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Ghita Nørby

Acting Born Jan 12, 1935 Copenhagen, Denmark 24 credits

Biography

Nørby was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of opera singer Einar Nørby. She studied two years at the Danish Royal Theatre. She has received a number of awards and recognitions including the Ingenio et Arti medal in 2006. At the 27th Guldbagge Awards she was nominated for the award for Best Actress for her role in Freud's Leaving Home.

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, in 1964. They were divorced in 1969. She married a fourth time to actor Jørgen Reenberg in April 1970. She is currently married to pianist/composer, Svend Skipper.

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Full filmography

  • Spørg Charlie (2006) as Sig selv
  • Unit One (2000) as Bibi
  • The Kingdom (1994) as Rigmor Mortensen
  • Tæt på sandheden (2017) as Sig selv
  • Matador (1978) as Ingeborg Skjern
  • The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey (2004) as Thea Nellemann
  • The House at Christianshavn (1970) as Charlotte
  • The Guldbagge Awards (1981) as Self
  • The Guldbagge Awards (1981) as Self - Best Actress winner
  • ZULU Comedy Galla (2010) as Ghita Nørby
  • Bryggeren (1996) as Johanne Luise Heiberg
  • Insider (2025) as Sig selv
  • Help! I'm a Fish (2000) as Anna (voice)
  • A Storm for Christmas (2022) as Magnhild
  • The Kingdom II (1998) as Rigmor Mortensen
  • The Kingdom (1994) as Rigmor Mortensen
  • Dansk films bedste (2022) as Sig selv
  • Babette's Feast (1987) as Fortæller (stemme)
  • Deja-vu med Frøkjær (2021) as Sig selv
  • Danske tv-seriers bedste (2024) as Sig selv
  • Meyerheim & stjernerne (2018) as Sig selv
  • Pyrus: The Greatest Christmas (1994) as Margrethe Sprænghest
  • Shake It All About (2001) as Bine
  • The Best Intentions (1991) as Karin Åkerblom