Sidse Babett Knudsen
Acting
Born 1968-11-22 · 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.
Known for
The Family Plan 2
2025 · Movie
Inferno
2016 · Movie
13 Days, 13 Nights
2025 · Movie
The Great Arch
2025 · Movie
The Duke of Burgundy
2015 · Movie
A Hologram for the King
2016 · Movie
The Translators
2019 · Movie
Thérapie russe
1997 · Movie
After the Wedding
2006 · Movie
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014 · Movie
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
2019 · Movie
The Eternal Road
2017 · Movie
Sons
2024 · Movie
Mifune
1999 · Movie
In Fabric
2018 · Movie
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
2002 · Movie
Fanny Farveløs
1997 · Movie
Motello
1998 · Movie
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
2023 · Movie
An Ordinary Case
2024 · Movie
Limbo
2020 · Movie
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023 · Movie
Speed Walking
2014 · Movie
1864: Brødre i krig
2014 · Movie
Take the Trash
2008 · Movie
150 Milligrams
2016 · Movie
The Apple & The Worm
2009 · Movie
Courted
2015 · Movie
Club Zero
2023 · Movie
Mona's World
2001 · Movie
The One and Only
1999 · Movie
Wildland
2020 · Movie
The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020 · Movie
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
2003 · Movie
Miracle
2000 · Movie
Dogville: The Pilot
2003 · Movie
The Exception
2019 · Movie
Vitello
2018 · Movie
Villa Paranoia
2004 · Movie
With Your Permission
2007 · Movie
Oh My Goodness!
2023 · Movie
Fakiren fra Bilbao
2004 · Movie
Almost Perfect
2012 · Movie
Max
2000 · Movie
Chop Chop
2001 · Movie
Therapy
2010 · Movie
Let's Get Lost
1997 · Movie
Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté
2006 · Movie
Above the Street, Below the Water
2009 · Movie
Captain Bimse
2019 · Movie
Klonkadonka!
2002 · Movie
Holly på Sommerøen
2018 · Movie
WOACA
2023 · Movie