Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Birthday: 1968-11-22

Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark

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.

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Mifune
Mifune

Kresten, newly wed, is on the threshold of a great career success in his father-in-law’s company. Bu...

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After the Wedding
After the Wedding

A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-alterin...

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Fakiren fra Bilbao
Fakiren fra Bilbao

When two children move into an old house with their mother they find magical mystery involving a liv...

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Oh My Goodness!
Oh My Goodness!

Five nuns set their sights on winning the cash prize in a major cycling race to raise money to renov...

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Therapy
Therapy

Anders and Puk move into their dream house which is still in a state of refurbishment. To be able to...

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Above the Street, Below the Water
Above the Street, Below the Water

This is the day when the lives of an intertwined group of people take a new direction. Everything th...

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Take the Trash
Take the Trash

Jesper Jensen is a successful IT salesman who stops at nothing, even if it means backstabbing his be...

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Chop Chop
Chop Chop

Dennis and Carl are brothers who live on a small farm in the country. None too bright, Dennis wants ...

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The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear

When a boy child is stolen by bears who raise him as their own, his human parents hunt the bears in ...

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Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

Katrine is to be married. Her fiancé is gorgeous, their appartment is luxurious and her future in-la...

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With Your Permission
With Your Permission

Ordinary Jan has no easy life. He is by far the most unpopular employee at work. At home it's even w...

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Sons
Sons

Eva, an idealistic prison officer, is faced with the dilemma of her life when a young man from her p...

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Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction

When a self-appointed expert on love tries to teach a timid prince the art of seduction, the plan ba...

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Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

A documentary that investigates the phenomenon of Scandinavian crime drama and its worldwide success...

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The Apple & The Worm
The Apple & The Worm

Torben is a shiny young apple with a dream: making it to the bright lights of the supermarket fruit ...

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Villa Paranoia
Villa Paranoia

Anna, a young and aspiring actress who has not had much success, offers to care for the father of Jo...

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The One and Only
The One and Only

When kitchen fitter Niller comes to install Sus's new suite, their immediate attraction to one anoth...

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Let's Get Lost
Let's Get Lost

Three friends, Steffen, Thomas and Mogens spend a lot of time together in Julies apartment while the...

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Mona's World
Mona's World

Mona, a single girl in her thirties, leads a life filled with adventure and romance. In her dreams t...

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Almost Perfect
Almost Perfect

Anne has given up trying to find a man who will fit into her sensible and controlled life. Therefore...

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WOACA
WOACA

A woman's skin-care routine ceases to be the bulwark she'd hoped....

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Debut
Debut

The insecure apprentice waiter, Axel, is reprimanded by the old master, Fendrup, for his unpolished ...

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Miracle
Miracle

What do you do if you're twelve years old, your mum is a neurotic babbler, your best friend is hitti...

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Max
Max

Released after three years in prison, Max finds out her father, a wealthy businessman, has hired a s...

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The Duke of Burgundy
The Duke of Burgundy

Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress...

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An Ordinary Case
An Ordinary Case

Jean Monier is a disillusioned lawyer, appointed to defend Nicolas Milik, a man accused of murdering...

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Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and director Bille August showcase their meticulous attention to the s...

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Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté
Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté

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Club Zero
Club Zero

Miss Novak joins the staff of an international boarding school to teach a conscious eating class and...

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Speed Walking
Speed Walking

In a quirky, small town, situated in the outskirts of everything, 14-year-old Martin is getting read...

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A Hologram for the King
A Hologram for the King

Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to th...

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Inferno
Inferno

After waking up in a hospital with amnesia, professor Robert Langdon and a doctor must race against ...

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Courted
Courted

When a feared judge of the French court, Xavier Racine, encounters a French-Danish juror, Ditte Lore...

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Vitello Digs a Hole
Vitello Digs a Hole

Can you catch a friend in a trap? Vitello is bored, he has no one to play with. His mother tells him...

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1864: Brødre i krig
1864: Brødre i krig

When Prussia and Austria declare war on Denmark, two brothers are called to serve in the bloodiest b...

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The Great Arch
The Great Arch

1983. The biggest architectural competition in history, both anonymous and open, is launched under t...

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13 Days, 13 Nights: In the Hell of Kabul
13 Days, 13 Nights: In the Hell of Kabul

Kabul, August 15, 2021. US troops are preparing to withdraw from Afghanistan, while the Taliban are ...

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150 Milligrams
150 Milligrams

In the hospital where she works in Brest, France, a lung specialist discovers a direct link between ...

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The Eternal Road
The Eternal Road

Jussi Ketola, returns to Finland from the great depression struck America only to face growing polit...

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Fanny Farveløs
Fanny Farveløs

Fanny is a little pale faced girl with tangled hair. She wakes one miserable day to find she has 'fa...

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Dogville: The Pilot
Dogville: The Pilot

Dogville: The Pilot was shot during 2001 in the pre-production phase to test whether the concept of ...

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Motello
Motello

It all begins when ex-boxer and motel owner Ford Fordson wants to get a little workout Rocky-style i...

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Bernie and Bingo
Bernie and Bingo

A love story featuring Bernie the bear and Bingo the penguin with special Guest Stars: Giraffo & Mar...

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Charlot og Charlotte
Charlot og Charlotte

Cool city girl Charlot ends up with lonely naive country girl Charlotte on a road trip together acro...

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The Translators
The Translators

Nine translators, hired to translate the eagerly awaited final book of a bestselling trilogy, are co...

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A Quiet Death
A Quiet Death

Tom lives alone and works for the council, reporting empty apartments. One day, he ignores the rules...

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In Fabric
In Fabric

A haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store,...

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Thérapie russe
Thérapie russe

How will Charles manage to become a man again now that his wife has left him, that he can't even rol...

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Vitello
Vitello

Vitello is brimming with energy and has good friends in Max and Hasse, but misses having a father in...

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The Exception
The Exception

When four female colleagues receive an email death threat each, they are convinced the sender is a w...

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Wildland
Wildland

Following a car accident, which kills her mother, 17-year-old Ida moves in with her estranged aunt a...

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Holly på Sommerøen
Holly på Sommerøen

Holly is used to taking care of herself, because her mother and father are almost never at home. The...

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Limbo
Limbo

An offbeat observation of refugees waiting to be granted asylum on a fictional remote Scottish islan...

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The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle

When the King and Queen are poisoned, brothers Per and Pål get arrested, suspected of being behind i...

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Captain Bimse
Captain Bimse

7-year-old Anna is having trouble sleeping at night. She accidentally left her favourite doll, Sophi...

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Klonkadonka!
Klonkadonka!

Molly's best friend, Effie, doesn't want anything more to do with her and has hooked up instead with...

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The Idiots Who Started The Party
The Idiots Who Started The Party

Danish film has never felt stronger on the international stage than it did with the Dogme films, whi...

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Good Mothers
Good Mothers

In a quiet suburban community, three women's friendship is challenged when one of their sons is accu...

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The Family Plan 2
The Family Plan 2

Now that Dan's assassin days are behind him, all he wants for Christmas is quality time with his kid...

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