Beate Bille
- Actress
Before beginning her studies at the Danish National School of Theatre
in 2000, Beate Bille had already appeared in the films "Angel of the
night" and "The art of success". By the time she graduated in 2004, she
had been offered her first leading role in the feature film
"Menslaughter". This film, which won several Scandinavian film awards,
gave her the opportunity to create an intense portrait of a young
leftwing activist involved in an affair with a former teacher, played
by Danish actor Jesper Christensen. She plays opposite the German
actress Hanna Schygulla in "Die blaue Grenze". Appearances in Emmy
Award winning Danish TV series include roles in "Unit One", "Taxa",
"Ornen", and "Nikolaj og Julie". At 2006 she was selected as the Danish
Shooting Star at the Berlinale Festival. She presently has a part in
Hella Joof's "Fidibus" and Nikolai Arcels' film, "De fortabte Sjaeles
O", which opens in 2007.
