kunst medaljen Ingenio et arti" [For science and art: the Ingenio et Arti medal]. Litterære priser, medaljer, legater mv [Literary prizes, medals, scholarships, etc] (in Danish). Retrieved 2010-09-05. List of recipients. Self-published, but with references.
  2. ^ "Freud flyttar hemifrån (1991)". Swedish Film Institute. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
  3. ^ "Den danske film database" [The Danish Film Database] (in Danish). danskefilm.dk. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
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