Ditte Hansen Biography: Husband, Tv Shows, Children, Net Worth, Age, Height, Ethnicity, Religion, Awards

Ditte Hansen is a Danish actress, writer, and comedian who became widely known as the co-creator and co-lead of Ditte & Louise, the DR comedy series that later expanded into a feature film.

The project put her voice at the center of a very public conversation about how women are treated in the acting industry, while her long run in Denmark’s revue tradition—especially Cirkusrevyen—kept her in front of large live audiences year after year.

Profile

• Full name: Ditte Hansen
• Date of birth: 6 December 1970
• Age: 55 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
• Nationality: Danish
• Profession: Actress; writer; comedian
• Height: 1.84 m
• Parents: Ole Klaus Hansen and Ulla Hansen
• Siblings: One sister
• Spouse: Benjamin Boe Rasmussen
• Children: Thor Boe Rasmussen and Asger Boe Rasmussen
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Christian
• Ethnicity: Danish
• Net worth: DKK 8 million to DKK 25 million

Early Life and Education

Ditte Hansen is now, at the age of 55. She was born on 6 December 1970 in Copenhagen.

Her parents are Ole Klaus Hansen and Ulla Hansen. Ditte Hansen grew up with a father who was an alcoholic and occasionally abusive.

She has also spoken about having a sister, describing how their arguments could spiral even when they agreed on most things.

Her formal acting education came through the acting school at Odense Teater, where she graduated in 1996.

That graduation year matters in her later story, because it places her inside the same training environment that fed a new generation of Danish stage actors into film, television, and revue work across the late 1990s and 2000s.

Personal Life

Ditte Hansen is married to actor Benjamin Boe Rasmussen. Their relationship started during their time around the acting-school milieu in Odense. They reportedly got married in 1999. They have two sons, Asger and Thor.

Career

Ditte Hansen’s career includes a steady run of Danish films and series, but her recognition accelerated as her work began to combine acting with authorship. A key early on-screen credit was Oh Happy Day (2004), followed by recurring parts in popular Danish family franchises such as Far til fire and Min søsters børn, which kept her visible to broad audiences beyond the theatre.

She also built a strong foothold in Denmark’s live comedy and revue tradition. She became a regular presence in Cirkusrevyen at Dyrehavsbakken across multiple seasons, a setting where performers must deliver sharp timing night after night to a mixed audience of families, tourists, and longtime revue fans.

Her most defining “creator-performer” breakthrough arrived with Ditte & Louise, developed with Louise Mieritz. The series aired on DR and later became a feature film, with Hansen and Mieritz writing and playing the title roles.

Awards and Nominations

• Robert Award – Winner, Årets kvindelige hovedrolle (Best Actress) for Ditte & Louise (2019)
• Robert Award – Winner, Årets originale manuskript (Best Original Screenplay) for Ditte & Louise (2019)
• Robert Award – Nominee, Årets danske spillefilm (Best Danish Feature Film) for Ditte & Louise (2019)
• Robert Award – Winner, Best Short-Format TV Series for Ditte & Louise (2017)
• European Film Awards – Nominee, European Comedy for Ditte & Louise (2019)
• Robert Award – Nominee, Årets kvindelige birolle – TV-serie for De bedste år (2025)
• Bodil Awards – Nominee, Best Actress (Bedste kvindelige hovedrolle) for Ditte & Louise (2019)

Net Worth

Ditte Hansen’s net worth is estimated to be at least DKK 8 million to DKK 25 million. This estimate is based on a long-running career across Danish film, prime-time television, live revues with extended seasonal contracts, writing fees and royalties.

Social Media

• Instagram: @dittehanseninsta

Filmography

• Er du skidt, skat? (2003)
• Oh Happy Day (2004)
• Far til fire – gi’r aldrig op! (2005)
• Lotto (2006)
• Helmer og søn (2006)
• De unge år (2007)
• Kærlighed på film (2007)
• Blå mænd (2008)
• Pagten (2009)
• Næste gang bliver vi fugle (2009)
• Min søsters børn vælter Nordjylland (2010)
• Far til fire – på japansk (2010)
• Parterapi (2010)
• Her bor Jensen (2010)
• Thor – legenden fra Valhalla (2011)
• Savanne banden (2011)
• Gnomeo & Julie (2011)
• Min søsters børn alene hjemme (2012)
• Astons gaver (2013)
• Iqbal & den hemmelige opskrift (2015)
• Ditte & Louise – Sæson 1 (2015)
• Iqbal & superchippen (2016)
• Ditte & Louise – Sæson 2 (2016)
• Biler 3 (2017)
• Emoji Filmen (2017)
• Coco (2018)
• Ditte & Louise (2018)
• Mødregruppen (2019)
• UglyDolls (2019)
• Min uimodståelige mand (2019)
• Fremad (2020)
• Drømmebyggerne (2020)
• Try Hard (2021)

Books

• Gode kasser (2019)
• Mens vi strikker (2021)
• Sex, sorg og strikkefasthed (2025)