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

  • Taxa

    Taxa

  • Defense

    Defense

  • The Red Mantle

    The Red Mantle

  • The Quiet Battle

    The Quiet Battle

  • The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

    The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

  • Matador

    Matador

  • Hvis lille pige er du?

    Hvis lille pige er du?

  • Babette's Feast

    Babette's Feast

  • Familien Schmidt

    Familien Schmidt

  • Z.P.G.

    Z.P.G.

  • Barbara

    Barbara

  • Peter von Scholten

    Peter von Scholten

  • For freedom and justice

    For freedom and justice

  • Holidays in jail

    Holidays in jail

  • The Queen's Guardsman

    The Queen's Guardsman

  • Firmaskovturen

    Firmaskovturen

  • Kispus

    Kispus

  • I de lyse nætter

    I de lyse nætter

  • Nøddebo præstegård

    Nøddebo præstegård

  • That Brief Summer

    That Brief Summer

  • The Musketeers

    The Musketeers

  • Indien

    Indien

  • Komtessen

    Komtessen

  • Little Big Sister

    Little Big Sister

  • Watch Your Back, Professor!

    Watch Your Back, Professor!

  • Ordet

    Ordet

  • Kærlighedsdoktoren

    Kærlighedsdoktoren

  • Adam and Eve

    Adam and Eve

  • Kat

    Kat

  • Jeg mødte en morder

    Jeg mødte en morder

  • Hunger

    Hunger

  • Charley's Aunt

    Charley's Aunt

  • Drømmen om det hvide slot

    Drømmen om det hvide slot

  • Final Act

    Final Act

  • My Granny's House

    My Granny's House

  • The Noodlepoop

    The Noodlepoop

  • Susanne

    Susanne

  • Southern Comfort

    Southern Comfort

  • Nineteen Red Roses

    Nineteen Red Roses

  • Carlo and Ester

    Carlo and Ester

  • Julefrokosten

    Julefrokosten

  • Looping

    Looping

  • Og så er der bal bagefter

    Og så er der bal bagefter

  • The Bogey Man

    The Bogey Man

  • En kvinde er overflødig

    En kvinde er overflødig

  • Søskende

    Søskende

  • Dyden går amok

    Dyden går amok

  • Vi som går stjernevejen

    Vi som går stjernevejen

  • Cupid on the Phone

    Cupid on the Phone

  • Death Comes at High Noon

    Death Comes at High Noon

  • Gudrun

    Gudrun

  • Ta' briller paa

    Ta' briller paa

  • Else Kant

    Else Kant

  • Nyt legetøj

    Nyt legetøj

  • Tine

    Tine

  • Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier

    Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier

  • A Stranger Knocks

    A Stranger Knocks