Iben Hjejle wurde am 22 März 1971 in Dänemark geboren. Sie ist Schauspielerin und Autorin, bekannt für High Fidelity (2000), Unbeugsam (2008) und Mifune (1999). Sie war mit Emil de Waal verheiratet.
He just phoned me, and asked if I wanted to make a trip to Paris and get in some nice clothes. It's just a bit-part, in which I must come in through the door in a tight purple dress, like a real snake kind of lady and frustrate the two main characters idea. And I was really surprised to discover that the two were main characters were Michelle Pfeiffer and Kathy Bates. But it was incredibly fun to do. [About her role in Chéri - Eine Komödie der Eitelkeiten (2009).]