Birthe Neumann

Birthe Neumann is a Danish actress known for a long career on stage and screen. Her first film role came in Hovedjægerne in 1971, and the Royal Danish Theatre hired her soon after. Birthe Neumann appears nude in Happy Ending, including a scene with another woman. She was born on 30 April 1947 in Vanløse, Copenhagen. On screen she is best known for The Celebration (1998) and Open Hearts (2002), both Dogme films. Kærlighedens Smerte (1992) and Lykkevej (2003) earned her a Bodil, and Lykkevej also won her a Robert. Her television work includes Lars von Trier's Riget, Forsvar and repeated guest spots on Krøniken. In 2013 she was given the Lauritzen Award, one of Denmark's honours for performers.