Acting · Copenhagen, Denmark · Born November 22, 1968
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.
MovieThe Family Plan 2
2025
as Svetlana Romanova
MovieThe Great Arch
2025
as Liv von Spreckelsen
Movie13 Days, 13 Nights
2025
as Kate
TVPrime Target
2025
as Professor Andrea Lavin
MovieAn Ordinary Case
2024
as Maître Annie Debret
MovieSons
2024
as Eva Hansen
TVDanske tv-seriers bedste
2024
as Sig selv
MovieClub Zero
2023
as Miss Dorset
MovieEhrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023
as The Grand Duchess
MovieLifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
2023
as Self
MovieWOACA
2023
as WOACA
TVAgent
2023
as Sidse Babett Knudsen
MovieOh My Goodness!
2023
as Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
TVBorgen - Power & Glory
2022
as Birgitte Nyborg
TVRoadkill
2020
as Madeleine Halle
MovieThe Idiots Who Started The Party
2020
as Sig selv
MovieLimbo
2020
as Helga
TVTed Lasso
2020
as Bridget (voice)
MovieWildland
2020
as Bodil
MovieThe Translators
2019
as Helene Tuxen
MovieThe Exception
2019
as Anne-Lise
TVThe Accident
2019
as Harriet Paulsen
MovieThe Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
2019
as Ohlmann
MovieCaptain Bimse
2019
as Sophie
MovieIn Fabric
2018
as Jill
TV50 Nuances de Grecs
2018
as Freya
MovieHolly på Sommerøen
2018
as Charlotte skovmyre
MovieVitello
2018
as Vitello's Mother (voice)
TVPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
as Jill
MovieThe Eternal Road
2017
as Sara
Movie150 Milligrams
2016
as Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
MovieInferno
2016
as Elizabeth Sinskey
TVWestworld
2016
as Theresa Cullen
MovieA Hologram for the King
2016
as Hanne
MovieCourted
2015
as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
Vitello Digs a Hole
2015
as Mother (voice)
MovieThe Duke of Burgundy
2015
as Cynthia
Movie1864: Brødre i krig
2014
as Johanne L. Heiberg
TV1864
2014
as Johanne Louise Heiberg
MovieNordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014
as Self
MovieSpeed Walking
2014
as Lizzi
MovieAlmost Perfect
2012
as Sandra
TVBorgen
2010
as Birgitte Nyborg
TVZULU Comedy Galla
2010
as Vært
MovieTherapy
2010
as Puk
MovieThe Apple & The Worm
2009
as Sylvia (voice)
MovieAbove the Street, Below the Water
2009
as Anne
MovieTake the Trash
2008
as Lotte
MovieWith Your Permission
2007
as Bente
MovieSøren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté
2006
MovieAfter the Wedding
2006
as Helene
MovieFakiren fra Bilbao
2004
as Louise
Bernie and Bingo
2004
as Bingo, The Penguin
MovieVilla Paranoia
2004
as Olga Holmgård
TVProof
2004
as Nina Kutpreka
MovieDogville: The Pilot
2003
as Grace
MovieOld, New, Borrowed and Blue
2003
as Katrine
MovieThe Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
2002
as Woman (voice)
MovieKlonkadonka!
2002
as Molly
MovieChop Chop
2001
as Rita
MovieMona's World
2001
as Mona
MovieMiracle
2000
as Dennis Ps mor
MovieMax
2000
as Sarah 'Max' Engell
MovieThe One and Only
1999
as Sus
MovieMifune
1999
as Bibi
MovieMotello
1998
as Julie
MovieThérapie russe
1997
as Mette
MovieLet's Get Lost
1997
as Julie
A Quiet Death
1997
as Sally
TVTaxa
1997
as Milla
MovieFanny Farveløs
1997
as Mother
TVStrisser på Samsø
1997
as Hanne Jensen
Charlot og Charlotte
1996
as Helle
TVCharlot og Charlotte
1996
as Helle, gøgler
TVJuletestamentet
1995
as Mercedes
Debut
1995
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as a Danish Woman (voice)
Good Mothers
as Anne Sofie
Kill Jackie
as Karenina
