Sidse Babett Knudsen
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1968-11-22 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Biography
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
Acting
Good Mothers
as Anne Sofie
(2025)
(2025)
The Great Arch
as Liv von Spreckelsen
(2024)
An Ordinary Case
as Maître Annie Debret
(2024)
Sons
as Eva Hansen
(2024)
(2023)
Oh My Goodness!
as Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
(2023)
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
as The Grand Duchess
(2023)
Club Zero
as Miss Dorset
(2023)
(2023)
WOACA
as WOACA
(2020)
The Exception
as Anne-Lise
(2020)
Limbo
as Helga
(2020)
Wildland
as Bodil
(2020)
The Idiots Who Started The Party
as Herself
(2019)
(2019)
Captain Bimse
as Sophie
(2019)
The Translators
as Helene Tuxen
(2018)
In Fabric
as Jill
(2018)
Holly på Sommerøen
as Charlotte skovmyre
(2018)
Vitello
as Vitello's Mother (voice)
(2017)
The Eternal Road
as Sara
(2016)
Inferno
as Elizabeth Sinskey
(2016)
A Hologram for the King
as Hanne
(2016)
150 Milligrams
as Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
(2015)
Courted
as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
(2015)
Vitello Digs a Hole
as Mother (voice)
(2014)
The Duke of Burgundy
as Cynthia
(2014)
1864: Brødre i krig
as Johanne L. Heiberg
(2014)
Speed Walking
as Lizzi
(2014)
(2012)
Almost Perfect
as Sandra
(2010)
Therapy
as Puk
(2009)
(2009)
The Apple & The Worm
as Sylvia (voice)
(2008)
Take the Trash
as Lotte
(2007)
With Your Permission
as Bente
(2006)
After the Wedding
as Helene
(2006)
(2004)
Fakiren fra Bilbao
as Louise
(2004)
Bernie and Bingo
as Bingo, The Penguin
(2004)
Villa Paranoia
as Olga Holmgård
(2003)
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
as Katrine
(2003)
Dogville: The Pilot
as Grace
(2002)
Klonkadonka!
as Molly
(2002)
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
as Woman (voice)
(2001)
Chop Chop
as Rita
(2001)
Mona's World
as Mona
(2000)
Miracle
as Mona Pedersen
(2000)
Max
as Sarah 'Max' Engell
(1999)
Mifune
as Bibi
(1999)
The One and Only
as Sus
(1998)
Motello
as Julie
(1997)
Let's Get Lost
as Julie
(1997)
Thérapie russe
as Mette
(1997)
A Quiet Death
as Sally
(1997)
Fanny Farveløs
as Mother
(1996)
Charlot og Charlotte
as Helle
(1995)
Crew
(2003)
Dogville
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