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Sidse Babett Knudsen
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.
As actor
The Great Arch
13 Days, 13 Nights
The Family Plan 2
Sons
An Ordinary Case
Oh My Goodness!
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
WOACA
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
Club Zero
Wildland
Limbo
The Idiots Who Started The Party
The Translators
The Exception
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
Captain Bimse
In Fabric
Vitello
Holly på Sommerøen
The Eternal Road
A Hologram for the King
Inferno
150 Milligrams
The Duke of Burgundy
Courted
Vitello Digs a Hole
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Speed Walking
1864: Brødre i krig