Sidse Babett Knudsen
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1968-11-22 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Also known as
- 시세 바베트 크누센 · シセ・バベット・クヌッセン · Сідсе Бабетт Кнудсен · سیده بابد کنودسن · سیده بَبِد نودسن
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
TV Shows (20)
The Simpsons
1989
as a Danish Woman (voice)
Westworld
2016
as Theresa Cullen
Ted Lasso
2020
as Bridget (voice)
50 Nuances de Grecs
2018
as Freya
Borgen
2010
as Birgitte Nyborg
Taxa
1997
as Milla
Prime Target
2025
as Professor Andrea Lavin
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
as Jill
ZULU Comedy Galla
2010
as Vært / Sidse Babett Knudsen
1864
2014
as Johanne Louise Heiberg
Kill Jackie
as Karenina
Roadkill
2020
as Madeleine Halle
Agent
2023
as Sidse Babett Knudsen
Borgen - Power & Glory
2022
as Birgitte Nyborg
Juletestamentet
1995
as Mercedes
Danske tv-seriers bedste
2024
as Sig selv
Strisser på Samsø
1997
as Hanne Jensen
Proof
2004
as Nina Kutpreka
The Accident
2019
as Harriet Paulsen
Charlot og Charlotte
1996
as Helle, gøgler
Movies (59)
The Family Plan 2
2025
as Svetlana Romanova
Inferno
2016
as Elizabeth Sinskey
13 Days, 13 Nights
2025
as Kate
The Duke of Burgundy
2015
as Cynthia
The Translators
2019
as Helene Tuxen
Fanny Farveløs
1997
as Mother
A Hologram for the King
2016
as Hanne
The Great Arch
2025
as Liv von Spreckelsen
After the Wedding
2006
as Helene
Bernie and Bingo
2004
as Bingo, The Penguin
Sons
2024
as Eva Hansen
Dogville: The Pilot
2003
as Grace
The Exception
2019
as Anne-Lise
Max
2000
as Sarah 'Max' Engell
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
2019
as Ohlmann
The Apple & The Worm
2009
as Sylvia (voice)
Let's Get Lost
1997
as Julie
Mifune
1999
as Bibi
Speed Walking
2014
as Lizzi
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
2002
as Woman (voice)
In Fabric
2018
as Jill
Therapy
2010
as Puk
150 Milligrams
2016
as Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
Motello
1998
as Julie
Chop Chop
2001
as Rita
The One and Only
1999
as Sus
Miracle
2000
as Dennis Ps mor
Thérapie russe
1997
as Mette
The Eternal Road
2017
as Sara
Club Zero
2023
as Miss Dorset
An Ordinary Case
2024
as Maître Annie Debret
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
2023
as Self
Charlot og Charlotte
1996
as Helle
WOACA
2023
as WOACA
With Your Permission
2007
as Bente
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023
as The Grand Duchess
Wildland
2020
as Bodil
Good Mothers
as Anne Sofie
1864: Brødre i krig
2014
as Johanne L. Heiberg
Almost Perfect
2012
as Sandra
Courted
2015
as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020
as Sig selv
Limbo
2020
as Helga
Mona's World
2001
as Mona
Take the Trash
2008
as Lotte
Fakiren fra Bilbao
2004
as Louise
Above the Street, Below the Water
2009
as Anne
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
2003
as Katrine
Klonkadonka!
2002
as Molly
Oh My Goodness!
2023
as Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
Villa Paranoia
2004
as Olga Holmgård
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014
as Self
Debut
1995
Holly på Sommerøen
2018
as Charlotte skovmyre
Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté
2006
Vitello
2018
as Vitello's Mother (voice)
Captain Bimse
2019
as Sophie
Vitello Digs a Hole
2015
as Mother (voice)
A Quiet Death
1997
as Sally
About Sidse Babett Knudsen
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… With 79 credits spanning from 1989 to 2025, Sidse Babett Knudsen has appeared in 59 films and 20 TV shows.
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- The Family Plan 2 (2025) — as Svetlana Romanova
- Inferno (2016) — as Elizabeth Sinskey
- 13 Days, 13 Nights (2025) — as Kate
- The Duke of Burgundy (2015) — as Cynthia
- The Translators (2019) — as Helene Tuxen
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