Gry Bay
Encyclopedia
Gry Wernberg Bay is a Danish
actress and singer. Gry Bay is best known for her sexually provocative starring role in the feature film All About Anna
(2005).
TV-series Dr. Monika Lindt - Kinderärztin, Geliebte, Mutter (1996), and afterwards appeared in the German TV-movie Hosenflattern (1998).
Back in Denmark, she got her first feature film starring roles in the hiphop-comedy Slim Slam Slum a.k.a. Joystick Nation (2002), for which she also composed several of the songs, and in David Noel Bourke's sexy, psychological thriller Last Exit (2003).
She then made headlines by landing the title role in Zentropa
's sexually explicit romantic comedy All About Anna
(2005), co-produced by Lars von Trier
, for which she won the Scandinavian Adult Award as Best-Selling Scandinavian Star of 2006.
At the 2005 Venice Film Festival
, Gry Bay once more appeared nude in Pipilotti Rist
's video installation Homo sapiens sapiens. She has since appeared in the feature films Betonhjerter (2005) and Grønne hjerter (2006).
In the 1990s, Gry Bay appeared in stage musicals such as West Side Story, Grease
, Guys and Dolls, Crazy for You
and Me And My Girl
, and at Copenhagen's Nørrebros Teater she played the part of Brooke Ashton in Michael Frayn
's comedy Noises Off
.
She was lead singer in the band XPY, with the remaining members of Crispy following Mette's death.
In October 2003 -2006, Gry Bay was voted one of the World's 100 Sexiest Women by the readers of Danish magazine M! and Danish edition of "FHM". On 20 December 2009, she gave birth to a girl.
Gry Bay holds a master's degree
in drama and music from University of Copenhagen
. She has also studied mediumship and healing (Reiki 3, Eric Pearl, trance).
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
actress and singer. Gry Bay is best known for her sexually provocative starring role in the feature film All About Anna
All About Anna
All About Anna is a Danish pornographic film released in 2005, directed by Jessica Nilsson and starring Gry Bay and Mark Stevens. The film is explicit in its exploration of sexual relationships...
(2005).
Biography
Gry Bay got her first breakthrough with a recurring part in the German RTLRTL Television
Rtl.de' redirects here. For other uses, see RTL.RTL Television , or simply RTL, is a German commercial television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T , in larger population centres...
TV-series Dr. Monika Lindt - Kinderärztin, Geliebte, Mutter (1996), and afterwards appeared in the German TV-movie Hosenflattern (1998).
Back in Denmark, she got her first feature film starring roles in the hiphop-comedy Slim Slam Slum a.k.a. Joystick Nation (2002), for which she also composed several of the songs, and in David Noel Bourke's sexy, psychological thriller Last Exit (2003).
She then made headlines by landing the title role in Zentropa
Zentropa
Europa is a film directed by Lars von Trier. Released in 1991, it is von Trier's third theatrical feature film and is the final film in the Europa trilogy....
's sexually explicit romantic comedy All About Anna
All About Anna
All About Anna is a Danish pornographic film released in 2005, directed by Jessica Nilsson and starring Gry Bay and Mark Stevens. The film is explicit in its exploration of sexual relationships...
(2005), co-produced by Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion....
, for which she won the Scandinavian Adult Award as Best-Selling Scandinavian Star of 2006.
At the 2005 Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
, Gry Bay once more appeared nude in Pipilotti Rist
Pipilotti Rist
Elisabeth Charlotte "Pipilotti" Rist , is a visual artist who works with video, film, and moving images which are often displayed as projections.-Life and career:...
's video installation Homo sapiens sapiens. She has since appeared in the feature films Betonhjerter (2005) and Grønne hjerter (2006).
In the 1990s, Gry Bay appeared in stage musicals such as West Side Story, Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
, Guys and Dolls, Crazy for You
Crazy for You
Crazy for You is a musical with a book by Ken Ludwig, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin. Billed as "The New Gershwin Musical Comedy", it is largely based on the songwriting team’s 1930 musical, Girl Crazy, but interpolates songs from several other productions as well...
and Me And My Girl
Me and My Girl
Me and My Girl is a musical with book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose and music by Noel Gay. It takes place in the late 1930s in Hampshire, Mayfair, and Lambeth....
, and at Copenhagen's Nørrebros Teater she played the part of Brooke Ashton in Michael Frayn
Michael Frayn
Michael J. Frayn is an English playwright and novelist. He is best known as the author of the farce Noises Off and the dramas Copenhagen and Democracy...
's comedy Noises Off
Noises Off
Noises Off is a 1982 play by English playwright Michael Frayn. The idea for it was born in 1970, when Frayn was standing in the wings watching a performance of Chinamen, a farce that he had written for Lynn Redgrave...
.
She was lead singer in the band XPY, with the remaining members of Crispy following Mette's death.
In October 2003 -2006, Gry Bay was voted one of the World's 100 Sexiest Women by the readers of Danish magazine M! and Danish edition of "FHM". On 20 December 2009, she gave birth to a girl.
Gry Bay holds a master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in drama and music from University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
. She has also studied mediumship and healing (Reiki 3, Eric Pearl, trance).
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Emmalou | Carla | |
| 2006 | Grønne hjerter | Aisa | |
| 2005 | All About Anna All About Anna All About Anna is a Danish pornographic film released in 2005, directed by Jessica Nilsson and starring Gry Bay and Mark Stevens. The film is explicit in its exploration of sexual relationships... |
Anna | |
| 2005 | Betonhjerter | Massagepige | |
| 2004 | Tro, had og kærlighed | Sonja | |
| 2003 | Last Exit | Tanya | |
| 2002 | Slim Slam Slum | Dit | |
| 2001 | Mistænkt | Mia Hviid | |
| 1998 | Hosenflattern (TV) | Tove | |
| 1996 | Dr. Monika Lindt - Kinderärztin, Geliebte, Mutter (TV) | Svenja |