N°89 Sofie Gråbøl
Sofie Gråbøl is a popular Danish actress best known for her roles in Forbrydelsen (The Killing), Flickering Lights, Fortitude and The House That Jack Built. Born and raised in Copenhagen, Gråbøl grew up in a family of architects and directors. In her early acting career, she did not think she would become the famous actress she is known as today, in fact she went to school to study theology. Unlike many other actors, she didn’t have any formal training in acting and did not attend an arts school, so it wasn’t until her mother encouraged her to pursue acting as a profession that she began to take acting seriously.
During these times, Gråbøl kept her job at a local bookstore and considered acting as a summer holiday job. She was in theatre but eventually she started to gain more popularity and was booked for movies and TV gigs. Her first role was in the film Orivi, and it was soon after that she was able to land more roles and acting became her full time job.
Gråbøl has become an icon in Denmark for her portrayal in emotional film and television, however her first role that gave her international fame was as a detective. In the series Forbrydelsen, which is the original version of The Killing. Gråbøl played inspector Sarah Lund. This role was a huge success globally and even won her a BAFTA award. Some of her other awards include Robert Awards, Bodil Awards, the Copenhagen TV Festival and International Emmy Awards.
In her personal life, Gråbøl was married to director and editor Jacob Thuesen and they had two children. After 10 years of marriage, they decided to get a divorce and go their separate ways. She has not remarried since. In 2012, Gráböl was also diagnosed with cancer in which she had to undergo chemotherapy and surgery. Currently she is healthy and in remission.
Sofie Gråbøl’s Filmography
Film
- Oviri (The Wolf at the Door) (1986)
- Sorgagre (1987)
- Black Harvest (1993)
- Carmen & Babyface (1995)
- The One and Only (1999)
- Flickering Lights (2000)
- Aftermath (2004)
- The Boss of It All (2006)
- The Hour of the Lynx (2013)
- That Time of Year (2018)
- The House That Jack Built (2018)
- Wild Men (2021)
Television
- Kära farmor (1990)
- Nikolaj og Julie (2002-2003)
- The Killing (2007-2012)
- Fortitude (2015-2018)
- The Other World (2016)
- Liberty (2018)
- Gentleman Jack (2019)
- Us (2020)
- The Undoing (2020)
A comprehensive and updated list of Gråbøl’s filmography can be found here.
