Vera Gebuhr(1916-2014)
- Actress
Vera Gebuhr is among Denmark's finest character actresses, acting in
countless stage and screen productions through a career of more than
sixty years. She grew up in Funen, Denmark, as the daughter of an
industry owner. As a child she took ballet lessons, and in the late
1930s she travelled to Copenhagen as a protegée of John Price to study at
The Royal Theatre's acting school from 1937 to 1939. Her theatre debut
was on 26 December 1939, in Henrik Ibsen's "Brand" at Folketeatret,
Copenhagen, where she had steady work for the following 25 years. The
play "Arvingen" is often cited as her true breakthrough. In the career
that followed she was never unemployed and combined theatre with
television and film performances. She also co-starred in the popular
Matador (1978), but remarkably, she says her very best parts came when she was
between 70 and 85. At the time of writing, her latest project is
Afgrunden (2003) where she stars as Asta Nielsen. Through two marriages Vera Gebuhr
has led an active family life, and the she is still in excellent health
for her age.
