Sidse Babett Knudsen
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Sidse Babett Knudsen is a Danish actress who works in theatre, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy Let's Get Lost, for which she received both the Robert and Bodil awards for Best Actress. Following the critical success of her debut, Knudsen has been considered one of the top Danish actresses of her generation. In 2000, she again won both best actress awards for the comedy romance Den Eneste Ene (English title: The One and Only). In 2016, she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Courted (L'Hermine). Knudsen has also received award nominations for her roles in Monas Verden (Mona's World) and Efter brylluppet (After the Wedding). Knudsen achieved international recognition for her leading role as fictional Danish Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg in the Danish TV series Borgen.
Known for
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The Family Plan 2 (2025)
as Svetlana Romanova
Inferno (2016)
as Elizabeth Sinskey
A Hologram for the King (2016)
as Hanne
The Translators (2019)
as Helene Tuxen
The Great Arch (2025)
as Liv von Spreckelsen
The Duke of Burgundy (2015)
as Cynthia
13 Days, 13 Nights (2025)
as Kate
Speed Walking (2014)
as Lizzi
Sons (2024)
as Eva Hansen
The Apple & The Worm (2009)
as Sylvia (voice)
Dogville: The Pilot (2003)
as Grace
The Exception (2019)
as Anne-Lise
What Lies Between Us (2026)
as Anne Sofie
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002)
as Woman (voice)
Therapy (2010)
as Puk
Max (2000)
as Sarah 'Max' Engell
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle (2019)
as Ohlmann
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction (2023)
as The Grand Duchess
The Idiots Who Started The Party (2020)
as Sig selv
After the Wedding (2006)
as Helene
Chop Chop (2001)
as Rita
In Fabric (2018)
as Jill
Club Zero (2023)
as Miss Dorset
Mifune (1999)
as Bibi
Miracle (2000)
as Dennis Ps mor
Oh My Goodness! (2023)
as Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
The Eternal Road (2017)
as Sara
The One and Only (1999)
as Sus
Wildland (2020)
as Bodil
150 Milligrams (2016)
as Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
An Ordinary Case (2024)
as Maître Annie Debret
WOACA (2023)
as WOACA
Let's Get Lost (1997)
as Julie
Fanny Farveløs (1997)
as Mother
Limbo (2020)
as Helga
Courted (2015)
as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
With Your Permission (2007)
as Bente
Bernie and Bingo (2004)
as Bingo, The Penguin
1864: Brødre i krig (2014)
as Johanne L. Heiberg
Motello (1998)
as Julie
Thérapie russe (1997)
as Mette
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard (2023)
as Self
Charlot og Charlotte (1996)
as Helle
Almost Perfect (2012)
as Sandra
Above the Street, Below the Water (2009)
as Anne
Fakiren fra Bilbao (2004)
as Louise
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue (2003)
as Katrine
Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté (2006)
Actor
Klonkadonka! (2002)
as Molly
Holly på Sommerøen (2018)
as Charlotte skovmyre
Mona's World (2001)
as Mona
Take the Trash (2008)
as Lotte
Vitello (2018)
as Vitello's Mother (voice)
A Quiet Death (1997)
as Sally
Villa Paranoia (2004)
as Olga Holmgård
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama (2014)
as Self
Captain Bimse (2019)
as Sophie
Vitello Digs a Hole (2015)
as Mother (voice)
Debut (1995)
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