- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 16, 1940
- Place of Birth
- København, Danmark
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is Queen of Denmark. Having reigned as Denmark's monarch for over 50 years, she is the world's only current queen regnant and the longest-serving current female head of state. Born into the House of Glücksburg, a cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg, Margrethe is the eldest child of King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid. She became heir presumptive to her father in 1953, when a constitutional amendment allowed women to inherit the throne. Margrethe succeeded her father upon his death on 14 January 1972. On her accession, she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margrethe I, ruler of the Scandinavian kingdoms in 1376–1412 during the Kalmar Union. In 1967, she married Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, with whom she had two sons: Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim. Margrethe is known for her strong arch…
Filmography
movieEbbe Munck - Fra modstandsmand til hofchef
2025 · Dronning Margrethe
movieDronning Margrethe & teatrets magi
2024 · Majestæten
movieThe Queen and the Prime Ministers
2024 · Sig selv (arkiv)
Dronning Margrethe 2. - 52 år som Danmarks regent
2024 · Herself
movieLifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
2023 · Self
movieEhrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023 · Costume Design, Set Designer
tvKungen och jag
2023 · Self
tvThe Kings Inner Circle
2023 · Self
tvDronning i 50 år
2022 · Dronning af Danmark
tvKongeskibet - I dronningens tjeneste
2022 · Self
tvQueen Margaret II - 50 years for Denmark
2022 · Self
tvEt liv som dronning
2021 · Self
movieMargrethe II - Hele Danmarks Dronning
2020
tvFrederik IX
2019 · Self
movieElizabeth at 90: A Family Tribute
2016 · Self
Flådens Historie
2010
tvDen Danske Flådes Historie gennem 500 år
2010 · Self
tvKongehuset indefra
2010 · Self
movieThe Wild Swans
2009 · Herself / Byborger (uncredited)
movieHuwelijk kroonprins Willem-Alexander en Máxima Zorreguieta
2002 · Self
movieThe Snow Queen
2000 · Narrator
movieVictor Borge Nytårs-show
1996
movieJ.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973
1992 · Self
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self
Dronningens nytårstaler gennem årene
1972
tvThe Queen's New Year Address
1972 · Self, Creator
movieIm Glanze ihrer Kronen
1968 · Self (archive footage)