Sidse Babett Knudsen (born 22 November 1968) 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.
Movie | 13 Days, 13 Nights: In the Hell of Kabul | 2025 | |
Series | Prime Target | Professor Andrea Lavin | 2025-01-22 |
Movie | Sons | Eva Hansen | 2024-07-10 |
Movie | An Ordinary Case | Maître Annie Debret | 2024-09-11 |
Movie | Oh My Goodness! | Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption | 2023-02-15 |
Movie | Club Zero | Miss Dorset | 2023-09-27 |
Movie | Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard | Self | 2023-09-14 |
Movie | Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction | The Grand Duchess | 2023-09-14 |
Series | Borgen - Power & Glory | Birgitte Nyborg | 2022-02-13 |
Series | Roadkill | Madeleine Halle | 2020-10-18 |
Movie | Wildland | Bodil | 2020-05-28 |
Movie | The Exception | Anne-Lise | 2020-07-02 |
Movie | The Idiots Who Started The Party | Herself | 2020-10-13 |
Movie | Limbo | Helga | 2020-09-28 |
Movie | Captain Bimse | Sophie | 2019-06-27 |
Series | The Accident | Harriet Paulsen | 2019-10-24 |
Movie | The Translators | Helene Tuxen | 2019-12-20 |
Movie | The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle | Ohlmann | 2019-08-23 |
Movie | Vitello | Vitello's Mother (voice) | 2018-02-01 |
Movie | In Fabric | Jill | 2018-12-06 |
Movie | Holly på Sommerøen | Charlotte skovmyre | 2018-08-31 |
Movie | The Eternal Road | Sara | 2017-09-15 |
Series | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Jill | 2017-09-17 |
Movie | A Hologram for the King | Hanne | 2016-04-22 |
Movie | 150 Milligrams | Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist | 2016-11-18 |
Movie | Inferno | Elizabeth Sinskey | 2016-10-13 |
Series | Westworld | Theresa Cullen | 2016-10-02 |
Movie | Vitello Digs a Hole | Mother (voice) | 2015-08-15 |
Movie | Courted | Ditte Lorensen-Coteret | 2015-11-18 |
Movie | Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama | Self | 2014-10-03 |
Movie | Speed Walking | Lizzi | 2014-08-28 |
Movie | The Duke of Burgundy | Cynthia | 2014-10-18 |
Movie | 1864: Brødre i krig | Johanne L. Heiberg | 2014-10-12 |
Series | 1864 | Johanne Louise Heiberg | 2014-10-12 |
Movie | Almost Perfect | Sandra | 2012-10-04 |
Series | Borgen | Birgitte Nyborg | 2010-09-26 |
Movie | Therapy | Puk | 2010-02-24 |
Movie | Above the Street, Below the Water | Anne | 2009-10-23 |
Movie | The Apple & The Worm | Sylvia (voice) | 2009-10-30 |
Movie | Take the Trash | Lotte | 2008-08-15 |
Movie | With Your Permission | Bente | 2007-09-28 |
Movie | Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté | 2006-10-18 | |
Movie | After the Wedding | Helene | 2006-02-24 |
Series | Proof | Nina Kutpreka | 2004-01-05 |
Movie | Bernie and Bingo | Bingo, The Penguin | 2004-09-10 |
Movie | Fakiren fra Bilbao | Louise | 2004-12-24 |
Movie | Villa Paranoia | Olga Holmgård | 2004-03-12 |
Movie | Old, New, Borrowed and Blue | Katrine | 2003-01-31 |
Movie | Dogville: The Pilot | Grace | 2003-11-19 |
Movie | The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear | Woman (voice) | 2002-12-18 |
Movie | Chop Chop | Rita | 2001-11-02 |
Movie | Mona's World | Mona | 2001-09-07 |
Movie | Max | Sarah 'Max' Engell | 2000-03-17 |
Movie | Miracle | Mona Pedersen | 2000-10-13 |
Movie | The One and Only | Sus | 1999-04-01 |
Movie | Mifune | Bibi | 1999-03-12 |
Movie | Motello | Julie | 1998-02-20 |
Movie | Fanny Farveløs | Mother | 1997-05-30 |
Movie | Thérapie russe | Mette | 1997-12-17 |
Movie | Let's Get Lost | Julie | 1997-09-19 |
Movie | A Quiet Death | Sally | 1997-09-16 |
Movie | Charlot og Charlotte | Helle | 1996-09-01 |
Series | Juletestamentet | Mercedes | 1995-12-01 |
Movie | Debut | 1995-06-16 | |
Series | The Simpsons | Danish Woman | 1989-12-17 |