Person

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.

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  The Simpsons

  a Danish Woman (voice)

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  Ted Lasso

  Bridget (voice)

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  Westworld

  Theresa Cullen

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  Taxa

  Milla

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  The Family Plan 2

  Svetlana Romanova

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  Borgen

  Birgitte Nyborg

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  Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

  Jill

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  Inferno

  Elizabeth Sinskey

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  50 Nuances de Grecs

  Freya

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  ZULU Comedy Galla

  Vært

• 2025The Family Plan 2Svetlana Romanova
• 2025The Great ArchLiv von Spreckelsen
• 202513 Days, 13 NightsKate
• 2025Prime TargetProfessor Andrea Lavin
• 2024An Ordinary CaseMaître Annie Debret
• 2024SonsEva Hansen
• 2024Danske tv-seriers bedsteSig selv
• 2023Club ZeroMiss Dorset
• 2023Ehrengard: The Art of SeductionThe Grand Duchess
• 2023Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of EhrengardSelf
• 2023WOACAWOACA
• 2023AgentSidse Babett Knudsen
• 2023Oh My Goodness!Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
• 2022Borgen - Power & GloryBirgitte Nyborg
• 2020RoadkillMadeleine Halle
• 2020The Idiots Who Started The PartySig selv
• 2020LimboHelga
• 2020Ted LassoBridget (voice)
• 2020WildlandBodil
• 2019The TranslatorsHelene Tuxen
• 2019The ExceptionAnne-Lise
• 2019The AccidentHarriet Paulsen
• 2019The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden CastleOhlmann
• 2019Captain BimseSophie
• 2018In FabricJill
• 201850 Nuances de GrecsFreya
• 2018Holly på SommerøenCharlotte skovmyre
• 2018VitelloVitello's Mother (voice)
• 2017Philip K. Dick's Electric DreamsJill
• 2017The Eternal RoadSara
• 2016150 MilligramsDr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
• 2016InfernoElizabeth Sinskey
• 2016WestworldTheresa Cullen
• 2016A Hologram for the KingHanne
• 2015CourtedDitte Lorensen-Coteret
• 2015Vitello Digs a HoleMother (voice)
• 2015The Duke of BurgundyCynthia
• 20141864: Brødre i krigJohanne L. Heiberg
• 20141864Johanne Louise Heiberg
• 2014Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi DramaSelf
• 2014Speed WalkingLizzi
• 2012Almost PerfectSandra
• 2010BorgenBirgitte Nyborg
• 2010ZULU Comedy GallaVært
• 2010TherapyPuk
• 2009The Apple & The WormSylvia (voice)
• 2009Above the Street, Below the WaterAnne
• 2008Take the TrashLotte
• 2007With Your PermissionBente
• 2006Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté
• 2006After the WeddingHelene
• 2004Fakiren fra BilbaoLouise
• 2004Bernie and BingoBingo, The Penguin
• 2004Villa ParanoiaOlga Holmgård
• 2004ProofNina Kutpreka
• 2003Dogville: The PilotGrace
• 2003DogvilleThanks
• 2003Old, New, Borrowed and BlueKatrine
• 2002The Boy Who Wanted to Be a BearWoman (voice)
• 2002Klonkadonka!Molly
• 2001Chop ChopRita
• 2001Mona's WorldMona
• 2000MiracleDennis Ps mor
• 2000MaxSarah 'Max' Engell
• 1999The One and OnlySus
• 1999MifuneBibi
• 1998MotelloJulie
• 1997Thérapie russeMette
• 1997Let's Get LostJulie
• 1997A Quiet DeathSally
• 1997TaxaMilla
• 1997Fanny FarveløsMother
• 1997Strisser på SamsøHanne Jensen
• 1996Charlot og CharlotteHelle
• 1996Charlot og CharlotteHelle, gøgler
• 1995JuletestamentetMercedes
• 1995Debut
• 1989The Simpsonsa Danish Woman (voice)
• —What Lies Between UsAnne Sofie
• —Kill JackieKarenina