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.
Series | Prime Target | Professor Andrea Lavin | 2025 |
Movie | 13 Days, 13 Nights: In the Hell of Kabul | 2025 | |
Movie | Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard | Self | 2023-09-14 |
Movie | Oh My Goodness! | Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption | 2023-02-15 |
Series | Borgen - Power & Glory | Birgitte Nyborg | 2022-02-13 |
Movie | Limbo | Helga | 2021-04-30 |
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 |
Series | Roadkill | Madeleine Halle | 2020-10-18 |
Movie | Captain Bimse | Sophie | 2019-06-27 |
Movie | The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle | Ohlmann | 2019-08-23 |
Movie | The Translators | Helene Tuxen | 2019-12-20 |
Series | The Accident | Harriet Paulsen | 2019-10-24 |
Movie | Vitello | Vitello's Mother (voice) | 2018-02-01 |
Movie | Holly på Sommerøen | Charlotte skovmyre | 2018-08-31 |
Movie | In Fabric | Jill | 2018-12-06 |
Series | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Jill | 2017-09-17 |
Movie | The Eternal Road | Sara | 2017-09-15 |
Movie | A Hologram for the King | Hanne | 2016-04-22 |
Movie | Inferno | Elizabeth Sinskey | 2016-10-13 |
Movie | 150 Milligrams | Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist | 2016-11-18 |
Series | Westworld | Theresa Cullen | 2016-10-02 |
Movie | Courted | Ditte Lorensen-Coteret | 2015-11-18 |
Movie | Vitello Digs a Hole | Mother (voice) | 2015-08-15 |
Movie | Speed Walking | Lizzi | 2014-08-28 |
Series | 1864 | Johanne Louise Heiberg | 2014-10-12 |
Movie | The Duke of Burgundy | Cynthia | 2014-10-18 |
Movie | 1864: Brødre i krig | Johanne L. 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 | The Apple & The Worm | Sylvia (voice) | 2009-10-30 |
Movie | Above the Street, Below the Water | Anne | 2009-10-23 |
Movie | Take the Trash | Lotte | 2008-08-15 |
Movie | With Your Permission | Bente | 2007-09-28 |
Movie | After the Wedding | Helene | 2006-02-24 |
Movie | Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté | 2006-10-18 | |
Series | Proof | Nina Kutpreka | 2004-01-05 |
Movie | Fakiren fra Bilbao | Louise | 2004-12-24 |
Movie | Bernie and Bingo | Bingo, The Penguin | 2004-09-10 |
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 | Miracle | Mona Pedersen | 2000-10-13 |
Movie | Max | Sarah 'Max' Engell | 2000-03-17 |
Movie | Mifune | Bibi | 1999-03-12 |
Movie | The One and Only | Sus | 1999-04-01 |
Movie | Motello | Julie | 1998-02-20 |
Movie | Fanny Farveløs | Mother | 1997-05-30 |
Movie | Let's Get Lost | Julie | 1997-09-19 |
Movie | Thérapie russe | Mette | 1997-12-17 |
Movie | A Quiet Death | Sally | 1997-09-16 |
Movie | Charlot og Charlotte | Helle | 1996-09-01 |
Movie | Debut | 1995-06-16 | |
Series | The Simpsons | Danish Woman | 1989-12-17 |