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Liv Hansen
Danish illustrator and actress
Studio Notes
Reflections on acting and illustration - from a Danish actress working between disciplines, languages, and moments of stillness.


On Set, Between Scenes: Notes from a Working Actress
I’ve been on a lot of sets — large, small, some held together by gaffer tape and takeaway coffee. The glamour isn’t always real, but the...

Liv Hansen
Jul 2, 2025


Subtle Tools for Self-Tapes (and Scenes that Matter)
Finding a Frame Somewhere between taped-up curtains, soft daylight, and a stack of books balanced behind a tripod, I’ve learned to build...

Liv Hansen
Jun 25, 2025


Acting in English: How I Found My Voice as a Danish Actress
When I first moved abroad at sixteen, I didn’t think much about my accent. I was focused on fitting in at school, learning to navigate a...

Liv Hansen
Jun 21, 2025


Studio Note: What Happens Off-Camera
I had a short script in my bag I wasn’t really thinking about — one I’d stuffed in on the way out the door that morning. It was a day I...

Liv Hansen
Jun 13, 2025


Studio Note: A Danish Actress with an American Voice
I’ve just posted a new piece over on Medium — a short reflection on voice, identity, and the strange way a language can follow you home....

Liv Hansen
Jun 13, 2025


Search History 👽
If you’ve searched my name, this page is probably why you’re here. I’m a Danish actress and illustrator based in Copenhagen. I work...

Liv Hansen
Jun 8, 2025


What Do They Want with Earth?
(Studio Notes — Vancouver) One of my earliest roles in Vancouver was in a science fiction short called Close Contact , directed by Ron...

Liv Hansen
Jun 8, 2025


The Weirdly Useful Things I’ve Learned from Playing Small Roles on Big Sets
It wasn’t glamorous. It usually isn’t. But the lessons I’ve taken from the quieter corners of a set - from being there, watching,...

Liv Hansen
Jun 4, 2025


You’re Not American?
An accent, a boom operator, and a moment that stayed with me. We’d been filming for a couple of hours before we had a chance to break and...

Liv Hansen
Jun 3, 2025


Danish Actress on Working with Directors: Creative Lessons from Set
As a Danish actress working across independent film, voice work, and illustration, I’ve found that building quiet, meaningful creative...

Liv Hansen
Jul 7, 2024
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