Betzy Kofoed was born on October 14, 1855 in Kristiansand, Norway as Betzy Elisabeth Bianca Schmidt. She was an actress, known for Dr. X (1915), Elskovs opfindsomhed (1913) and Fødselsdagsgaven (1913). She was married to Carl Emil Petersen and Jens Koefoed. She died on January 23, 1923 in Skive, Denmark.