Nørby was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of opera singer Einar Nørby. She studied two years at the Danish Royal Theatre. She has received a number of awards and recognitions including the Ingenio et Arti medal in 2006. At the 27th Guldbagge Awards she was nominated for the award for Best Actress for her role in Freud's Leaving Home.
She has been married a number of times. First in 1956 to architect Mogens Garth-Grüner, and then to actor Henrik Wiehe. She met her next husband, Italian pop singer/actor Dario Campeotto, on the set of a film they were shooting in 1962. They were married in 1963, and had a son, actor Giacomo Campeotto, in 1964. They were divorced in 1969. She married a fourth time to actor Jørgen Reenberg in April 1970. She is currently married to pianist/composer, Svend Skipper.
Known For
Babette's Feast
(1987)
Narrator (voice)
Help! I'm a Fish
(2000)
Anna (voice)
Toscana
(2022)
Inge
Jauja
(2014)
Woman in the cave
The Kingdom
(1994)
Rigmor Mortensen
Erik Soya's 17
(1965)
Vibeke
Silent Heart
(2014)
Esther
The Best Intentions
(1992)
Karin Åkerblom
O'Horten
(2007)
Mrs. Thøgersen
The Christmas Party
(2009)
Gerda
Katinka
(1988)
Helene
The Inheritance
(2003)
Annelise
Everlasting Moments
(2008)
Miss Fagerdal
Full Filmography
Acting
The Young Have No Time
(1956)
Helle
Jul i Skovridergaarden
(1957)
Eva Lund
Sin Alley
(1957)
Else
Det lille hotel
(1958)
Vagabonderne paa Bakkegaarden
(1958)
Hanne
Styrmand Karlsen
(1958)
Anne Marie Bøgelund
De sjove aar
(1959)
Marianne Birk
3 må man være
(1959)
Kate Halling
Charles' Aunt
(1959)
Laura Hornemann
A Hullaballoo at the Castle
(1959)
Sømand i knibe
(1960)
Eva Thygesen
Baronessen fra benzintanken
(1960)
Anne von Rosensteen
Flemming and Kvik
(1960)
Frihedens pris
(1960)
Lis
Den grønne elevator
(1961)
The Musketeers
(1961)
Flemming på kostskole
(1961)
Frk. Birk
Min kone fra Paris
(1961)
Irene Hagenfryd
Peter's baby
(1961)
Tony
Landsbylægen
(1961)
Grethe Strand
Han, hun, Dirch og Dario
(1962)
Marianne Borg
Rikki og mændene
(1962)
Rikki
Crazy Paradise
(1962)
Edith Ibenholdt
Oskar
(1962)
Eva Hansen
Den kære familie
(1962)
Ida Friis
Hvis lille pige er du?
(1963)
Eva
Sextet
(1963)
Three Girls in Paris
(1963)
Hanne
Dronningens vagtmester
(1963)
The Girl and the Press Photographer
(1963)
Lene Kristiansen
Majorens oppasser
(1964)
It's Nifty in the Navy
(1965)
Hanne Hansen
The Girl and the Playboy
(1965)
Ung pige på gaden
Erik Soya's 17
(1965)
Vibeke
Ich suche einen Mann
(1966)
Barbara Schönfelder
Nu stiger den
(1966)
Caroline
Flagermusen
(1966)
Adele
Love Thy Neighbour
(1967)
Britt
Life with Daddy
(1967)
Bitten Nielsen
Wife on vacation
(1967)
Bodil Thorsen
What a Pity About Daddy
(1968)
Ladies Man
(1969)
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
(1969)
Bodil Hansen
The Song of the Red Ruby
(1970)
Embla
Amour
(1970)
Elisa
Hooray for the Blue Hussars
(1970)
Frida
Værelset
(1970)
Eva
Our Home Is Our Castle
(1971)
Solens børn
(1972)
Elena
The Misanthrope
(1974)
Célimène
Et dukkehjem
(1974)
Nora
Good and Evil
(1975)
Only the Truth
(1975)
Ilse Brehmer
Bertram og Lisa
(1975)
Lisa
That Brief Summer
(1976)
Kirsten
Vandalism
(1977)
Louises hus
(1977)
Louise
Going for Broke
(1977)
Skuespilleren
Watch Your Back, Professor!
(1977)
Madame Natasha
Me and Charly
(1978)
Helle, Steffens mor
Kick Me in the Traditions!
(1979)
Sygeplejerske
Charly & Steffen
(1979)
It's a World Full of Children
(1980)
Annemarie
Kvindesind
(1980)
Bente
Undskyld vi er her
(1980)
Sekretær
Danmark er lukket
(1980)
Akademiker
Helligtrekongersaften
(1981)
Wolf Hour
(1981)
Anna
Den ubetænksomme elsker
(1982)
Helena, Sanna's Mother
Your Money or Your Life
(1982)
Ellen Worm, Claus' ex-kone
The Wolf at the Door
(1986)
Ida Molard
Hip Hip Hurrah!
(1987)
Henny
Babette's Feast
(1987)
Narrator (voice)
Katinka
(1988)
Helene
Aarhus by Night
(1989)
Walter and Carlo in America
(1989)
Flora Nymann
Memories of a Marriage
(1989)
Regitze
Smykketyven
(1990)
Ruth
Freud Leaving Home
(1991)
Rosha Cohen
Sofie
(1992)
Frederikke
The Best Intentions
(1992)
Karin Åkerblom
Family Matters
(1993)
Jan's mother
The Kingdom
(1994)
Rigmor Mortensen
Like It Never Was Before
(1995)
Hjördis
Hamsun
(1996)
Marie Hamsun
Credo
(1997)
Svigermor
The Kingdom II
(1997)
Rigmor Mortensen
The Honour of the House
(1999)
Fru Kristensen
A Place Nearby
(2000)
Fru Nielsen
Help! I'm a Fish
(2000)
Anna (voice)
Shake It All About
(2001)
Bine
Count Axel
(2001)
Baronesse Gjerløv
Kokken
(2002)
Posedame
The Inheritance
(2003)
Annelise
Four Weeks in June
(2005)
Lilly
Spelar du ikväll?
(2006)
Welcome to Verona
(2006)
Virginia
O'Horten
(2007)
Mrs. Thøgersen
Ernst-Hugo
(2008)
Self
Everlasting Moments
(2008)
Miss Fagerdal
What No One Knows
(2008)
Ingrid Deleuran
The Wild Swans
(2009)
Fatamorgana / The Old Lady
The Christmas Party
(2009)
Gerda
Original
(2009)
Harriet
God, Smell and Her
(2009)
People in the Sun
(2011)
Fru Sørensen
Silent Heart
(2014)
Esther
Jauja
(2014)
Woman in the cave
Historien om Olsen Banden
(2015)
Key House Mirror
(2015)
Lily
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
(2019)
Birthe Rasmussen
Resin
(2019)
Else
Before the Frost
(2019)
Agnes
Toscana
(2022)
Inge
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
(2022)
Self / Rigmor Mortensen
Ghitas hemmeligheder
(2022)
Sig selv
Rosa and the Stone Troll
(2023)
Stone Troll
Directing