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.
Acting
TV
The Simpsons
as a Danish Woman (voice)
1989
Movie
Inferno
as Elizabeth Sinskey
2016
TV
Westworld
as Theresa Cullen
2016
TV
Ted Lasso
as Bridget (voice)
2020
Movie
A Hologram for the King
as Hanne
2016
Movie
The Family Plan 2
as Svetlana Romanova
2025
Movie
The Translators
as Helene Tuxen
2019
Movie
After the Wedding
as Helene
2006
Movie
The Duke of Burgundy
as Cynthia
2015
Movie
In Fabric
as Jill
2018
TV
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
as Jill
2017
TV
Borgen
as Birgitte Nyborg
2010
Movie
13 Days, 13 Nights
as Kate
2025
Movie
Courted
as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
2015
Movie
An Ordinary Case
as Maître Annie Debret
2024
Movie
150 Milligrams
as Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
2016
Movie
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
as Ohlmann
2019
Movie
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
as The Grand Duchess
2023
Movie
Limbo
as Helga
2020
TV
Prime Target
as Professor Andrea Lavin
2025
Movie
Club Zero
as Miss Dorset
2023
Movie
Sons
as Eva Hansen
2024
Movie
The Great Arch
as Liv von Spreckelsen
2025
Movie
Mifune
as Bibi
1999
