| Bodil Kjer | |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Odense, Denmark |
| Death Place: | Vedbæk, Denmark |
| Years Active: | 1937–2001 |
| Birth Name: | Bodil Valborg Karen Ellen Leland Kjer |
Bodil Kjer (in Danish ˈpoːtil ˈkʰeˀɐ̯/; 2 September 1917 – 1 February 2003) was a Danish actress whose talent and charisma earned her status as a Primadonna and the title of first lady of Danish theater.[1] Kjer's leading roles reflect the span of Denmark's modern cinema: such as the artistic maturity of the war-torn 1940s in Jenny and the Soldier, the light-hearted romance of the 1950s and 1960s in Mød mig på Cassiopeia, the action drama of the 1970s in Strømer, and the modern epic tale in Babette's Feast (1987). Denmark's highest film prize, the Bodil Awards, were named in honor of Kjer and Bodil Ipsen. Kjer twice received her namesake award for Best Actress (1948, 1952) and once for Best Supporting Actress (1977). In 1997, she accepted an honorary Bodil for lifetime achievement.
Bodil Valborg Karen Ellen Leland Kjer was born 2 September 1917 in Odense, Denmark. She entered film in 1938 in . Kjer died on 1 February 2003.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Flådens blå matroser | Kontordame hos Holm | ||
| 1938 | Else Møller | |||
| 1940 | En ganske almindelig pige | Tove Jørgensen | ||
| 1941 | Far skal giftes | Birthe Jensen | ||
| 1941 | Husassistent Gerda Hansen | |||
| 1941 | Tag til Rønneby kro | Anne Lise | ||
| 1942 | Hanne | |||
| 1942 | Lene Bang | |||
| 1942 | Lilly Jensen | |||
| 1943 | Det brændende spørgsmål | Bodil Kragh | ||
| 1943 | Hans onsdagsveninde | Magda Hansen | ||
| 1943 | Anna Dalvig | |||
| 1944 | Elly Petersen | Elly Petersen | ||
| 1944 | Otte akkorder | Ellen | ||
| 1944 | Ellen Selstrup | |||
| 1945 | Den usynlige hær | Alice | ||
| 1947 | Soldaten og Jenny | Jenny Christensen | ||
| 1949 | John og Irene | Irene | ||
| 1949 | Din fortid er glemt | Anna | ||
| 1950 | Min kone er uskyldig | Betty Lund | ||
| 1951 | Mød mig på Cassiopeia | Musen Polyhymnia | ||
| 1968 | Mirjam | |||
| 1971 | Den forsvundne fuldmægtig | Mrs. Amsted | ||
| 1974 | Prins Piwi | Dronning Umulia | Voice | |
| 1976 | Karen – Verners mor | |||
| 1976 | Strømer | Sabine Lund | ||
| 1978 | Bents mor Gloria Gibson | |||
| 1979 | Davids mor | |||
| 1987 | Babette's Feast | Filippa | ||
| 1995 | Pakten | Marianne Haas | ||
| 1996–1997 | Caroline Jacobsen | 4 episodes |