Birgitte Federspiel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

Gender

Female

Birthday

1925-09-06

Day of death

2005-02-02 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

København, Danmark

Birgitte Federspiel

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Birgitte Federspiel (6 September 1925 – 2 February 2005) was a Danish film, theater and TV actress. She won two Bodil Awards for best actress in 1955 (Ordet) and 1959 (En fremmed banker på). Born Karen Birgitte Federspiel in Copenhagen, she was the daughter of actor Ejner Federspiel and Gunver Fönss. She had a notable film roles as Inger in Ordet (1955) and, in later life, as Martine in Babette's Feast (1987), while on TV she played Baroness von Rydtger in three episodes of Matador. She died in Odense in 2005, aged 79.

Known For

  • Barbara

    Barbara

  • Babette's Feast

    Babette's Feast

  • Taxa

    Taxa

  • Matador

    Matador

  • The Musketeers

    The Musketeers

  • Familien Schmidt

    Familien Schmidt

  • Nøddebo præstegård

    Nøddebo præstegård

  • Hunger

    Hunger

  • The Queen's Guardsman

    The Queen's Guardsman

  • Susanne

    Susanne

  • Holidays in jail

    Holidays in jail

  • For freedom and justice

    For freedom and justice

  • Indien

    Indien

  • Firmaskovturen

    Firmaskovturen

  • Komtessen

    Komtessen

  • Charley's Aunt

    Charley's Aunt

  • Defense

    Defense

  • Kat

    Kat

  • The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

    The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

  • Julefrokosten

    Julefrokosten

  • Z.P.G.

    Z.P.G.

  • Jeg mødte en morder

    Jeg mødte en morder

  • I de lyse nætter

    I de lyse nætter

  • Ordet

    Ordet

  • Hvis lille pige er du?

    Hvis lille pige er du?

  • The Quiet Battle

    The Quiet Battle

  • Final Act

    Final Act

  • Peter von Scholten

    Peter von Scholten

  • Nineteen Red Roses

    Nineteen Red Roses

  • Drømmen om det hvide slot

    Drømmen om det hvide slot

  • Og så er der bal bagefter

    Og så er der bal bagefter

  • That Brief Summer

    That Brief Summer

  • The Red Mantle

    The Red Mantle

  • Little Big Sister

    Little Big Sister

  • Watch Your Back, Professor!

    Watch Your Back, Professor!

  • The Noodlepoop

    The Noodlepoop

  • Adam and Eve

    Adam and Eve

  • Søskende

    Søskende

  • Dyden går amok

    Dyden går amok

  • Death Comes at High Noon

    Death Comes at High Noon

  • My Granny's House

    My Granny's House

  • The Bogey Man

    The Bogey Man

  • Ta' briller paa

    Ta' briller paa

  • Southern Comfort

    Southern Comfort

  • Looping

    Looping

  • Gudrun

    Gudrun

  • Vi som går stjernevejen

    Vi som går stjernevejen

  • Tine

    Tine

  • Kispus

    Kispus

  • En kvinde er overflødig

    En kvinde er overflødig

  • Nyt legetøj

    Nyt legetøj

  • Else Kant

    Else Kant

  • Cupid on the Phone

    Cupid on the Phone

  • Kærlighedsdoktoren

    Kærlighedsdoktoren

  • Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier

    Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier

  • A Stranger Knocks

    A Stranger Knocks

  • Carlo and Ester

    Carlo and Ester