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
Credits
The Family Plan 2 (2025)
as Svetlana Romanova
Inferno (2016)
as Elizabeth Sinskey
The Translators (2019)
as Helene Tuxen
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction (2023)
as The Grand Duchess
13 Days, 13 Nights (2025)
as Kate
The Great Arch (2025)
as Liv von Spreckelsen
The Duke of Burgundy (2015)
as Cynthia
A Hologram for the King (2016)
as Hanne
Sons (2024)
as Eva Hansen
What Lies Between Us (2026)
as Anne Sofie
After the Wedding (2006)
as Helene
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle (2019)
as Ohlmann
In Fabric (2018)
as Jill
Therapy (2010)
as Puk
Mifune (1999)
as Bibi
Club Zero (2023)
as Miss Dorset
Oh My Goodness! (2023)
as Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
150 Milligrams (2016)
as Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
1864: Brødre i krig (2014)
as Johanne L. Heiberg
The Apple & The Worm (2009)
as Sylvia (voice)
Speed Walking (2014)
as Lizzi
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002)
as Woman (voice)
Dogville: The Pilot (2003)
as Grace
The Idiots Who Started The Party (2020)
as Sig selv
With Your Permission (2007)
as Bente
Wildland (2020)
as Bodil
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue (2003)
as Katrine
Max (2000)
as Sarah 'Max' Engell
The Exception (2019)
as Anne-Lise
Courted (2015)
as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
Fanny Farveløs (1997)
as Mother
Above the Street, Below the Water (2009)
as Anne
An Ordinary Case (2024)
as Maître Annie Debret
Let's Get Lost (1997)
as Julie
The Eternal Road (2017)
as Sara
Almost Perfect (2012)
as Sandra
Limbo (2020)
as Helga
Fakiren fra Bilbao (2004)
as Louise
The One and Only (1999)
as Sus
Bernie and Bingo (2004)
as Bingo, The Penguin
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama (2014)
as Self
Take the Trash (2008)
as Lotte
Miracle (2000)
as Dennis Ps mor
Motello (1998)
as Julie
Chop Chop (2001)
as Rita
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard (2023)
as Self
WOACA (2023)
as WOACA
Mona's World (2001)
as Mona
Charlot og Charlotte (1996)
as Helle
Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté (2006)
Actor
Thérapie russe (1997)
as Mette
Klonkadonka! (2002)
as Molly
Villa Paranoia (2004)
as Olga Holmgård
Vitello Digs a Hole (2015)
as Mother (voice)
Holly på Sommerøen (2018)
as Charlotte skovmyre
Debut (1995)
Actor
A Quiet Death (1997)
as Sally
Vitello (2018)
as Vitello's Mother (voice)
Captain Bimse (2019)
as Sophie