Sidse Babett Knudsen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 22, 1968
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
What Lies Between Us 2026
as Anne Sofie
The Family Plan 2 2025
as Svetlana Romanova
The Great Arch 2025
as Liv von Spreckelsen
13 Days, 13 Nights 2025
as Kate
An Ordinary Case 2024
as Maître Annie Debret
Sons 2024
as Eva Hansen
Club Zero 2023
as Miss Dorset
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard 2023
as Self
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction 2023
as The Grand Duchess
WOACA 2023
as WOACA
Oh My Goodness! 2023
as Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
The Idiots Who Started The Party 2020
as Sig selv
Limbo 2020
as Helga
Wildland 2020
as Bodil
The Translators 2019
as Helene Tuxen
The Exception 2019
as Anne-Lise
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle 2019
as Ohlmann
Captain Bimse 2019
as Sophie
In Fabric 2018
as Jill
Holly på Sommerøen 2018
as Charlotte skovmyre
Vitello 2018
as Vitello's Mother (voice)
The Eternal Road 2017
as Sara
150 Milligrams 2016
as Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
Inferno 2016
as Elizabeth Sinskey
A Hologram for the King 2016
as Hanne
Courted 2015
as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
- Vitello Digs a Hole
Vitello Digs a Hole 2015
as Mother (voice)
The Duke of Burgundy 2015
as Cynthia
1864: Brødre i krig 2014
as Johanne L. Heiberg
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama 2014
as Self
Speed Walking 2014
as Lizzi
Almost Perfect 2012
as Sandra
Therapy 2010
as Puk
The Apple & The Worm 2009
as Sylvia (voice)
Above the Street, Below the Water 2009
as Anne
Take the Trash 2008
as Lotte
With Your Permission 2007
as Bente
Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté 2006
Actor
After the Wedding 2006
as Helene
Fakiren fra Bilbao 2004
as Louise
- Bernie and Bingo
Bernie and Bingo 2004
as Bingo, The Penguin
Villa Paranoia 2004
as Olga Holmgård
Dogville: The Pilot 2003
as Grace
Dogville 2003
Thanks
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue 2003
as Katrine
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear 2002
as Woman (voice)
Klonkadonka! 2002
as Molly
Chop Chop 2001
as Rita
Mona's World 2001
as Mona
Miracle 2000
as Dennis Ps mor
Max 2000
as Sarah 'Max' Engell
The One and Only 1999
as Sus
Mifune 1999
as Bibi
Motello 1998
as Julie
Thérapie russe 1997
as Mette
Let's Get Lost 1997
as Julie
- A Quiet Death
A Quiet Death 1997
as Sally
Fanny Farveløs 1997
as Mother
- Charlot og Charlotte
Charlot og Charlotte 1996
as Helle
- Debut
Debut 1995
Actor
Credits from TMDB.