Eva Gram Schjoldager
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Eva Gram Schjoldager is a Danish
actress and child star. In 1981, Shjoldager received international attention for her leading role as the bullied schoolgirl, Elin, in Nils Malmros
's coming-of-age drama Tree of Knowledge
(Kundskabens træ). Filming for the role was performed over a two-year period, while Schjoldager was 13- to 15-years-old, to realistically show her character's physical and emotional maturation. Afterward, Schjoldager appeared in only one other film: Malmros' 1983 drama Skønheden og udyret (Beauty and the Beast
). She decided to leave acting after completing an education in psychology from Århus University in 1998. In 2001, she was living with her husband and children and working as a human resource manager for a software firm in Denmark.
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
actress and child star. In 1981, Shjoldager received international attention for her leading role as the bullied schoolgirl, Elin, in Nils Malmros
Nils Malmros
Nils Malmros , a Danish film director and screenwriter, is considered a leading auteur of realism in Danish cinema. Malmros is noted for his detailed focus on the common growing pains of adolescence and the loss of innocence, which he draws from his childhood experiences growing up in Århus, Denmark...
's coming-of-age drama Tree of Knowledge
Tree of Knowledge (film)
Tree of Knowledge is a 1981 Danish coming-of-age drama directed by Nils Malmros. The film details the lives of 17 teenage schoolmates in 1950's Denmark. Shooting on location at the high school which he had attended, Malmros took two years to film the action, so the cast members reflected the real...
(Kundskabens træ). Filming for the role was performed over a two-year period, while Schjoldager was 13- to 15-years-old, to realistically show her character's physical and emotional maturation. Afterward, Schjoldager appeared in only one other film: Malmros' 1983 drama Skønheden og udyret (Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (1983 film)
Beauty and the Beast is a 1983 Danish drama film written and directed by Nils Malmros. The film stars Line Arlien-Søborg as a sexually active 16-year-old and Jesper Klein as the father who struggles to accept his daughter's relationships with boys as well as his own jealousy...
). She decided to leave acting after completing an education in psychology from Århus University in 1998. In 2001, she was living with her husband and children and working as a human resource manager for a software firm in Denmark.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Tree of Knowledge Tree of Knowledge (film) Tree of Knowledge is a 1981 Danish coming-of-age drama directed by Nils Malmros. The film details the lives of 17 teenage schoolmates in 1950's Denmark. Shooting on location at the high school which he had attended, Malmros took two years to film the action, so the cast members reflected the real... |
Kundskabens træ | Elin |
| 1983 | Beauty and the Beast (1983 film) Beauty and the Beast (1983 film) Beauty and the Beast is a 1983 Danish drama film written and directed by Nils Malmros. The film stars Line Arlien-Søborg as a sexually active 16-year-old and Jesper Klein as the father who struggles to accept his daughter's relationships with boys as well as his own jealousy... |
Skønheden og udyret | Drude |