Sidse Babett Knudsen
Actor
- Born
- November 22, 1968 (age 57) · 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).
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Knudsen achieved international recognition for her leading role as fictional Danish Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg in the Danish TV series Borgen.
Known for
Inferno
October 13, 2016
A Hologram for the King
April 22, 2016
The Family Plan 2
November 11, 2025
The Translators
December 20, 2019
After the Wedding
February 24, 2006
The Duke of Burgundy
February 20, 2015
In Fabric
December 6, 2018
13 Days, 13 Nights
June 27, 2025
Courted
November 18, 2015
An Ordinary Case
September 11, 2024
150 Milligrams
November 18, 2016
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
September 14, 2023
Acting59
- 2026What Lies Between Us as Anne Sofie
- 2025The Family Plan 2 as Svetlana Romanova
- 2025The Great Arch as Liv von Spreckelsen
- 202513 Days, 13 Nights as Kate
- 2024An Ordinary Case as Maître Annie Debret
- 2024Sons as Eva Hansen
- 2023Club Zero as Miss Dorset
- 2023Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction as The Grand Duchess
- 2023Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard as Self
- 2023