Helle Virkner
Helle Genie Lotinga was born in Aarhus to Jewish rentier Moritz Lotinga and Ellen Larsine (née Rasmussen). Her parents divorced when she was 5, at which point she moved with her mother from Old Rye to Copenhagen. Her paternal family escaped to Sweden doing the occupation of Denmark in 1943. Helle changed her last name from Lotinga to Virkner in 1944.
Helle Virkner was married three times. First to actor William Rosenberg (1944–1949), then to actor Ebbe Rode (1949–1958), and her third marriage was to the then Foreign Minister of Denmark and later Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag (1914–1978), with whom she had one child, daughter Astrid Helene 'Søsser' Krag, a journalist and former model. Krag also had a soon from a previous relationship named Jens Christian Stephan Krag. Helle and Søsser lived together in sheltered housing in Charlottenlund in the last years of Helle's life.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.2766 |
| Birthday | 1925-09-15 |
| Place of Birth | Gammel Rye, Aarhus, Denmark |
| Also Known As | Helle Genie Virkner, Хелле Виркнер, Helle Genie Lotinga, |
2000
Flickering Lights
7.154/246
Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to...
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Flickering Lights
1971
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
6.972/54
The Olsen gang in Jutland. Ones again Egon Olsen has a plan when he gets out of Vridslose State Prison. He has found out that the Germans left a large...
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The Olsen Gang in Jutland
1966
Old Maids
9.5/2
Bettina Eriksen, manager of her Uncle Teodor's nursing home, is being framed for murder. With the help of 2 older ladies, Bettina sets out to find out...
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Old Maids
1965
Passer Babysitting Girls
5.923/13
Caretaker Alf Thomsen's very effective "alarm clock" comes once again in operation, and has again succeeded in getting him up to speed, despite their...
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Passer Babysitting Girls
1963
Dust for all the Money
6.462/13
A group of residents in the Copenhagen suburb of Solvænget decide to buy a farm in order to become self-sufficient in vegetables and other goodies. Un...
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Dust for all the Money
1961
Dust on the Brain
6.5/17
The story centers around the busybody housewives of a modern Danish working class neighborhood of the 1960's. A remake of the Norwegian comedy film fr...
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Dust on the Brain
1961
Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør
6.583/6
The poet is tired of spring and can't write anything. Meanwhile, Lillemor thinks that spring should be used to get a lot done. Soon, a conflict is bre...
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Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør
1965
Landmandsliv
6/5
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Landmandsliv
1971
Our Home Is Our Castle
6.75/8
Residents of the old house are quite happy with their existence. But once they find out that the authorities plan to demolish the entire neighborhood...
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Our Home Is Our Castle
1955
The bride from Dragstrup
7/4
At Helene Dragstrup's 20th birthday, her grandmother Margrethe decides that it is time that Helene learns something about life outside the protective...
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The bride from Dragstrup
1965
Mor bag rattet
5.75/4
Lykke Jeppsen is beautiful and young, but she is best served by not being much else. She certainly shouldn't set her sights on driving a car, because...
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Mor bag rattet
1955
På tro og love
6.667/6
The young advertising executive Hans and his young wife Grete, who is a dentist, have a considerable annual income between them – and they pay dearly...
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På tro og love
1958
Mor skal giftes
6.25/4
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Mor skal giftes
1962
Still Dust on the Brain
6.577/13
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1953
Sunstroke
5.667/6
We are at Fiskeby Badehotel, owned by a charming young executive's daughter, Miss Søgaard. One day, when Miss Søgaard is on her way to inspect the hot...
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Sunstroke
1960
The Poet and Lillemor and Lotte
5.833/6
The poet and Lillemor have become parents, but poetry and washing the diapers are two subjects which are hard to unite under the same roof. The two ju...
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The Poet and Lillemor and Lotte
1962
Den kære familie
7.214/7
Copenhagen around the turn of the century - December 29th, 1899. Great merchant and shipowner Jacob Friis is one of Copenhagen's richest men. His home...
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Den kære familie
1970
The Only Way
6.25/10
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1994
The Kingdom
7.8/253
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The Kingdom
1998
The Kingdom II
7.808/53
The mutant fetus is born. Dr. Helmer comes under heavy scrutiny for a botched operation that left a patient braindead, and begins to dabble in the dar...
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The Kingdom II
1959
Onkel Bill fra New York
5.417/6
Hans Høj is the director of Music-Boxen. He also has an uncle, Uncle Bill. Uncle Bill is the super-duper CEO of the Music-Boxen group, which is based...
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Onkel Bill fra New York
1970
Revolution My A..
6.417/6
A comedy about a Danish private detective, normally just occupied with cases about unfaithful spouses, is suddenly involved in murder, arms deal, revo...
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Revolution My A..
1956
Kispus
6.2/5
When a young woman falls in love with a gown in a shop window it leads to adventure and romance exceeding even her own vivid imagination.
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Kispus
1954
Hendes store aften
6.5/4
Marianne is a sales assistant at the elegant fashion boutique Chez Madame on Strøget. She is a wallflower, and when the wealthy man of the world John...
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Hendes store aften
1947
Take What You Want
8/3
Consul Bergholtz is ill and will probably die soon. Family members gather at her bedside, each with the expectation of receiving a share of the impend...
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1964
Death Comes at High Noon
7.6/5
A dark evening, a crime writer Peter Sander, drives through a forest when his car runs out of petrol . A little distance from the road there is a hous...
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Death Comes at High Noon
1959
3 må man være
7.667/3
A lawyer has a wife and a mistress. He loves them both equally high and together, they're the perfect wife.
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3 må man være
1957
Englen i sort
6.875/4
The beautiful and charming Betina has been married for three years to psychiatrist and senior physician Dr. Arne Brant. They live in comfortable circu...
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Englen i sort
1944
Frihed, lighed og Louise
7.667/3
Director Max Kildal's private life has gone completely topsy-turvy. The two women of the house, his wife Louise and daughter Vibeke, throw him around...
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Frihed, lighed og Louise
1954
Himlen er blaa
7.333/3
A different kind of Danish film about Denmark, the Danes, and everyday life in Denmark. An episodic film consisting of different storylines, which are...
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1957
Cupid on the Phone
5.5/4
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1961
Cirkus Buster
6.333/3
Most of the ingredients in this filmed circus performance are familiar and simple, but something special has been added—something as simple as ordinar...
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Cirkus Buster
1983
Topsy Turvy
4.125/8
An uptight young man and his equally uptight family moves next door to a hedonistic clan, including the beautiful, sexy Topsy, who charms the new neig...
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Topsy Turvy
1976
Kassen stemmer
5.429/7
Three young men discover a scam that three somewhat older gentlemen from Aarhus' upper class have set up to avoid bankruptcy. The gentlemen directors...
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Kassen stemmer
1972
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
6.784/58
After his usual stay behind bars, Egon has another cunning plan involving millions. They rob over 4 million from a money transport. The gang keeps a l...
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The Olsen Gang's Big Score
1973
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
6.864/55
When Egon Olsen gets out of Vridlose State Prision once again, his friends Benny and Kjeld do not want to know about his new ingenious plan: they are...
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1944
Eight Chords
7.667/3
Eight separate family dramas (uncovering many aspects of deceit) are woven together to the sound of a certain Chopin waltz.
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1958
Over alle grænser
6.25/4
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Over alle grænser
1963
Peters landlov
5.5/6
The ship arrives in Copenhagen and after a long time at sea, most of the crew are eager to go ashore. But who wants to take the very young navigator c...
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Peters landlov
1959
The Poet and the Little Mother
6.556/9
Poeten and Lillemor are making their living on his writing, but the general interest in modern poetry is low and their income very small. A creditor i...
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The Poet and the Little Mother
1947
My Name Is Petersen
6.667/3
In a train on its way through the bombed out Germany are a bunch of happy American soldiers. They are going to Copenhagen for some R&R. One of them is...
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1974
Nineteen Red Roses
7.667/6
After his girlfriend is killed in an automobile accident, a man decides the best revenge on those responsible is to murder their loved ones.
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Nineteen Red Roses
1942
Søren Søndervold
8/3
Søndreø is a small, peaceful island in one of Denmark's fjords, owned and run by the old farmer Lars Søndervold and his son Søren. But times are hard,...
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Søren Søndervold
1946
We Meet at Tove's
6.667/3
Eight old school friends meet at Tove's to discuss what has happened in the last 10 years. Some have made careers, others have become homemakers, some...
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We Meet at Tove's
1956
Tante Tut fra Paris
6/4
Mogens Wieth is a songwriter who lives beyond his means. He is expecting to inherit a fortune from his Aunt Tut in Paris, who is old and filthy rich....
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Tante Tut fra Paris
1968
Det var en lørdag aften
7/3
One Saturday evening, Trine prepares dinner for her boyfriend Hans. Unfortunately, Hans is delayed, as on his way between Frihavnen and Valby, he enco...
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Det var en lørdag aften
1943
En pige uden lige
7.5/6
In the ‘Strandgården’ on Taasinge, the three brothers Østermann Lars, Nikolaj and Hans live a secluded life, they are all three bachelors. Over the ye...
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En pige uden lige
1949
For freedom and justice
6.231/162
A picture of the life of the Danish people from the late 1820s to the introduction of the free constitution in 1849. A fictional character, Rasmus Nie...
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For freedom and justice
1977
Watch Your Back, Professor!
5/4
When a boring collage professor is mistaken for his cousin, he gets into all kinds of trouble, with hilarious results.
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Watch Your Back, Professor!
1948
Penge som græs
8.333/3
The heavy prison door in Vridsløse opens, and freedom beckons once again to counterfeiter P. Krone-Strøm. He has served an eight-year sentence, but be...
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Penge som græs
1944
Spurve under taget
7.667/3
The action takes place in the bleak, overcrowded, and for many too small apartments in one of Copenhagen's bridge districts, where there are both good...
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Spurve under taget
1971
Tjærehandleren
5.2/5
Audun’s son is killed in an accident while the mother is in bed with her lover. Ten years later is Audun on the road living as a salesman and on the l...
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Tjærehandleren
1948
Hvor er Far
7/3
Manufacturer Mads Juehl, who together with his partner Møller owns the pram factory "Fortuna", is a man with an appreciation for life's many small ple...
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Hvor er Far
1975
Bertram og Lisa
7.667/3
Bertram is very happy with his life, but is encouraged to seek new challenges. Bertram is tasked with getting Merland to sign a contract with the muni...
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Bertram og Lisa
2001
Trækfugle
5.5/2
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Trækfugle
2005
Skide godt, Balling!
0/0
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