Trine Dyrholm ( born 15 April 1972 ) is a Danish actress, singer and songwriter. Dyrholm received national recognition when she placed third in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a 14-year-old singer. Four years later, she again achieved national recognition when she won the Bodil Award for Best Actress in her debut film: the teenage romance Springflod. Dyrholm has won the Bodil Award for Best Actress five times and a Bodil award for Best Supporting Actress twice as well as six Robert Awards in her acting career.
Early life and education Trine Dyrholm was born in Odense, Denmark.
When she was eight years old, she began performing with the Odense orchestra. At the age of 10, she performed in Et juleeventyr (A Christmas Carol) at the Odense Teater and in summer stock in The Funen Village.
In 1987, at 14 years old, Dyrholm made her breakthrough as the lead singer in Trine & The Moonlighters when the group placed third in the Danish Melodi Grand Prix with the song Danse i måneskin (Dancing in Moonlight). Piils, Morten, Gyldendal 2003 After her Grand Prix success, Dyrholm recorded a CD of her own songs.
Dyrholm attended the Statens Teaterskole (Danish National School of Theatre) from 1991 to 1995.
Career
In 1995, she debuted in En skærsommernatsdrøm at Grønnegårds Teatret. Dyrholm earned national recognition with her screen debut in the 1990 teenage romance Springflod for which she received the 1991 Bodil Award for Best Actress. That same year, she earned glowing reviews for her role in the TV production of Hosekrammeren.
She appeared in Morten Lorentzen's films Casanova (1990) and Cecilie (1991), and then Thomas Vinterberg's De største helte (The Greatest Heroes) in 1996. In 1998, Dyrholm played the role of the hotel maid in the first Dogme 95 film, Festen (The Celebration).
In 2004, Dyrholm played the role of Kate in Kim Fupz Aakeson's drama Forbrydelser (In Your Hands) for which she won both the Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, as well as a Bodil Award. In 2005, Dyrholm again received the Bodil for her leading role in the thriller Fluerne på væggen (Flies on the Wall). The following year, Dyrholm again won both Robert and Bodil Awards for the quirky satire En Soap. In 2007, Trine Dyrholm was again nominated for both the Bodil and Robert awards for her supporting role in Simon Staho's film Daisy Diamond.
She sang songs for the comedy show Mr. Nice Guy. Three songs from Mr. Nice Guy, with lyrics by Peter Lund Madsen and Anders Lund Madsen and music by Kim Larsen, were released as an EP entitled Mr. Nice Guy. The EP was number one on the Danish music charts for a total of 62 weeks. It stayed in the Top 20 from 17 December 2004 until 2 November 2007, more than 136 weeks on the charts.
In 2011, Dyrholm won the Bodil Award for Best Actress for her performance in the thriller Hævnen which received the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.
In 2014 she was selected as a member of the jury for the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.
She has appeared in both series of Arvingerne (The Legacy), in which she plays the character of Gro Grønnegaard. The series was sold internationally, to over 40 countries, and won several awards in Denmark. Dyrholm won the Robert Award for Best Actress for her role in series 2.
Personal life As of 2009, Dyrholm was in a domestic relationship with the actor and choreographer Niclas Bendixen. The couple have one son. In 2024 it was reported that they were husband and wife (date of marriage unknown).
Filmography and awards Year Danish title International title Role Notes 2026 Home Lene 2025 Second Victims Camilla 2024 Poison Edith2024 The Girl with the Needle Dagmar 2023 Birthday Girl Nanna 2022 The Almond and the Seahorse Gwen 2021 Margrete: Queen of the North Margaret I of Denmark 2020 Erna Nominated—Bodil Award for Best ActressNominated—Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 2019 Queen of Hearts Anne Bodil Award for Best ActressRobert Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleNominated—European Film Award for Best Actress2019 BrechtRuth Berlau 2018 X&Y Trine 2018 Gärtnerin 2018 Becoming Astrid Foster mother 2017 Nico, 1988 Nico 2017 You Disappear Mia 2016 The Commune Anna Berlin Film Festival Award for Best ActressRobert Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleNominated—European Film Award for Best Actress 2015 Anette 2014 Who Am I Hanne Lindberg 2014 The Cut Orphanage Headmistress 2014 Someone You Love Molly Moe 2013 3096 Days Natascha's Mother 2013 The Shooter Mia Moesgaard 2012 Love is All You Need Ida 2012 A Royal Affair Juliane Marie 2011 Room 304 Helene 2010 In a Better World Marianne Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 2008 Sunshine Barry & the Disco Worms Gloria (voice) 2008 Lotte 2008 Troubled Water Agnes 2008 Everybody's Dancing Annika 2007 Daisy Diamond Director of animation film Nominated—Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleNominated—Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2007 Rikke 2006 Offscreen herself Nominated—Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2006 Happy Feet voice Voice actor, Danish version 2006 Pancake Lady 2006 Sofie 2006 Sophie Sophie 2006 A Soap Charlotte Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleRobert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 2005 Robots voice Voice actor, Danish version 2005 My Larsen Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 2005 Signe 2005 The Fairytaler Additional Voices TV (5 episodes, 2005) 2004 In Your Hands Kate Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleRobert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2003 Julie 2003 Siv 2002 Okay Trisse 2002 Bungalow Lene 2001 Kamilla 2001 Torben Toben Agga Television 2000 Topsy TV miniseries 1999 In China They Eat Dogs Hanne 1999 Taxi Stine Jensen Television (35 episodes, 1997–1999) 1999 India April 1998 The Celebration Pia 1998 Regular Thing Katja 1997 Hercules Meg Voice actor, Danish version 1996 The Biggest Heroes Pernille 1996 Shadow of the Clouds Lis 1991 Cecilia Cecilia Television 1990 Casanova Gurli 1990 Pauline Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
TV series YearDanish titleRole Notes1996Madsen & Co.Mette1997TAXAStine Jensen2000EdderkoppenTopsy2001Langt fra Las VegasBirla2014-2017Arvingerne (The Legacy)Gro GrønnegaardRobert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Television Role (s2, 2016); nominated for the same award for s3, 20182019De visionæreStine Branderup2019, 2021Forhøret (Face to Face)Susanne Egholm2024Mary & GeorgeAnne of Denmark 2026 Den Danske Kvinde (The Danish Woman) Ditte Jensen
Discography 1987: Danse i Måneskin, Eldorado Records 1988: Blå & Hvide Striber, (with Rock-Nalle), Banzai Records 1988: Et Frossent Ojeblik, It's Magic 2004: Mr. Nice Guy 2005: Den Store Day
References
External links
Trine Dyrholm at Den Danske Film Database (in Danish)