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
13 Days, 13 Nights (2025)
as Kate
The Great Arch (2025)
as Liv von Spreckelsen
The Duke of Burgundy (2015)
as Cynthia
Fanny Farveløs (1997)
as Mother
Sons (2024)
as Eva Hansen
Bernie and Bingo (2004)
as Bingo, The Penguin
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle (2019)
as Ohlmann
In Fabric (2018)
as Jill
After the Wedding (2006)
as Helene
Wildland (2020)
as Bodil
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction (2023)
as The Grand Duchess
The Apple & The Worm (2009)
as Sylvia (voice)
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002)
as Woman (voice)
Club Zero (2023)
as Miss Dorset
Oh My Goodness! (2023)
as Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
What Lies Between Us (2026)
as Anne Sofie
150 Milligrams (2016)
as Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
Limbo (2020)
as Helga
Speed Walking (2014)
as Lizzi
Courted (2015)
as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
Mifune (1999)
as Bibi
1864: Brødre i krig (2014)
as Johanne L. Heiberg
The Exception (2019)
as Anne-Lise
Dogville: The Pilot (2003)
as Grace
The Eternal Road (2017)
as Sara
An Ordinary Case (2024)
as Maître Annie Debret
Miracle (2000)
as Dennis Ps mor
Therapy (2010)
as Puk
Max (2000)
as Sarah 'Max' Engell
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard (2023)
as Self
Mona's World (2001)
as Mona
The One and Only (1999)
as Sus
The Idiots Who Started The Party (2020)
as Sig selv
Chop Chop (2001)
as Rita
Fakiren fra Bilbao (2004)
as Louise
Almost Perfect (2012)
as Sandra
Take the Trash (2008)
as Lotte
WOACA (2023)
as WOACA
Above the Street, Below the Water (2009)
as Anne
With Your Permission (2007)
as Bente
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama (2014)
as Self
Motello (1998)
as Julie
Let's Get Lost (1997)
as Julie
Klonkadonka! (2002)
as Molly
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue (2003)
as Katrine
Villa Paranoia (2004)
as Olga Holmgård
Thérapie russe (1997)
as Mette
Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté (2006)
Actor
Holly på Sommerøen (2018)
as Charlotte skovmyre
Vitello (2018)
as Vitello's Mother (voice)
Captain Bimse (2019)
as Sophie
Charlot og Charlotte (1996)
as Helle
A Quiet Death (1997)
as Sally
Vitello Digs a Hole (2015)
as Mother (voice)
Debut (1995)
Actor