Sidse Babett Knudsen
Acting
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.
TV Shows(20)
Prime Target
Professor Andrea Lavin
2025
Danske tv-seriers bedste
Sig selv
2024
Agent
Sidse Babett Knudsen
2023
Borgen - Power & Glory
Birgitte Nyborg
2022
Roadkill
Madeleine Halle
2020
Ted Lasso
Bridget (voice)
2020
The Accident
Harriet Paulsen
2019
50 Nuances de Grecs
Freya
2018
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Jill
2017
Westworld
Theresa Cullen
2016
1864
Johanne Louise Heiberg
2014
Borgen
Birgitte Nyborg
2010
ZULU Comedy Galla
Vært
2010
Proof
Nina Kutpreka
2004
Taxa
Milla
1997
Strisser på Samsø
Hanne Jensen
1997
Charlot og Charlotte
Helle, gøgler
1996
Juletestamentet
Mercedes
1995
The Simpsons
a Danish Woman (voice)
1989
Kill Jackie
Karenina
Movies(59)
The Family Plan 2
Svetlana Romanova
2025
The Great Arch
Liv von Spreckelsen
2025
13 Days, 13 Nights
Kate
2025
An Ordinary Case
Maître Annie Debret
2024
Sons
Eva Hansen
2024
Club Zero
Miss Dorset
2023
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
The Grand Duchess
2023
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
Self
2023
WOACA
WOACA
2023
Oh My Goodness!
Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
2023
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Sig selv
2020
Limbo
Helga
2020
Wildland
Bodil
2020
The Translators
Helene Tuxen
2019
The Exception
Anne-Lise
2019
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
Ohlmann
2019
Captain Bimse
Sophie
2019
In Fabric
Jill
2018
Holly på Sommerøen
Charlotte skovmyre
2018
Vitello
Vitello's Mother (voice)
2018
The Eternal Road
Sara
2017
150 Milligrams
Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
2016
Inferno
Elizabeth Sinskey
2016
A Hologram for the King
Hanne
2016
Courted
Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
2015
Vitello Digs a Hole
Mother (voice)
2015
The Duke of Burgundy
Cynthia
2015
1864: Brødre i krig
Johanne L. Heiberg
2014
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Self
2014
Speed Walking
Lizzi
2014
Almost Perfect
Sandra
2012
Therapy
Puk
2010
The Apple & The Worm
Sylvia (voice)
2009
Above the Street, Below the Water
Anne
2009
Take the Trash
Lotte
2008
With Your Permission
Bente
2007
Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté
2006
After the Wedding
Helene
2006
Fakiren fra Bilbao
Louise
2004
Bernie and Bingo
Bingo, The Penguin
2004
Villa Paranoia
Olga Holmgård
2004
Dogville: The Pilot
Grace
2003
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
Katrine
2003
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
Woman (voice)
2002
Klonkadonka!
Molly
2002
Chop Chop
Rita
2001
Mona's World
Mona
2001
Miracle
Dennis Ps mor
2000
Max
Sarah 'Max' Engell
2000
The One and Only
Sus
1999
Mifune
Bibi
1999
Motello
Julie
1998
Thérapie russe
Mette
1997
Let's Get Lost
Julie
1997
A Quiet Death
Sally
1997
Fanny Farveløs
Mother
1997
Charlot og Charlotte
Helle
1996
Debut
1995
Good Mothers
Anne Sofie