Known For
Acting
Known Credits
80
Gender
Female
Birthday
November 22, 1968 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
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.
| 2025 | The Family Plan 2as Svetlana Romanova | |
| 2025 | The Great Archas Liv von Spreckelsen | |
| 2025 | 13 Days, 13 Nightsas Kate | |
| 2025 | Prime Targetas Professor Andrea Lavin | |
| 2024 | An Ordinary Caseas Maître Annie Debret | |
| 2024 | Sonsas Eva Hansen | |
| 2024 | Danske tv-seriers bedsteas Sig selv | |
| 2023 | Club Zeroas Miss Dorset | |
| 2023 | Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengardas Self | |
| 2023 | Ehrengard: The Art of Seductionas The Grand Duchess | |
| 2023 | WOACAas WOACA | |
| 2023 | Agentas Sidse Babett Knudsen | |
| 2023 | Oh My Goodness!as Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption | |
| 2022 | Borgen - Power & Gloryas Birgitte Nyborg | |
| 2020 | Roadkillas Madeleine Halle | |
| 2020 | The Idiots Who Started The Partyas Sig selv | |
| 2020 | Limboas Helga | |
| 2020 | Ted Lassoas Bridget (voice) | |
| 2020 | Wildlandas Bodil | |
| 2019 | The Translatorsas Helene Tuxen | |
| 2019 | The Exceptionas Anne-Lise | |
| 2019 | The Accidentas Harriet Paulsen | |
| 2019 | The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castleas Ohlmann | |
| 2019 | Captain Bimseas Sophie | |
| 2018 | In Fabricas Jill | |
| 2018 | 50 Nuances de Grecsas Freya | |
| 2018 | Holly på Sommerøenas Charlotte skovmyre | |
| 2018 | Vitelloas Vitello's Mother (voice) | |
| 2017 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreamsas Jill | |
| 2017 | The Eternal Roadas Sara | |
| 2016 | 150 Milligramsas Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist | |
| 2016 | Infernoas Elizabeth Sinskey | |
| 2016 | Westworldas Theresa Cullen | |
| 2016 | A Hologram for the Kingas Hanne | |
| 2015 | Courtedas Ditte Lorensen-Coteret | |
| 2015 | Vitello Digs a Holeas Mother (voice) | |
| 2015 | The Duke of Burgundyas Cynthia | |
| 2014 | 1864: Brødre i krigas Johanne L. Heiberg | |
| 2014 | 1864as Johanne Louise Heiberg | |
| 2014 | Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Dramaas Self | |
| 2014 | Speed Walkingas Lizzi | |
| 2012 | Almost Perfectas Sandra | |
| 2010 | Borgenas Birgitte Nyborg | |
| 2010 | ZULU Comedy Gallaas Sidse Babett Knudsen | |
| 2010 | ZULU Comedy Gallaas Vært | |
| 2010 | Therapyas Puk | |
| 2009 | The Apple & The Wormas Sylvia (voice) | |
| 2009 | Above the Street, Below the Wateras Anne | |
| 2008 | Take the Trashas Lotte | |
| 2007 | With Your Permissionas Bente | |
| 2006 | Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varietéas | |
| 2006 | After the Weddingas Helene | |
| 2004 | Fakiren fra Bilbaoas Louise | |
| 2004 | Bernie and Bingoas Bingo, The Penguin | |
| 2004 | Villa Paranoiaas Olga Holmgård | |
| 2004 | Proofas Nina Kutpreka | |
| 2003 | Dogville: The Pilotas Grace | |
| 2003 | Old, New, Borrowed and Blueas Katrine | |
| 2002 | The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bearas Woman (voice) | |
| 2002 | Klonkadonka!as Molly | |
| 2001 | Chop Chopas Rita | |
| 2001 | Mona's Worldas Mona | |
| 2000 | Miracleas Dennis Ps mor | |
| 2000 | Maxas Sarah 'Max' Engell | |
| 1999 | The One and Onlyas Sus | |
| 1999 | Mifuneas Bibi | |
| 1998 | Motelloas Julie | |
| 1997 | Thérapie russeas Mette | |
| 1997 | Let's Get Lostas Julie | |
| 1997 | A Quiet Deathas Sally | |
| 1997 | Taxaas Milla | |
| 1997 | Fanny Farveløsas Mother | |
| 1997 | Strisser på Samsøas Hanne Jensen | |
| 1996 | Charlot og Charlotteas Helle | |
| 1996 | Charlot og Charlotteas Helle, gøgler | |
| 1995 | Juletestamentetas Mercedes | |
| 1995 | Debutas | |
| 1989 | The Simpsonsas a Danish Woman (voice) | |
| Good Mothersas Anne Sofie | ||
| Kill Jackieas Karenina |
| 2003 | Dogville...Thanks |
