Birgitta Jort Sørensen is an actress of Danish origin who has played in such films as At World's End (2009), Julie (2011), Artist's Wife (2012), Insurer (2014), Perfect Voice 2 (2015) et al. She became inspired by the famous musical based on the play by Maureen Dallas Watkins. And during her career, she has already managed to achieve impressive results.
Biography
Birgitta was born in 1982 in the Danish city of Hillerød, and grew up in the village of Birköred, which is located on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen. She received primary education at the local school and at the gymnasium in Hellerup, where in her final year she was chairman of the student council and editor of the school magazine.
As a teenager, Birgitta Yort Serensen dreamed of following in the footsteps of her parents-doctors. But, having traveled to London and appreciating the musical “Chicago” at the West End Theater, Birgitta decided to become an actress. To do this, she first studied at a music school for six months, and then continued her studies at the National School of Theater Arts in Denmark. And in 2005, she received her first role as a porter in the crime series “Eagle: Crime Odyssey” (2004-2006).
You need to start small
So, the beginning was laid, but no serious proposals were received. Birgitta Yort Sørensen managed to star in three short films (Three Summer, Knus and Begravelsen), before getting a small role in the thriller Casper Barfoed's Candidate (2008). The plot focuses on Jonis Beckmann, a lawyer who has to figure out the mysterious death of his own father.
In 2008, the actress appeared in one episode of the television series "Mudge and Charlie." She played the small role of Regita in the comedy of Soren Frellesen "Anya and Victor: The Rises and Falls" (2008). A year later, she got the main role in the comedy action movie of Thomas Willum Jensen “At World's End” (2009) about a strange psychiatrist and his young assistant who went to Sumatra to conduct a psychiatric examination of a man convicted of murder for a rare flower.
In 2010, Birgitta Yort flashed in Nikolai Arsel's melodrama The Truth About Men. She got a small role in 2011 in the musical drama by Simon Stakho “Love Around”. But this year was filled with an actress for another reason. She got the main role in the drama Linda Wendel "Julie". Birgitta Yort Serensen played the famous tennis player, who is trying to establish relations with her coach, and at the same time free herself from the strict control of her strict father.
Role by role
Successful for the actress was 2012. She led the cast of Bill August's biographical drama "The Artist's Wife, " which tells about the relationship between two famous Danish artists - Marie and Peder Severin Kreyer. A year later, she played Katherine Fonsmark, one of the main characters in the multi-part political drama "Government" (2010-2013). And at the same time she participated in the filming of such series as “Miss Marple Agatha Christie” (2004-2013) and “Sandstone 42” (2013 - …).
In 2014, actress Birgitta Yort Sørensen, along with Stellan Skarsgård, appears in Hans Petter Moland’s black comedy “Stupid Simple Business”. The plot focuses on the driver of a snow blower who comes into conflict with a local gang allegedly guilty of the death of his son. She also starred in Pernilla Fisher Christensen's drama Who You Love (2014). And then he joined the company to another well-known actor, Antonio Banderas, in the fantastic thriller Gabe Ibáñez “The Insurer”.
