Acting
November 22, 1968 (age 58)
Copenhagen, Denmark
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.
as Svetlana Romanova
as Elizabeth Sinskey
as Kate
as Hanne
as Maître Annie Debret
as Cynthia
as Jill
as Eva Hansen
as Liv von Spreckelsen
as Helene
as a Danish Woman (voice)
as Theresa Cullen
as Bridget (voice)
as Birgitte Nyborg
as Jill
as Milla
as Professor Andrea Lavin
as Vært
as Sidse Babett Knudsen
as Johanne Louise Heiberg