HomeBack to homepage
PeopleActors & creators
Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Department: 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.

Known For

Mifune

Mifune

1999

After the Wedding

After the Wedding

2006

Fakiren fra Bilbao

Fakiren fra Bilbao

2004

Oh My Goodness!

Oh My Goodness!

2023

Therapy

Therapy

2010

Above the Street, Below the Water

Above the Street, Below the Water

2009

Take the Trash

Take the Trash

2008

Chop Chop

Chop Chop

2001

The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear

The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear

2002

Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

2003

With Your Permission

With Your Permission

2007

Sons

Sons

2024

Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction

Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction

2023

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

2014

The Apple & The Worm

The Apple & The Worm

2009

Villa Paranoia

Villa Paranoia

2004

The One and Only

The One and Only

1999

Let's Get Lost

Let's Get Lost

1997

Mona's World

Mona's World

2001

WOACA

WOACA

2023

Debut

Debut

1995

Miracle

Miracle

2000

Max

Max

2000

The Duke of Burgundy

The Duke of Burgundy

2015

An Ordinary Case

An Ordinary Case

2024

Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard

Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard

2023

Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté

Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté

2006

Club Zero

Club Zero

2023

Speed Walking

Speed Walking

2014

A Hologram for the King

A Hologram for the King

2016

Inferno

Inferno

2016

Courted

Courted

2015

Vitello Digs a Hole

Vitello Digs a Hole

2015

1864: Brødre i krig

1864: Brødre i krig

2014

The Great Arch

The Great Arch

2025

13 Days, 13 Nights

13 Days, 13 Nights

2025

150 Milligrams

150 Milligrams

2016

The Eternal Road

The Eternal Road

2017

Fanny Farveløs

Fanny Farveløs

1997

Dogville: The Pilot

Dogville: The Pilot

2003

Motello

Motello

1998

Bernie and Bingo

Bernie and Bingo

2004

Charlot og Charlotte

Charlot og Charlotte

1996

The Translators

The Translators

2019

A Quiet Death

A Quiet Death

1997

In Fabric

In Fabric

2018

Thérapie russe

Thérapie russe

1997

Vitello

Vitello

2018

The Exception

The Exception

2019

Wildland

Wildland

2020

Holly på Sommerøen

Holly på Sommerøen

2018

Limbo

Limbo

2020

The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle

The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle

2019

Captain Bimse

Captain Bimse

2019

Klonkadonka!

Klonkadonka!

2002

The Idiots Who Started The Party

The Idiots Who Started The Party

2020

Good Mothers

Good Mothers

The Family Plan 2

The Family Plan 2

2025

Almost Perfect

Almost Perfect

2012

Proof

Proof

2004

Borgen

Borgen

2010

Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso

2020

Westworld

Westworld

2016

1864

1864

2014

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

2017

Borgen - Power & Glory

Borgen - Power & Glory

2022

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

Prime Target

Prime Target

2025

The Accident

The Accident

2019

Charlot og Charlotte

Charlot og Charlotte

1996

ZULU Comedy Galla

ZULU Comedy Galla

2010

ZULU Comedy Galla

ZULU Comedy Galla

2010

Strisser på Samsø

Strisser på Samsø

1997

Roadkill

Roadkill

2020

Taxa

Taxa

1997

Agent

Agent

2023

Danske tv-seriers bedste

Danske tv-seriers bedste

2024

50 Nuances de Grecs

50 Nuances de Grecs

2018

Juletestamentet

Juletestamentet

1995

Kill Jackie

Kill Jackie