Portrait of Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Acting

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.

Born: November 22, 1968

Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark

Filmography

2025
The Family Plan 2

as Svetlana Romanova

2025
The Great Arch

as Liv von Spreckelsen

2025
Prime Target

as Professor Andrea Lavin

2024
An Ordinary Case

as Maître Annie Debret

2024
Sons

as Eva Hansen

2023
Club Zero

as Miss Dorset

2023
2023
WOACA

as WOACA

2023
Agent

as Sidse Babett Knudsen

2023
Oh My Goodness!

as Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption

2022
Borgen - Power & Glory

as Birgitte Nyborg

2020
Roadkill

as Madeleine Halle

2020
Limbo

as Helga

2020
Ted Lasso

as Bridget (voice)

2020
The Exception

as Anne-Lise

2020
Wildland

as Bodil

2019
The Translators

as Helene Tuxen

2019
The Accident

as Harriet Paulsen

2019
Captain Bimse

as Sophie

2018
In Fabric

as Jill

2018
Holly på Sommerøen

as Charlotte skovmyre

2018
Vitello

as Vitello's Mother (voice)

2017
2016
150 Milligrams

as Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist

2016
Inferno

as Elizabeth Sinskey

2016
Westworld

as Theresa Cullen

2015
Courted

as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret

2014
2014
1864: Brødre i krig

as Johanne L. Heiberg

2014
1864

as Johanne Louise Heiberg

2014
2012
2010
Borgen

as Birgitte Nyborg

2010
2010
ZULU Comedy Galla

as Sidse Babett Knudsen

2010
Therapy

as Puk

2009
The Apple & The Worm

as Sylvia (voice)

2008
2006
2004
2004
Villa Paranoia

as Olga Holmgård

2004
Proof

as Nina Kutpreka

2002
Klonkadonka!

as Molly

2001
Chop Chop

as Rita

2001
2000
Miracle

as Mona Pedersen

2000
Max

as Sarah 'Max' Engell

1999
Mifune

as Bibi

1998
Motello

as Julie

1997
1997
1997
Taxa

as Milla

1997
1997
Strisser på Samsø

as Hanne Jensen

1996
Charlot og Charlotte

as Helle, gøgler

1995
Juletestamentet

as Mercedes

1989
The Simpsons

as a Danish Woman (voice)