Stine Stengade
Encyclopedia
Stine Stengade is a Danish
actress best known for her leading role in the 2001 Dogme 95
film Kira's Reason: A Love Story
(Original title: En Kærlighedshistorie).
on 1 June 1972. She attended Kalundborg Gymnasium
and graduated from the Danish National School of Theater in 1998. Stengade debuted on screen in the 1996 film Den Attende. In 2000 she achieved notoriety in Denmark as the femme fatale Lisbeth Gordon in the popular Danish television crime series Edderkoppen. The following year she played the leading role in the award-winning Dogme 95
film Kira's Reason: A Love Story
. For her performance Stengade received both the Bodil Award and the Robert Award
for Best Actress of 2001. Stengade has appeared in several television series including Rejseholdet and Langt fra Las Vegas. She performed in the popular film Nynne
(2006) and was again nominated for the Bodil Award as Best Actress for her role in the dramatic film Prag.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
actress best known for her leading role in the 2001 Dogme 95
Dogme 95
Dogme 95 was an avant-garde filmmaking movement started in 1995 by the Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, who created the "Dogme 95 Manifesto" and the "Vow of Chastity". These were rules to create filmmaking based on the traditional values of story, acting, and theme, and...
film Kira's Reason: A Love Story
Kira's Reason: A Love Story
Kira's Reason - A Love Story is a 2001 Danish drama directed by Ole Christian Madsen and written by Madsen and Mogens Rukov. The film stars Stine Stengade in a character study of a young mother who, released after two years a psychiatric ward, struggles to hold her marriage, family and life intact...
(Original title: En Kærlighedshistorie).
Biography
Stine Stengade was born in DenmarkDenmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
on 1 June 1972. She attended Kalundborg Gymnasium
Kalundborg Gymnasium
Kalundborg Gymnasium is a municipal gymnasium in Kalundborg Municipality, Denmark. Established on August 12, 1957, as a high school, the first rector was R. Stig Hansen. , the rector is Peter Abildgaard Andersen, who has held the position since August 2006....
and graduated from the Danish National School of Theater in 1998. Stengade debuted on screen in the 1996 film Den Attende. In 2000 she achieved notoriety in Denmark as the femme fatale Lisbeth Gordon in the popular Danish television crime series Edderkoppen. The following year she played the leading role in the award-winning Dogme 95
Dogme 95
Dogme 95 was an avant-garde filmmaking movement started in 1995 by the Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, who created the "Dogme 95 Manifesto" and the "Vow of Chastity". These were rules to create filmmaking based on the traditional values of story, acting, and theme, and...
film Kira's Reason: A Love Story
Kira's Reason: A Love Story
Kira's Reason - A Love Story is a 2001 Danish drama directed by Ole Christian Madsen and written by Madsen and Mogens Rukov. The film stars Stine Stengade in a character study of a young mother who, released after two years a psychiatric ward, struggles to hold her marriage, family and life intact...
. For her performance Stengade received both the Bodil Award and the Robert Award
Robert Award
The Robert statue is a Danish film prize awarded each year by the Film Academy of Denmark. It is the Danish equivalent of the American Oscars. The award, voted only by academy members, is acknowledgement by Danish industry colleagues of a person's or film's outstanding contributions during the...
for Best Actress of 2001. Stengade has appeared in several television series including Rejseholdet and Langt fra Las Vegas. She performed in the popular film Nynne
Nynne
Nynne is a Danish film directed by Jonas Elmer, starring Mille Dinesen. It is based on the bestselling Danish novel Nynnes dagbog by Henriette Lind, Lotte Thorsen and Anette Vestergaard, which again was based on a popular newspaper column in Politiken...
(2006) and was again nominated for the Bodil Award as Best Actress for her role in the dramatic film Prag.
Personal life
Stengade divorced her first husband, then live together with the Danish film director Ole Christan Madsen, who directed her in En Kærlighedens Historie, a film which explores a difficult marital break-up.Actress
- Den du frygter (2008) .... Ellen... aka Fear Me NotFear Me NotFear Me Not is a Danish psychological thriller film released in 2008, directed by Kristian Levring. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and was produced by Nordisk Film.-Plot:...
(International: English title) - Spillets regler (2008)... aka Moving Up (International: English title)
- Flame & CitronFlame & CitronFlame & Citron is a 2008 Danish drama/action co-written and directed by Ole Christian Madsen. The film, a fictionalized account based on fact, is about two Danish resistance movement fighters during the Nazi occupation of Denmark.- Plot :...
(2008) .... Ketty ... aka The Flame and the Lemon (USA title) - Daisy Diamond (2007) .... Casting director
- Forsvunden (2006) .... Mia... aka Embrace Me (International: English title)
- Prag (2006) .... Maja... aka Prague (International: English title)
- NynneNynneNynne is a Danish film directed by Jonas Elmer, starring Mille Dinesen. It is based on the bestselling Danish novel Nynnes dagbog by Henriette Lind, Lotte Thorsen and Anette Vestergaard, which again was based on a popular newspaper column in Politiken...
(2005) .... Natasha - Glashus (2005)
- Forsvar .... Ellen Brahe (4 episodes, 2004)... aka Defense (English title)
- Helligtrekongersaften (2004) (TV) .... Viola
- The Fairytaler .... Additional Voices (3 episodes, 2004)
- Se dagens lys (2003) (TV) .... Blå Kollega
- Annas dag (2003) .... Maria
- Rejseholdet.... Miriam (1 episode, 2002)... aka Unit One (English title)
- En Kærlighedshistorie (2001) .... Kira... aka Kira's Reason: A Love StoryKira's Reason: A Love StoryKira's Reason - A Love Story is a 2001 Danish drama directed by Ole Christian Madsen and written by Madsen and Mogens Rukov. The film stars Stine Stengade in a character study of a young mother who, released after two years a psychiatric ward, struggles to hold her marriage, family and life intact...
- Langt fra Las VegasLangt fra Las VegasLangt fra Las Vegas is a Danish sit-com, which was first aired on the Danish TV channel TV2 Zulu. It revolved around life at a newly started TV morning show, Jump Start, and focused on the life of the main character, Casper .Langt fra Las Vegas consisted of 53 episodes, aired over 5 seasons with...
.... Anne (3 episodes, 2001) - Edderkoppen (2000) TV mini-series .... Lisbeth Gordan
- Zacharias Carl Borg (2000) .... Anna
- Attende, Den (1996) .... Pia ... aka The Eighteens
Self
- Meyerheim .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
- Vild med dans (2005) TV series .... Herself - Participant (season 1)
- Bodilprisen 2005 (2005) (TV) .... Herself
- Bag kameraet: En kærlighedshistorie (2002) (V) (uncredited) .... Herself/Kira