Kirsten Rolffes (20 September 1928 – 10 April 2000, in Copenhagen) was a Danish actress, internationally mostly recognized for her role in The Kingdom and Matador. She also had a leading role in Denmarks first sitcom entitled "Een store familie" ("One big family", which took place in a typical early 80s office building belonging to a company which produced make-up, deodorants, etc. Her role was that of an elderly office worker with little interest in modern ways. Her role in the country's first proper soap opera, "Landsbyen" ("The Village") further cemented her fame in her own country. She also worked very much in animation - amongst others she voiced Ursula in the Danish dub of Disney's The Little Mermaid, Maleficent in the Danish dub of Disney's Sleeping Beauty, and the Evil Queen in the Danish dub of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.In Denmark she was known and remembered as a prominent force of the stage, having delivered many wonderful performances throughout her career, in plays such as "Indenfor Murene" ("Within the Walls") which is a classic play about a Jewish family experiencing the young daughter of the family falling in love with their fathers enemy. Rolffes played the daughter on stage and on a televised edition of the play in 1963. Her career brought her from the Royal Theater, to television, to film, and back again many times.Rolffes was knighted in 1990 by Queen Margrethe II. for her services to the theatrical arts.After fighting breast cancer and having multiple surgeries, she conceded to the disease and halted treatment in 1995, after which she moved into a protective residence in 1998 where she would remain until her death.She died in 2000 and is buried in the Garrison Church Yards in Copenhagen.
Son Jakob (born 1952), daughter Henriette (born 1956) and daughter Elisebeth (born 1962).
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Knight of the order of Dannebrog 1990, and Knight of the order of Dannebrog of the first degree in 1995.
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Drama school at Frederiksberg Theater from 1947-1948. After that entered the Drama School at the National Theater (Kongelige teater), where she studied from 1948-1950. Actress at Det kongelige teater from 1950-1963 and again from 1988-1994.
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Daughter of Gustav Andersen and Kamma Rolffes.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Riget
1994-1997
TV Mini-Series
Sigrid Drusse
Nonnebørn
1997
Priorinden / The Prioress
Landsbyen
1991-1995
TV Series
Ingeborg Andersen
Verden er vaad og lys
1995
TV Movie
Jungledyret
1993
voice
Tre ludere og en lommetyv
1993
TV Series
Jensen
Mørklægning
1992
TV Mini-Series
Politisekretær
Sofie
1992
Jonas' Mother
Den store badedag
1991
Fru. Fredriksen
Fædre og sønner
1991
TV Movie
Casanova
1990
Sygeplejerske
Dr. Dip
1990
TV Series
Krampe
Memories of a Marriage
1989
Regitze's Mother
Station 13
1988
TV Series
Fru Simonsen
Elvis Hansen, en samfundshjælper
1988
Putte von Porter
Sidste akt
1987
Miss Archie
Walter og Carlo - yes, det er far
1986
Viola van Heimvee
Valhalla
1986
Ravnen Munin / Røskvas og Tjalfes mor (Danish version, voice)