Sara Hjort Ditlevsen (born 23 May 1988) is a Danish actress, director, and screenwriter. For her role as Helene in the film (2012), she won the Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 66th Bodil Awards.
Early life Hjort Ditlevsen was born in Hørsholm and raised in a housing collective in Birkerød. Her half-sister is director Lea Hjort Mathiesen and her aunt is mathematician Susanne Ditlevsen. She attended in Gentofte.
Career Acting Hjort Ditlevsen began acting in theater productions at the age of 10. While a high school student, she made her screen debut as Katrin in the DR1 television series in 2007. After high school, she briefly moved to Berlin and studied philosophy at the University of Copenhagen. She later made her feature film debut as Sofie in Love and Rage (2009).
After several years of acting professionally, she was accepted into the Danish National School of Performing Arts (DASPA) in 2012. While a student, she starred in the plays Heidi at and Miss Julie at the Aarhus Theatre. She also starred in the films (2012) and Borgman (2013), the former of which earned her the Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 66th Bodil Awards. She graduated from DASPA in 2016.
Directing After graduating from DASPA, she directed the short films (2020) and (2021), the latter of which was nominated for the Robert Award for Best Short Fiction/Animation at the 40th Robert Awards in 2023.
Personal life Hjort Ditlevsen married Jacob Lawaetz at in Odsherred in 2019. They have two children, Selma and Axel.
Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Love and Rage Sofie 2012 Anna Short film Helene 2013 Julie Short film Borgman Stine 2015 Maria Heaven Victoria Short film Al Medina Sarah 2018 Comic Sans Sofie 2019 Daniel Signe 2020 Mia
Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Katrin 6 episodes 2012–2020 Rita Molly Madsen 14 episodes 2017 Below the Surface Louise Falck 8 episodes 2017–2019 Rose 20 episodes 2018–2020 Therese Waldman 16 episodes 2022 The Shift Tine 8 episodes 2025 Marie Hansen 4 episodes 2026 Stein Bagger og grådighedens ansigter Anette Uttenthal Miniseries
Theater Year Title Role Venue 2014 Heidi Heidi 2015 Miss Julie Julie Aarhus Theatre 2017 Tvang Claire 2021 Miss Julie Katrin Bellevue Teatret
Music videos Year Title Artist Role 2021 "Gourmet" Aphrodite
Other credits Year Title Director Writer Notes 2018 Europa Short film 2019 Short film 2021 Short film
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result Bodil Awards 2010 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Love and Rage 2013 Best Actress in a Leading Role Kraków Film Festival 2019 Short Film Competition Robert Awards 2013 Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Supporting Television Role Rita 2023 Best Short Fiction/Animation
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