Line Arlien-Søborg
# Line Arlien-Søborg

Line Arlien-Søborg (born 25 July 1966) is a Danish former actress and film director. In 1984, she received the Bodil and Robert Best Actress awards for the film Skønheden og udyret.

## Film career

In 1981, Arlien-Søborg first received attention for her role as the conniving schoolgirl, Anne-Mette, 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 Arlien-Søborg was 13 to 15 years old, to realistically show her character's physical and emotional maturation. Two years later, Arlien-Søborg performed the lead in Malmros' 1983 drama Skønheden og udyret (Beauty and the Beast). Malmos wrote the role of the sexually blossoming 16-year-old Mette specifically for Arlien-Søborg for which she was awarded both the 1984 Bodil and Robert awards for Best Actress.

In 1986 Arlien-Søborg performed in the Danish television miniseries Kaj Munk and she once again performed for Malmros in his 1989 film Århus by Night [da; fi]. After completing an education in literature history, she worked for Denmark's DR Television studio where she wrote and directed the miniseries Derude med snøren. Arlien-Søborg subsequently worked as an assistant director for Malmros on two films, 2002's At kende sandheden (Facing the Truth) and Kærestesorger (in post-production in 2008).

She dissolved her friendship with Malmros in 2013 following the release of his autobiographical film Sorrow and Joy (Danish: Sorg og glæde). Arlien-Søborg said that the film's portrayal of a mutual flirtation between her teenage self and Malmros was false; and that she believed Malmros had fictionalized the episode to absolve himself of sexualizing and trying to seduce a child.

Since 2014, Arlien-Søborg has worked as a teacher in Danish Language and Media Studies at a Gymnasium (upper secondary school) in Skanderborg.

## Personal life

Arlien-Søborg lives in Risskov with her husband and their two children.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Original title | Credit | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | Tree of Knowledge | Kundskabens træ | Actress ... Anne-Mette | |
| 1983 | Beauty and the Beast | Skønheden og udyret | Actress ... Mette | won Bodil Award for Best Actress won Robert Award for Best Actress |
| 1986 | Kaj Munk | Kaj Munk | Actress ... Lisbeth | (TV miniseries) |
| 1989 | Århus by Night [da; fi] | Århus by Night [da; fi] | Actress ... Lisa | |
| 1998 | Derude med snøren | Derude med snøren | Director writer | (TV miniseries) |
| 2002 | At kende sandheden | Facing the Truth | Assistant Director | |
| 2008 | Kærestesorger | Kærestesorger | Assistant Director | (post-production) |
