Anne Louise Hassing

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Anna Louise Hassing
Born (1967-09-17) 17 September 1967 (age 56)
Horsens, Denmark
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present
Spouse
Peter Hellemann
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(m. 2006;div. 2017)​
Children1

Anne Louise Hassing (born 17 September 1967) is a Danish actress. She is best known for her roles in Pain of Love (1992) and The Idiots (1998).

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Career

Anne Louise Hassing was born in Horsens, Denmark, on 17 September 1967. Hassing's acting career is known in Denmark for its remarkable start. [1]

Recognition

In 1992, Hassing made her film debut in the lead role of Nils Malmros' Pain of Love (Danish: Kærlighedens Smerte ). Malmros auditioned 362 actresses before choosing Hassing to play the role of an extremely emotional character named Kirsten, a manic-depressive student having an affair with her teacher. [1] The role earned Hassing both the Robert and the Bodil awards for Best Actress.

I recognized much of myself in the film's Kirsten. Her qualities are very much my own: cheerfulness, the variety of emotions, vulnerability, but also the many mood swings, which for me never developed into actual depression. I was also in love with a teacher in high school.

— Anne Louise Hassing, translated from Jyllands-Posten interview, 1992 [1]

Afterwards, Hassing worked for a short time as a bartender in Aarhus, Denmark. [2] She was accepted into the Danish National School of Theater, which she attended from 1993 to 1997. Despite suffering from extreme stage fright, Hassing continued to pursue theater work. [2] Her next notable role came five years later, after she graduated from the National School of Theater. In 1997, Hassing played the tender, uncomplicated character of Susanne in Lars Von Trier's Dogme film, The Idiots (Danish: Idioterne ). Again, Hassing won a Bodil Award for her role, earning Best Supporting Actress of 1997. [3] In an interview, Hassing spoke about working with Trier:

Everyone worked hard because Lars is incredibly demanding. He wants it real. No one can cheat. Everything must come from the heart. It is very inspiring, but one needs three-month of vacation afterward...

— Anne Louise Hassing, translated from Ekstra Bladet interview, 1998 [1]

Hassing has performed in the film adaptations of the Jane Aamund's novels Klinkevals and Juliane as well as the Danish TV series Strisser på Samsø (A Cop on Samsø) and De pokkers forældre. [4]

2nd Recognition

Hassing again received critical acclaim for her featured role as Ida in the popular Danish television drama Krøniken (English title: Better Times), for which she was awarded the Best Actress award in 2004, 2005, and 2006 at the annual Danish television awards, TvFestival. [5]

Personal life

Hassing married the Danish musician Peter Hellemann in 2006 after they had been a couple since 2001 and had a son in 2005. They divorced in 2017. [6]

Hassing lives in Amager, Copenhagen. She practices Nichiren Buddhism with the Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International and credits the practice for relaxing her and relieving anxieties about her career and life. [7] [1]

Filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Piil, Morten (2003). Danske Filmskuespillerer. Gyldendal. p. 152. ISBN   87-00-46576-3.
  2. 1 2 Just, Bente (20 September 1996). "Anne Louise Hassing fra Horsens går på Statens Teaterskoles" (PDF). HorsensBlad.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Bedste skuespiller (Best Actors)". Bodil Prisen (The Bodil Award). Filmarbejderforeningen (National Union of Danish Film Critics). Archived from the original on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "Anne Louise Hassing". Den Danske Film Database. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  5. ↑ "Flotte priser ved Tv-festival 2006 til dramaserier". DanmarkRadio News. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  6. ↑ "ADansk skuespillerinde skilt" (in Danish). Ekstra Baldet. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Steinthal, Vibeke (April 2008). "Skuespilleren Anne Louise Hassing: "Vi Har Alle En Mission"" (PDF). Liv & Sjæl (in Danish): 31–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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