
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1968-11-22 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Also known as
- 시세 바베트 크누센 · シセ・バベット・クヌッセン · Сідсе Бабетт Кнудсен · سیده بابد کنودسن · سیده بَبِد نودسن
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.
Known For
TV Shows (20)

The Simpsons
1989
as a Danish Woman (voice)

Westworld
2016
as Theresa Cullen

Ted Lasso
2020
as Bridget (voice)

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
as Jill

Borgen
2010
as Birgitte Nyborg

Taxa
1997
as Milla

Prime Target
2025
as Professor Andrea Lavin

ZULU Comedy Galla
2010
as Vært / Sidse Babett Knudsen

50 Nuances de Grecs
2018
as Freya

Borgen - Power & Glory
2022
as Birgitte Nyborg

Roadkill
2020
as Madeleine Halle

1864
2014
as Johanne Louise Heiberg

Agent
2023
as Sidse Babett Knudsen

The Accident
2019
as Harriet Paulsen

Danske tv-seriers bedste
2024
as Sig selv

Strisser på Samsø
1997
as Hanne Jensen

Proof
2004
as Nina Kutpreka

Charlot og Charlotte
1996
as Helle, gøgler
Kill Jackie
as Karenina

Juletestamentet
1995
as Mercedes
Movies (59)

The Family Plan 2
2025
as Svetlana Romanova

Inferno
2016
as Elizabeth Sinskey

13 Days, 13 Nights
2025
as Kate

The Translators
2019
as Helene Tuxen

The Duke of Burgundy
2015
as Cynthia

In Fabric
2018
as Jill

The Great Arch
2025
as Liv von Spreckelsen

The Eternal Road
2017
as Sara

Speed Walking
2014
as Lizzi

The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
2002
as Woman (voice)

Limbo
2020
as Helga

A Hologram for the King
2016
as Hanne

After the Wedding
2006
as Helene

Mona's World
2001
as Mona

Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023
as The Grand Duchess

Sons
2024
as Eva Hansen

Captain Bimse
2019
as Sophie

Club Zero
2023
as Miss Dorset

Miracle
2000
as Dennis Ps mor

Courted
2015
as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret

The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
2019
as Ohlmann

An Ordinary Case
2024
as Maître Annie Debret

The Apple & The Worm
2009
as Sylvia (voice)

Mifune
1999
as Bibi

Chop Chop
2001
as Rita

With Your Permission
2007
as Bente

Oh My Goodness!
2023
as Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption

1864: Brødre i krig
2014
as Johanne L. Heiberg

The One and Only
1999
as Sus

Dogville: The Pilot
2003
as Grace

Therapy
2010
as Puk

150 Milligrams
2016
as Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist

Fakiren fra Bilbao
2004
as Louise

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014
as Self

Wildland
2020
as Bodil

The Exception
2019
as Anne-Lise

Max
2000
as Sarah 'Max' Engell

Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
2003
as Katrine

Above the Street, Below the Water
2009
as Anne

Take the Trash
2008
as Lotte

Vitello
2018
as Vitello's Mother (voice)

The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020
as Sig selv

Almost Perfect
2012
as Sandra

WOACA
2023
as WOACA
Debut
1995

Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
2023
as Self

Motello
1998
as Julie
Charlot og Charlotte
1996
as Helle

Let's Get Lost
1997
as Julie
A Quiet Death
1997
as Sally

Villa Paranoia
2004
as Olga Holmgård
Good Mothers
as Anne Sofie

Fanny Farveløs
1997
as Mother

Thérapie russe
1997
as Mette

Klonkadonka!
2002
as Molly
Vitello Digs a Hole
2015
as Mother (voice)
Bernie and Bingo
2004
as Bingo, The Penguin

Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté
2006

Holly på Sommerøen
2018
as Charlotte skovmyre
About 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… With 79 credits spanning from 1989 to 2025, Sidse Babett Knudsen has appeared in 59 films and 20 TV shows.
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- The Family Plan 2 (2025) — as Svetlana Romanova
- Inferno (2016) — as Elizabeth Sinskey
- 13 Days, 13 Nights (2025) — as Kate
- The Translators (2019) — as Helene Tuxen
- The Duke of Burgundy (2015) — as Cynthia
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