Sidse Babett Knudsen
Actor
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
A Hologram for the King
as Hanne 2016
The Translators
as Helene Tuxen 2019
After the Wedding
as Helene 2006
The Family Plan 2
as Svetlana Romanova 2025
The Duke of Burgundy
as Cynthia 2014
In Fabric
as Jill 2018
Courted
as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret 2015
An Ordinary Case
as Maître Annie Debret 2024
13 Days, 13 Nights: In the Hell of Kabul
as Kate 2025
150 Milligrams
as Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist 2016
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
as Ohlmann 2019
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
as The Grand Duchess 2023
Limbo
as Helga 2020
Club Zero
as Miss Dorset 2023
Sons
as Eva Hansen 2024
Mifune
as Bibi 1999