- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 22, 1968
- Place of Birth
- Copenhagen, Denmark
Sidse Babett Knudsen
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.
Filmography
movieThe Family Plan 2
2025 · Svetlana Romanova
movieThe Great Arch
2025 · Liv von Spreckelsen
movie13 Days, 13 Nights
2025 · Kate
tvPrime Target
2025 · Professor Andrea Lavin
movieAn Ordinary Case
2024 · Maître Annie Debret
movieSons
2024 · Eva Hansen
tvDanske tv-seriers bedste
2024 · Sig selv
movieClub Zero
2023 · Miss Dorset
movieEhrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023 · The Grand Duchess
movieLifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
2023 · Self
movieWOACA
2023 · WOACA
tvAgent
2023 · Sidse Babett Knudsen
movieOh My Goodness!
2023 · Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
tvBorgen - Power & Glory
2022 · Birgitte Nyborg
tvRoadkill
2020 · Madeleine Halle
movieThe Idiots Who Started The Party
2020 · Sig selv
movieLimbo
2020 · Helga
tvTed Lasso
2020 · Bridget (voice)
movieWildland
2020 · Bodil
movieThe Translators
2019 · Helene Tuxen
movieThe Exception
2019 · Anne-Lise
tvThe Accident
2019 · Harriet Paulsen
movieThe Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
2019 · Ohlmann
movieCaptain Bimse
2019 · Sophie
movieIn Fabric
2018 · Jill
tv50 Nuances de Grecs
2018 · Freya
movieHolly på Sommerøen
2018 · Charlotte skovmyre
movieVitello
2018 · Vitello's Mother (voice)
tvPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017 · Jill
movieThe Eternal Road
2017 · Sara
movie150 Milligrams
2016 · Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
movieInferno
2016 · Elizabeth Sinskey
tvWestworld
2016 · Theresa Cullen
movieA Hologram for the King
2016 · Hanne
movieCourted
2015 · Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
Vitello Digs a Hole
movieVitello Digs a Hole
2015 · Mother (voice)
movieThe Duke of Burgundy
2015 · Cynthia
movie1864: Brødre i krig
2014 · Johanne L. Heiberg
tv1864
2014 · Johanne Louise Heiberg
movieNordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014 · Self
movieSpeed Walking
2014 · Lizzi
movieAlmost Perfect
2012 · Sandra
tvBorgen
2010 · Birgitte Nyborg
tvZULU Comedy Galla
2010 · Vært, Sidse Babett Knudsen
movieTherapy
2010 · Puk
movieThe Apple & The Worm
2009 · Sylvia (voice)
movieAbove the Street, Below the Water
2009 · Anne
movieTake the Trash
2008 · Lotte
movieWith Your Permission
2007 · Bente
movieSøren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté
2006
movieAfter the Wedding
2006 · Helene
movieFakiren fra Bilbao
2004 · Louise
Bernie and Bingo
movieBernie and Bingo
2004 · Bingo, The Penguin
movieVilla Paranoia
2004 · Olga Holmgård
tvProof
2004 · Nina Kutpreka
movieDogville: The Pilot
2003 · Grace
movieDogville
2003 · Thanks
movieOld, New, Borrowed and Blue
2003 · Katrine
movieThe Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
2002 · Woman (voice)
movieKlonkadonka!
2002 · Molly
movieChop Chop
2001 · Rita
movieMona's World
2001 · Mona
movieMiracle
2000 · Dennis Ps mor
movieMax
2000 · Sarah 'Max' Engell
movieThe One and Only
1999 · Sus
movieMifune
1999 · Bibi
movieMotello
1998 · Julie
movieThérapie russe
1997 · Mette
movieLet's Get Lost
1997 · Julie
A Quiet Death
movieA Quiet Death
1997 · Sally
tvTaxa
1997 · Milla
movieFanny Farveløs
1997 · Mother
tvStrisser på Samsø
1997 · Hanne Jensen
Charlot og Charlotte
movieCharlot og Charlotte
1996 · Helle
tvCharlot og Charlotte
1996 · Helle, gøgler
tvJuletestamentet
1995 · Mercedes
Debut
movieDebut
1995
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · a Danish Woman (voice)
Good Mothers
movieGood Mothers
— · Anne Sofie
Kill Jackie
tvKill Jackie
— · Karenina