Karen-Lise Mynster (born 15 January 1952, Aalborg) is a Danish actress who gained popularity in 1978 while performing the role of Eliza in My Fair Lady at Copenhagen's Det Danske Teater.
In the 1980s, she appeared in leading roles in many stage productions at the Royal Danish Theatre while in the 1990s she performed mainly in films,[1][2][3] In 2015, Mynster was honoured with her fifth Reumert Award as best actress of the year.
[2] She performed frequently at the Royal Danish Theatre in the 1980s, taking leading roles in productions including Trafford Tanzi, Mutter Courage and Guys and Dolls.
[2] More recently, Mynster has returned to the stage of the Royal Danish theatre taking leading roles in Ødipus og Antigone (2016), Odysseen (2022) and Molière's Dom Juan (2023).
[5] Her most successful television roles have been Ulla Jakobsen in Danmarks Radio's production of Matador (1978–81) and Ella Heiberg in their Kald mig Liva (1992).