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Sidse Babett Knudsen

Known for acting · Born 22 November 1968 · 57 · Copenhagen, Denmark

81 credits

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.

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Known for

A Hologram for the King

2016

Inferno

2016

Borgen

2010

Westworld

2016

After the Wedding

2006

The Duke of Burgundy

2015

In Fabric

2018

13 Days, 13 Nights

2025

Courted

2015

The Translators

2019

150 Milligrams

2016

Club Zero

2023

Acting (80)

2026What Lies Between UsAnne SofieFilm
2026Kill JackieKarenina · 8 episodesSeries
2025The Family Plan 2Svetlana RomanovaFilm
202513 Days, 13 NightsKateFilm
2025Prime TargetProfessor Andrea Lavin · 8 episodesSeries
2025The Great ArchLiv von SpreckelsenFilm
2024An Ordinary CaseMaître Annie DebretFilm
2024SonsEva HansenFilm
2024Danske tv-seriers bedsteSig selv · 5 episodesSeries
2023Ehrengard: The Art of SeductionThe Grand DuchessFilm
2023Club ZeroMiss DorsetFilm
2023Oh My Goodness!Mère Joséphine de la RédemptionFilm
2023AgentSidse Babett KnudsenSeries
2023Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of EhrengardSelfFilm
2023WOACAWOACAFilm
2022Borgen - Power & GloryBirgitte Nyborg · 8 episodesSeries
2020Ted LassoBridget (voice)Series
2020LimboHelgaFilm
2020RoadkillMadeleine Halle · 4 episodesSeries
2020WildlandBodilFilm
2020The Idiots Who Started The PartySig selvFilm
2019The TranslatorsHelene TuxenFilm
2019The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden CastleOhlmannFilm
2019The AccidentHarriet Paulsen · 4 episodesSeries
2019The ExceptionAnne-LiseFilm
2019Captain BimseSophieFilm
2018In FabricJillFilm
2018VitelloVitello's Mother (voice)Film
201850 Nuances de GrecsFreya · 30 episodesSeries
2018Holly på SommerøenCharlotte skovmyreFilm
2017Philip K. Dick's Electric DreamsJillSeries
2017The Eternal RoadSaraFilm
2016InfernoElizabeth SinskeyFilm
2016WestworldTheresa Cullen · 11 episodesSeries
2016A Hologram for the KingHanneFilm
2016150 MilligramsDr Irène Frachon, pulmonologistFilm
2015The Duke of BurgundyCynthiaFilm
2015CourtedDitte Lorensen-CoteretFilm
2015Vitello Digs a HoleMother (voice)Film
20141864Johanne Louise Heiberg · 8 episodesSeries
2014Speed WalkingLizziFilm
20141864: Brødre i krigJohanne L. HeibergFilm
2014Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi DramaSelfFilm
2012Almost PerfectSandraFilm
2010BorgenBirgitte Nyborg · 30 episodesSeries
2010TherapyPukFilm
2010ZULU Comedy GallaVært · 2 episodes, Sidse Babett KnudsenSeries
2009The Apple & The WormSylvia (voice)Film
2009Above the Street, Below the WaterAnneFilm
2008Take the TrashLotteFilm
2007With Your PermissionBenteFilm
2006After the WeddingHeleneFilm
2006Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varietéFilm
2004Fakiren fra BilbaoLouiseFilm
2004Villa ParanoiaOlga HolmgårdFilm
2004ProofNina Kutpreka · 4 episodesSeries
2004Bernie and BingoBingo, The PenguinFilm
2003Old, New, Borrowed and BlueKatrineFilm
2003Dogville: The PilotGraceFilm
2002The Boy Who Wanted to Be a BearWoman (voice)Film
2002Klonkadonka!MollyFilm
2001Chop ChopRitaFilm
2001Mona's WorldMonaFilm
2000MiracleDennis Ps morFilm
2000MaxSarah 'Max' EngellFilm
1999MifuneBibiFilm
1999The One and OnlySusFilm
1998MotelloJulieFilm
1997Let's Get LostJulieFilm
1997Strisser på SamsøHanne Jensen · 2 episodesSeries
1997TaxaMillaSeries
1997Station "Knock on Wood": The Gufol MysteryHulkende kvinde / Sobbing WomanSeries
1997Fanny FarveløsMotherFilm
1997A Quiet DeathSallyFilm
1997Thérapie russeMetteFilm
1996Charlot og CharlotteHelleFilm
1996Charlot og CharlotteHelle, gøglerSeries
1995DebutFilm
1995JuletestamentetMercedes · 24 episodesSeries
1989The Simpsonsa Danish Woman (voice)Series

Crew (1)

2003DogvilleThanksFilm