Biography
Louise Mieritz is a Danish actress, writer and director. Born on 30 April 1971 in Aarhus, she trained at the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen from 1989 to 1994.
She is known for her roles in Lars von Trier's Dogme 95 film The Idiots (1998), in which she played Josephine, and The Boss of It All (2006), as Mette. Other credits include Accused (2005), The Year I Started Masturbating (2022) and the series DNA (2019). With Ditte Hansen she created and starred in the comedy series Ditte & Louise (2015–2016) and has written and directed further television and film projects, including Chorus Girls (2023) and A Copenhagen Love Story (2025).
Mieritz has worked extensively in Danish theatre and has received Bodil and Robert awards for her performances.
