Background
Hjejle was born in Copenhagen.
Hjejle was born in Copenhagen.
She also plays Christensen"s girlfriend in the sitcom Klovn (Clown). She has starred in a series of Danish movies, including a Dogme 95 movie, and also in Danish-produced action films such as Old Men in New Cars. She also played the Swedish Queen Sofia Magdalena in SVT"s successful period drama production of The Marriage of Gustav III in 2001.
lieutenant was also at the same festival that she was discovered by Stephen Frears, who offered her a part in High Fidelity.
In 2008 he offered her a part in Chéri, in a cameo as Marie Laure. Her involvement was a part of a minor international comeback.
Additionally, the same year she worked on Defiance next to Daniel Craig and in 2009 she filmed The Eclipse, which received a limited theatrical release in 2010. Iben Hjejle was a part of the Danish popular television series Anna Pihl until its ending in April 2008, after three seasons.
In 2012, she was cast as the lead in the crime-show Dicte The show debuted in early 2013, while reviews were mixed, Hjejle received good reviews for her performance.
She had a part in Lars von Trier"s Direktøren for det hele (2006, also known as The Boss of lieutenant All).