Teresa — The Shadow in My Eye Character Profile

About Teresa

A young novice teaching Eva and Rigmor's class, struggling with her faith. She enters an illicit relationship with HIPO officer Frederik to prove God's existence. After being confronted by Sister Hanna regarding expulsion, she is trapped under rubble during the air raid. She jumps into rising water, possibly to save Rigmor, triggering a basement collapse.

Character Facts

Played by

Fanny Leander Bornedal

Appears in

The Shadow in My Eye (2021)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Teresa — Professional Teacher — Eva (Ella Nilsson)

  Teresa holds an authoritative educational role over Eva in a Catholic school setting.

• Teresa — Professional Teacher — Rigmor (Ester Birch)

  Teresa instructs Rigmor academically while harboring a secret personal life.

• Teresa — Romantic Lovers — Frederik (Alex Høgh Andersen)

  A forbidden romance that bridges the gap between a novice nun and a German occupation officer.

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More characters from The Shadow in My Eye

• Henry (Bertram Bisgaard Enevoldsen)
• Rigmor (Ester Birch)
• Eva (Ella Nilsson)
• Greta (Malena Lucia Lodahl)
• Rigmor's Father (Mads Riisom)
• Doctor (Morten Suurballe)
• Prioress (Susse Wold)
• Eva's Mother (Malene Beltoft Olsen)
• Frederik (Alex Høgh Andersen)
• Truelsen (Nicklas Søderberg Lundstrøm)
• Henry's Mother (Maria Rossing)
• Eva's Father (Kristian Ibler)