Susse Wold

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Susse Wold
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Lise Wold

(1938-11-17) 17 November 1938 (age 82)
Years active1958–1985, 2012–present

Susse Wold (born 17 November 1938) is a stage and screen actress whose career has spanned five decades. Born Lise Wold in Denmark, she is the daughter of actress Marguerite Viby. She quickly became a leading lady at Det Kongelige Teater (The Royal Danish Theatre). In addition to her many TV, film and stage roles, Wold has toured the world reading H. C. Andersen's works. She is married to the Danish actor Bent Mejding. After a hiatus, she has appeared in The Hunt in 2012.

Wold was also a singer who (mostly in duo with Peter Sørensen) released more than a dozen albums and even more singles on the record labels Tono, Sonet Records and Pool Records, starting in 1959 and ending in the early 1990s.

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