Nina Pens Rode was a Danish

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 best known for her 1964 performance in the title role of Gertrud

Gertrud (film)

Gertrud is a 1964 Danish drama film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, based on the 1906 play of the same name by Hjalmar Söderberg. The title role of Gertrud Kanning is played by Nina Pens Rode, with Bendt Rothe as her husband, Gustav Kanning, and Baard Owe as her lover, Erland Jansson.Gertrud was...

 in Carl Theodor Dreyer

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr. was a Danish film director. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in cinema.-Life:Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark...

's final film. Previous to this, she appeared in five other Danish films: Kispus

Kispus

Kispus is a 1956 Danish romantic comedy written and directed by Erik Balling. The film was the first Danish feature movie to be filmed in color.-Synopsis:...

 (1956), Arvingen (1954), Husmandstøsen

Husmandstøsen

-Cast:* Grethe Thordahl - Helga* Ib Schønberg - Sorte Niels* Maria Garland - Helgas mor Birthe* Jakob Nielsen - Helgas far Karl* Johannes Meyer - Søren Torpegaard* Helga Frier - Ingeborg Torpegaard* Poul Reichhardt - Gudmund Torpegaard...

 (1952), Kærlighedsdoktoren (1952), and Dorte (1951). Rode made her stage debut at the Odense Theatre in 1947. She was married to the actor Ebbe Rode

Ebbe Rode

-Filmography:*Tango - 1933*Provinsen kalder - 1935*Millionærdrengen - 1936*Den kloge mand - 1937*Balletten danser - 1938*Frøken Vildkat - 1942*Lykken kommer - 1942*Afsporet - 1942*Søren Søndervold - 1942...

 from 1959 until her death in 1992 at the age of 63.

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