Bente Scavenius

Bente Christina Brønnum Scavenius (born 12 December 1944, in Stockholm)[1] is a Danish art historian, art critic and author.

[2][3] She has also been a member of numerous public and private committees and boards of directors of cultural institutions in Denmark.

[4] She is the daughter of land owner Carl Christian Brønnum Scavenius, who owned Klintholm Gods, and a relative of former Prime Minister Erik Scavenius.

She is married to actor Joen Bille (of the noble Bille family), who is a son of Irene Ibsen Bille and a descendant of Henrik Ibsen, Sigurd Ibsen and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.

She is the mother of actress Beate Bille.