Sidse Babett Knudsen
Acting
Born November 22, 1968 · Copenhagen, Denmark
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.
Films (58)
The Family Plan 2
2025
The Great Arch
2025
13 Days, 13 Nights
2025
An Ordinary Case
2024
Sons
2024
Club Zero
2023
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
2023
WOACA
2023
Oh My Goodness!
2023
The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020
Limbo
2020
Wildland
2020
The Translators
2019
The Exception
2019
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
2019
Captain Bimse
2019
In Fabric
2018
Holly på Sommerøen
2018
Vitello
2018
The Eternal Road
2017
150 Milligrams
2016
Inferno
2016
A Hologram for the King
2016
Courted
2015
Vitello Digs a Hole
2015
The Duke of Burgundy
2014
1864: Brødre i krig
2014
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014
Speed Walking
2014
Almost Perfect
2012
Therapy
2010
The Apple & The Worm
2009
Above the Street, Below the Water
2009
Take the Trash
2008
With Your Permission
2007
Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté
2006
After the Wedding
2006
Fakiren fra Bilbao
2004
Bernie and Bingo
2004
Villa Paranoia
2004
Dogville: The Pilot
2003
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
2003
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
2002
Klonkadonka!
2002
Chop Chop
2001
Mona's World
2001
Miracle
2000
Max
2000
The One and Only
1999
Mifune
1999
Motello
1998
Thérapie russe
1997
Let's Get Lost
1997
A Quiet Death
1997
Fanny Farveløs
1997
Charlot og Charlotte
1996
Debut
1995