Sidse Babett Knudsen
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
Prominent works featuring Sidse Babett Knudsen
The Simpsons
Inferno
Westworld
Ted Lasso
Dogville
A Hologram for the King
The Family Plan 2
The Translators
After the Wedding
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (82 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kill Jackie | Karenina | TV Series | 2026 |
 | What Lies Between Us | Anne Sofie | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Family Plan 2 | Svetlana Romanova | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Great Arch | Liv von Spreckelsen | Movie | 2025 |
 | 13 Days, 13 Nights | Kate | Movie | 2025 |
 | Prime Target | Professor Andrea Lavin | TV Series | 2025 |
 | An Ordinary Case | Maître Annie Debret | Movie | 2024 |
 | Sons | Eva Hansen | Movie | 2024 |
 | Danske tv-seriers bedste | Sig selv | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Club Zero | Miss Dorset | Movie | 2023 |
 | Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction | The Grand Duchess | Movie | 2023 |
 | Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | WOACA | WOACA | Movie | 2023 |
 | Agent | Sidse Babett Knudsen | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Oh My Goodness! | Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption | Movie | 2023 |
 | Borgen - Power & Glory | Birgitte Nyborg | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Roadkill | Madeleine Halle | TV Series | 2020 |
 | The Idiots Who Started The Party | Sig selv | Movie | 2020 |
 | Limbo | Helga | Movie | 2020 |
 | Ted Lasso | Bridget (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Wildland | Bodil | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Translators | Helene Tuxen | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Exception | Anne-Lise | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Accident | Harriet Paulsen | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle | Ohlmann | Movie | 2019 |
 | Captain Bimse | Sophie | Movie | 2019 |
 | In Fabric | Jill | Movie | 2018 |
 | 50 Nuances de Grecs | Freya | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Holly på Sommerøen | Charlotte skovmyre | Movie | 2018 |
 | Vitello | Vitello's Mother (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Jill | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Eternal Road | Sara | Movie | 2017 |
 | 150 Milligrams | Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist | Movie | 2016 |
 | Inferno | Elizabeth Sinskey | Movie | 2016 |
 | Westworld | Theresa Cullen | TV Series | 2016 |
 | A Hologram for the King | Hanne | Movie | 2016 |
 | Courted | Ditte Lorensen-Coteret | Movie | 2015 |
| Vitello Digs a Hole | Mother (voice) | Movie | 2015 | |
 | The Duke of Burgundy | Cynthia | Movie | 2015 |
 | 1864: Brødre i krig | Johanne L. Heiberg | Movie | 2014 |
 | 1864 | Johanne Louise Heiberg | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama | Self | Movie | 2014 |
 | Speed Walking | Lizzi | Movie | 2014 |
 | Almost Perfect | Sandra | Movie | 2012 |
 | Borgen | Birgitte Nyborg | TV Series | 2010 |
 | ZULU Comedy Galla | Vært | TV Series | 2010 |
| ZULU Comedy Galla | Sidse Babett Knudsen | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Therapy | Puk | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Apple & The Worm | Sylvia (voice) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Above the Street, Below the Water | Anne | Movie | 2009 |
 | Take the Trash | Lotte | Movie | 2008 |
 | With Your Permission | Bente | Movie | 2007 |
 | Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2006 |
 | After the Wedding | Helene | Movie | 2006 |
 | Fakiren fra Bilbao | Louise | Movie | 2004 |
| Bernie and Bingo | Bingo, The Penguin | Movie | 2004 | |
 | Villa Paranoia | Olga Holmgård | Movie | 2004 |
 | Proof | Nina Kutpreka | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Dogville: The Pilot | Grace | Movie | 2003 |
 | Dogville | Thanks | Movie | 2003 |
 | Old, New, Borrowed and Blue | Katrine | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear | Woman (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
 | Klonkadonka! | Molly | Movie | 2002 |
 | Chop Chop | Rita | Movie | 2001 |
 | Mona's World | Mona | Movie | 2001 |
 | Miracle | Dennis Ps mor | Movie | 2000 |
 | Max | Sarah 'Max' Engell | Movie | 2000 |
 | The One and Only | Sus | Movie | 1999 |
 | Mifune | Bibi | Movie | 1999 |
 | Motello | Julie | Movie | 1998 |
 | Thérapie russe | Mette | Movie | 1997 |
 | Station "Knock on Wood": The Gufol Mystery | Hulkende kvinde / Sobbing Woman | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Let's Get Lost | Julie | Movie | 1997 |
| A Quiet Death | Sally | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Taxa | Milla | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Fanny Farveløs | Mother | Movie | 1997 |
 | Strisser på Samsø | Hanne Jensen | TV Series | 1997 |
| Charlot og Charlotte | Helle | Movie | 1996 | |
 | Charlot og Charlotte | Helle, gøgler | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Juletestamentet | Mercedes | TV Series | 1995 |
| Debut | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1995 | |
 | The Simpsons | a Danish Woman (voice) | TV Series | 1989 |