Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

🎂 22nd November 1968 (57 yrs) 📍 Copenhagen, Denmark

Known For

Inferno

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.

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Movies Featuring Sidse Babett Knudsen

The Family Plan 2

The Family Plan 2 (2025)

as Svetlana Romanova
The Great Arch

The Great Arch (2025)

as Liv von Spreckelsen
13 Days, 13 Nights: In the Hell of Kabul

13 Days, 13 Nights: In the Hell of Kabul (2025)

as Kate
An Ordinary Case

An Ordinary Case (2024)

as Maître Annie Debret
Sons

Sons (2024)

as Eva Hansen
Club Zero

Club Zero (2023)

as Miss Dorset
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction

Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction (2023)

as The Grand Duchess
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard

Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard (2023)

as Self
WOACA

WOACA (2023)

as WOACA
Oh My Goodness!

Oh My Goodness! (2023)

as Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
The Idiots Who Started The Party

The Idiots Who Started The Party (2020)

as Sig selv
Limbo

Limbo (2020)

as Helga
Wildland

Wildland (2020)

as Bodil
The Translators

The Translators (2019)

as Helene Tuxen
The Exception

The Exception (2019)

as Anne-Lise
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle

The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle (2019)

as Ohlmann
Captain Bimse

Captain Bimse (2019)

as Sophie
In Fabric

In Fabric (2018)

as Jill
Holly på Sommerøen

Holly på Sommerøen (2018)

as Charlotte skovmyre
Vitello

Vitello (2018)

as Vitello's Mother (voice)
The Eternal Road

The Eternal Road (2017)

as Sara
150 Milligrams

150 Milligrams (2016)

as Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
Inferno

Inferno (2016)

as Elizabeth Sinskey
A Hologram for the King

A Hologram for the King (2016)

as Hanne
Courted

Courted (2015)

as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
No Image

Vitello Digs a Hole (2015)

as Mother (voice)
The Duke of Burgundy

The Duke of Burgundy (2014)

as Cynthia
1864: Brødre i krig

1864: Brødre i krig (2014)

as Johanne L. Heiberg
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama (2014)

as Self
Speed Walking

Speed Walking (2014)

as Lizzi
Almost Perfect

Almost Perfect (2012)

as Sandra
Therapy

Therapy (2010)

as Puk
The Apple & The Worm

The Apple & The Worm (2009)

as Sylvia (voice)
Above the Street, Below the Water

Above the Street, Below the Water (2009)

as Anne
Take the Trash

Take the Trash (2008)

as Lotte
With Your Permission

With Your Permission (2007)

as Bente
Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté

Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté (2006)

After the Wedding

After the Wedding (2006)

as Helene
Fakiren fra Bilbao

Fakiren fra Bilbao (2004)

as Louise
No Image

Bernie and Bingo (2004)

as Bingo, The Penguin
Villa Paranoia

Villa Paranoia (2004)

as Olga Holmgård
Dogville: The Pilot

Dogville: The Pilot (2003)

as Grace
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

Old, New, Borrowed and Blue (2003)

as Katrine
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear

The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002)

as Woman (voice)
Klonkadonka!

Klonkadonka! (2002)

as Molly
Chop Chop

Chop Chop (2001)

as Rita
Mona's World

Mona's World (2001)

as Mona
Miracle

Miracle (2000)

as Dennis Ps mor
Max

Max (2000)

as Sarah 'Max' Engell
The One and Only

The One and Only (1999)

as Sus
Mifune

Mifune (1999)

as Bibi
Motello

Motello (1998)

as Julie
Thérapie russe

Thérapie russe (1997)

as Mette
Let's Get Lost

Let's Get Lost (1997)

as Julie
No Image

A Quiet Death (1997)

as Sally
Fanny Farveløs

Fanny Farveløs (1997)

as Mother
No Image

Charlot og Charlotte (1996)

as Helle
No Image

Debut (1995)

No Image

Good Mothers (N/A)

as Anne Sofie