Sidse Babett Knudsen
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Mifune
as Bibi
1999
After the Wedding
as Helene
2006
Fakiren fra Bilbao
as Louise
2004
Oh My Goodness!
as Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
2023
Therapy
as Puk
2010
Above the Street, Below the Water
as Anne
2009
Take the Trash
as Lotte
2008
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
as Woman (voice)
2002
Chop Chop
as Rita
2001
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
as Katrine
2003
With Your Permission
as Bente
2007
Sons
as Eva Hansen
2024
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
as The Grand Duchess
2023
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
as Self
2014
The Apple & The Worm
as Sylvia (voice)
2009
Villa Paranoia
as Olga Holmgård
2004
The One and Only
as Sus
1999
Let's Get Lost
as Julie
1997
Mona's World
as Mona
2001
WOACA
as WOACA
2023
TV Appearances
Proof
as Nina Kutpreka
2004
Borgen
as Birgitte Nyborg
2010
Ted Lasso
as Bridget (voice)
2020
Westworld
as Theresa Cullen
2016
1864
as Johanne Louise Heiberg
2014
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
as Jill
2017
Borgen - Power & Glory
as Birgitte Nyborg
2022
The Simpsons
as a Danish Woman (voice)
1989
Prime Target
as Professor Andrea Lavin
2025
The Accident
as Harriet Paulsen
2019
Charlot og Charlotte
as Helle, gøgler
1996
ZULU Comedy Galla
as Vært
2010