Sidse Babett Knudsen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

Gender

Female

Birthday

1968-11-22 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Copenhagen, Denmark

Sidse Babett Knudsen

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

  • The Family Plan 2

    The Family Plan 2

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Westworld

    Westworld

  • Ted Lasso

    Ted Lasso

  • 13 Days, 13 Nights: In the Hell of Kabul

    13 Days, 13 Nights: In the Hell of Kabul

  • Prime Target

    Prime Target

  • Borgen

    Borgen

  • An Ordinary Case

    An Ordinary Case

  • Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

    Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

  • Oh My Goodness!

    Oh My Goodness!

  • Inferno

    Inferno

  • Taxa

    Taxa

  • Sons

    Sons

  • Captain Bimse

    Captain Bimse

  • The Translators

    The Translators

  • The Exception

    The Exception

  • Borgen - Power & Glory

    Borgen - Power & Glory

  • Club Zero

    Club Zero

  • Miracle

    Miracle

  • The Eternal Road

    The Eternal Road

  • Roadkill

    Roadkill

  • Motello

    Motello

  • 50 Nuances de Grecs

    50 Nuances de Grecs

  • The Great Arch

    The Great Arch

  • Speed Walking

    Speed Walking

  • After the Wedding

    After the Wedding

  • Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction

    Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction

  • 1864

    1864

  • The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle

    The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle

  • Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

    Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

  • ZULU Comedy Galla

    ZULU Comedy Galla

  • ZULU Comedy Galla

    ZULU Comedy Galla

  • In Fabric

    In Fabric

  • The Duke of Burgundy

    The Duke of Burgundy

  • Almost Perfect

    Almost Perfect

  • 150 Milligrams

    150 Milligrams

  • WOACA

    WOACA

  • Strisser på Samsø

    Strisser på Samsø

  • Mifune

    Mifune

  • 1864: Brødre i krig

    1864: Brødre i krig

  • Above the Street, Below the Water

    Above the Street, Below the Water

  • A Hologram for the King

    A Hologram for the King

  • The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear

    The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear

  • With Your Permission

    With Your Permission

  • Agent

    Agent

  • Limbo

    Limbo

  • Wildland

    Wildland

  • The Accident

    The Accident

  • Chop Chop

    Chop Chop

  • The Apple & The Worm

    The Apple & The Worm

  • Proof

    Proof

  • Fakiren fra Bilbao

    Fakiren fra Bilbao

  • Danske tv-seriers bedste

    Danske tv-seriers bedste

  • Let's Get Lost

    Let's Get Lost

  • The Idiots Who Started The Party

    The Idiots Who Started The Party

  • Charlot og Charlotte

    Charlot og Charlotte

  • Charlot og Charlotte

    Charlot og Charlotte

  • The One and Only

    The One and Only

  • Therapy

    Therapy

  • Good Mothers

    Good Mothers

  • Juletestamentet

    Juletestamentet

  • Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

    Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

  • Max

    Max

  • Dogville: The Pilot

    Dogville: The Pilot

  • Courted

    Courted

  • Mona's World

    Mona's World

  • A Quiet Death

    A Quiet Death

  • Villa Paranoia

    Villa Paranoia

  • Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard

    Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard

  • Take the Trash

    Take the Trash

  • Vitello

    Vitello

  • Thérapie russe

    Thérapie russe

  • Klonkadonka!

    Klonkadonka!

  • Vitello Digs a Hole

    Vitello Digs a Hole

  • Debut

    Debut

  • Holly på Sommerøen

    Holly på Sommerøen

  • Bernie and Bingo

    Bernie and Bingo

  • Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté

    Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté

  • Fanny Farveløs

    Fanny Farveløs