Soe Grbl

Soe Grbl (Danish pronunciation: [so b l]; born

30 July 1968) is a Danish actress. She has starred in a series of lms, starting with the lead role in the 1986 lm
version of Tove Ditlevsen's novel Barndommens gade and
at 17 playing alongside Max von Sydow in Pelle the Conqueror. On television she has starred in Taxa and Nikolaj
og Julie.[1]

was integral to the creation of the character, from keeping the characters past a mystery to the choice of clothing
and especially that the character was to be emotionally
isolated. At one point, the writers were considering having Lund have an aair with one of the suspects. She
fought this plot line, explaining that Lund was a female
Clint Eastwood and it was removed. Grbl had become
Grbl had become known in Denmark for playing emo- known in Denmark for playing emotional characters and
tional roles, but she achieved international fame as the the role of the cool and distant Lund was a stark deparcool and distant lead character Detective Inspector Sarah ture.
Lund in three series of Forbrydelsen (The Killing).[2][3] The series was a huge success in Denmark with over half
Forbrydelsen played on BBC4 with great success, win- the population watching. Although already well known
ning a BAFTA award, and bringing Grbl celebrity sta- in Denmark, Grbl now found herself stopped on the
tus in the UK.
street as fans of the show wanted to know the secret of
the killer. The series was then played throughout Europe. With the shows success, it played in back-to-back
weekend installments in the UK on BBC4. With no pro1 Career
motion, and despite being sub-titled, the show became
a word-of-mouth success and even topped Mad Men in
Grbl is an actress famous in Denmark with a wide body the ratings.[7] She had been a famous actress in Denof work from comedy to Shakespeare. Despite having mark for twenty ve years when she suddenly, to her surhad no formal training, and only entering acting on the en- prise, achieved cult status in Britain.[8] Even the shapecouragement of her mother as a teenager, she has worked concealing jumper (sweater) she wore in the show becontinuously.[4] Responding to a newspaper ad, in 1986 came iconic. She received requests for interviews and
at the age of 17 she got the role as an artists model in oers to work in Britain, most of which she had to dea lm about Paul Gauguin.[5] I thought it would be like cline due to her busy work schedule. However, she had
a summer holiday job, she said. Then one lm led to a cameo in the BBC comedy Absolutely Fabulous playanother and suddenly I was an actor and I never really felt ing her character Detective Lund. In the UK, Grbl was
that I had made the decision.[4] She said, I felt at home named Best Actress at the Crime Thriller Awards and the
in the language of acting.
show won the 2011 BAFTA for Best International TV
The same year she got a breakthrough role in Danish lm Show.[9] The BAFTA was awarded to Grbl, creator and
Childhood Street directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen. In writer Sren Sveistrup, producer Piv Bernth and director
the early years of her career she also studied theology and Birger Larsen.[10]
worked in a bookstore.[6]
Unlike Britain where the series played with sub-titles, the

1.1

Forbrydelsen
Killing)

(English

title

series was remade for the American audience. Commenting on the rst series of The Killing remake, while saying she thought the American version was good, Grbl
said it was unfortunate American audiences won't accept
shows with sub-titles because with the success of the show
in Britain, theres a strong sense of a cultural exchange
going on. By watching each others stories you exchange
something very valuable. Its about language and culture and the ways of looking at life.[9][11] In series two
of the American version Grbl has a small but important part as a Seattle district attorney.[12] In July 2012 it
was announced that this US remake was cancelled by the
network.[13]

The

In 2007, Grbl portrayed the role of police Detective

Sarah Lund obsessed with solving the sadistic killing of
a schoolgirl in the Danish television series Forbrydelsen
(literally The Crime, English title The Killing). Producers of the show envisioned breaking the clichs of female characters usually portrayed on television and lm.
Lund was to be a driven and relentless detective without
her primary concern being for her physical appearance or
sexuality. Grbl was involved early on in the developon 2009, and a third series
ment process of the series and had numerous discussions Forbrydelsen 2 was released
[14]
was
released
in
2012.
with writer and series creator Sren Sveistrup. Her input
1

Grbl was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2012 for which she underwent surgery and
chemotherapy.[15] She temporarily retired from acting in
2013, but returned to work the next year, appearing in
the British TV series Fortitude.[16] In August 2014 she
made her English language dbut on stage in Edinburgh,
appearing as Margaret of Denmark in James III: The True
Mirror, the third of Rona Munro's historical trilogy The
James Plays.[5][17]

REFERENCES

Lad de sm brn... (2004) - Brit

Anklaget (Accused, 2005) - Nina
Den Rette nd (2005) - Lrke
Direktren For Det Hele (The Boss of It All, 2006)
- Kisser
Vikaren (2007) - Carls mother
Daisy Diamond (2007) - Actress

Personal life

Forbrydelsen (The Killing, 2007) - Sarah Lund

Forbrydelsen II (2009) - Sarah Lund

Grbl resides in Copenhagen where she has lived all

her life.[18] Both her parents, father Kaj Fladhede Grbl
and mother Mette Koustrup were architects. Grbls father left her mother when her mother was pregnant with
Grbl and she was brought up by her mother.[16] Grbl
divorced her husband the lm director Jacob Thuesen in
2006 and has two children by him, a son Bror who was
10 and a daughter Gudrun who was 13 years old in July
2014.[2][4][5][6][19]

Filmography
Oviri (1986) - Judith Molard

Usynlige Venner (2010) - ?

Absolutely Fabulous (2011) - Cameo appearance as
Sarah Lund
Forbrydelsen III (2012) - Sarah Lund
The Killing US (2012) - Dep. Attorney Christina
Niilsen
I Lossens Time (The Hour of the Lynx, 2013) - Helen
Det Andet Liv (2013) - Mille
Fortitude (2015) - Governor Hildur Odegard

Barndommens gade (Early Spring, 1986) - Ester

Pelle Erobreren (Pelle the Conqueror, 1987) - Virgin
Sine
Rami og Julie (1988) - Julie
Hfeber (1991) - Bank Assistant
Dotkniecie reki (1992) - Annette Berg
Sort hst (1993) - Clara Uldahl-Ege
Nattevagten (Nightwatch, 1994) - Kalinka
Carmen & Babyface (1995) - Carmen
Pan (1995) - Edvarda Mack
Fede tider (1996) - Anne
Sinans bryllup (1997) - Cherie
Sekten (1997) - Mona
Mrkets y (1997) - Julie
Mifunes sidste sang (Mifunes Last Song, 1999) Claire
Den eneste ene (The One and Only, 1999) - Mulle
Blinkende Lygter (Flickering Lights, 2000) - Hanne
Grev Axel (2001) - Leonora Amalie

4 References
[1] Morten Piil (2006). Danske lmskuespillere (in Danish).
Copenhagen, Denmark: Gyldendal. p. 132-. ISBN 97887-02-02104-2.
[2] Anthony, Andrew (13 March 2011). The Killing: meet
Soe Grbl, star of the hit Danish crime thriller. London: The Guardian.
[3] Jeries, Stuart (31 March 2011). The Killing: in cold
blood. London: The Guardian.
[4] Mitchell, Linna (May 20, 2011). SOFIE GRBL A
SCANDINAVIAN HEROINE. Scan. Retrieved April
5, 2012.
[5] Christie, Janet (24 July 2014). The Queen and I. The
Scotsman, Weekendife, Features. pp. 57.
[6] Soe Grbl (in Danish). danskelm. Retrieved April
10, 2012.
[7] Jarossi, Robin (November 8, 2011). The Killing series
2 with Soe Grbl Preview. Crime Time Preview. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
[8] Gilbert, Gerard (December 31, 2011). Ten people who
changed the world: Soe Grabol, star of The Killing.
UK: The Independent. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
[9] Ali, Omer (January 11, 2012). Soe Grbl interview.
Abu Dhabi: TimeOut. Retrieved April 10, 2013.

[10] BAFTA Awards. awards.bafta.org. 2014. Retrieved

August 3, 2014.
[11] Dowell, Ben (November 18, 2011). The Killing 2: Soe
Grbl answers your questions. UK: The Guardian. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
[12] Seale, Jack (March 24, 2012). Soe Grabol to appear in
US version of The Killing. UK: Radio Times. Retrieved
April 5, 2012.
[13] Ng, Philiana (July 21, 2012). AMC Cancels 'The
Killing'". USA: Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August
3, 2014.
[14] Plunkett, John (November 19, 2012). The Killing is back
with a bang. The Guardian. Retrieved November 25,
2012.
[15] Anderson, Jeppe (8 October 2013). Soe Grbl ramt af
krft [Soe Grabol aected by cancer]. TV2 Denmark
(in Danish). Retrieved July 26, 2014.
[16] Billen, Andrew (10 January 2015) Soe Grbl: How I
survived my year of darkness The Sunday Times (may require a subscription), Retrieved 10 January 2015
[17] The James Plays. Edinburgh International Festival. January 20, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
[18] Garratt, Sheryl (November 18, 2011). The Killing 2: interview with Soe. UK: The Telegraph. Retrieved April
5, 2012.
[19] Dougray, Ginny (24 January 2015). Soes choice. Radio Times (UK: Immediate Media Company): 2225.

External links
Soe Grbl at the Internet Movie Database
Video of Camilla Duchess of Cornwalls visit to set
of Forbrydelsen 3. UK: Guardian. Retrieved April
10, 2012.
Soe Grbl, Kirsti Wark (2011). Killing star on
challenging feminist views. UK: BBC. Retrieved
April 10, 2012.
Sophe Grabol on BBC Womens Hour. BBC. 29
January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

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