Litten Hansen

Litten Hansen (born 24 December 1944) is a Danish former film and television actress, activist, politician and member of the Danish Parliament for the Left Socialists.

Family Hansen was born 24 December 1944 in Videbæk in Midtjylland, Denmark. Her father was veterinarian Hans Kristian Hansen and her mother was teacher Grethe Vera Hansen . She was the fifth of eight sisters and her parents separated when she was a child. Her father was an alcoholic.

Hansen married Knud Hauge in 1992. He died 2000. She then enrolled as a student at the Statens Kursus in 1965. She was also offered the position of secretary of the Danish Anti-Apartheid Committee, due to her organising and administration experience, and fought in solidarity with black South Africans against the apartheid regime.

Hansen then became involved in party politics, serving on he executive board of the Left Socialists (VS) from 1968.

Hansen returned to her career in the arts after her time in Parliament. She was the first female chairman of the Danish Actors' Association trade union and held the position for nine years.

Filmography

Film

1975: Ta' det som en mand, frue [ da] 1986: Early Spring 1993: Stolen Spring 2003: Move Me

Television

1978: Er det løgn hva' jeg si'r? 1987: Nana [ da] 1989: Kirsebærhaven 89 1990-1991: Ugeavisen [ da]