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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Great Arch
Character: Liv von Spreckelsen
MOVIE • 2025
13 Days, 13 Nights: In the Hell of Kabul
Character: Kate
MOVIE • 2025
Prime Target
Character: Professor Andrea Lavin
TV • 2025
An Ordinary Case
Character: Maître Annie Debret
MOVIE • 2024
Sons
Character: Eva Hansen
MOVIE • 2024
Vogter
Character:
MOVIE • 2024
Danske tv-seriers bedste
Character: Sig selv
TV • 2024
Club Zero
Character: Miss Dorset
MOVIE • 2023
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
Character: The Grand Duchess
MOVIE • 2023
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2023
WOACA
Character: WOACA
MOVIE • 2023
Agent
Character: Sidse Babett Knudsen
TV • 2023
Oh My Goodness!
Character: Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
MOVIE • 2023
Borgen - Power & Glory
Character: Birgitte Nyborg
TV • 2022
Roadkill
Character: Madeleine Halle
TV • 2020
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Character: Herself
MOVIE • 2020
Limbo
Character: Helga
MOVIE • 2020
Ted Lasso
Character: Bridget (voice)
TV • 2020
The Exception
Character: Anne-Lise
MOVIE • 2020
Wildland
Character: Bodil
MOVIE • 2020
Crew
