Sidse Babett Knudsen

Actor

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

The Simpsons Not in library

The Simpsons

1989

Inferno

Inferno

2016
Westworld Not in library

Westworld

2016

Ted Lasso Not in library

Ted Lasso

2020

A Hologram for the King Not in library

A Hologram for the King

2016

The Translators Not in library

The Translators

2019

The Family Plan 2 Not in library

The Family Plan 2

2025

After the Wedding Not in library

After the Wedding

2006

The Duke of Burgundy Not in library

The Duke of Burgundy

2015

In Fabric Not in library

In Fabric

2018

Acting

2025 The Great Arch as Liv von Spreckelsen
2025 13 Days, 13 Nights as Kate
2025 The Family Plan 2 as Svetlana Romanova
2025 Prime Target as Professor Andrea Lavin (8 episodes)
2024 Sons as Eva Hansen
2024 An Ordinary Case as Maître Annie Debret
2024 Danske tv-seriers bedste as Sig selv (5 episodes)
2023 Oh My Goodness! as Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
2023 Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction as The Grand Duchess
2023 WOACA as WOACA
2023 Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard as Self
2023 Club Zero as Miss Dorset
2023 Agent as Sidse Babett Knudsen (1 episode)
2022 Borgen - Power & Glory as Birgitte Nyborg (8 episodes)
2020 Wildland as Bodil
2020 Limbo as Helga
2020 The Idiots Who Started The Party as Sig selv
2020 Ted Lasso as Bridget (voice) (1 episode)
2020 Roadkill as Madeleine Halle (4 episodes)
2019 The Translators as Helene Tuxen
2019 The Exception as Anne-Lise
2019 The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle as Ohlmann
2019 Captain Bimse as Sophie
2019 The Accident as Harriet Paulsen (4 episodes)
2018 In Fabric as Jill
2018 Vitello as Vitello's Mother (voice)
2018 Holly på Sommerøen as Charlotte skovmyre
2018 50 Nuances de Grecs as Freya (30 episodes)
2017 The Eternal Road as Sara
2017 Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Jill (1 episode)
2016 A Hologram for the King as Hanne
2016 Inferno as Elizabeth Sinskey In Library
2016 150 Milligrams as Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
2016 Westworld as Theresa Cullen (11 episodes)
2015 The Duke of Burgundy as Cynthia
2015 Courted as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
2015 Vitello Digs a Hole as Mother (voice)
2014 Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama as Self
2014 Speed Walking as Lizzi
2014 1864: Brødre i krig as Johanne L. Heiberg
2014 1864 as Johanne Louise Heiberg (8 episodes)
2012 Almost Perfect as Sandra
2010 Therapy as Puk
2010 Borgen as Birgitte Nyborg (30 episodes)
2010 ZULU Comedy Galla as Vært (2 episodes)
2010 ZULU Comedy Galla as Sidse Babett Knudsen (1 episode)
2009 Above the Street, Below the Water as Anne
2009 The Apple & The Worm as Sylvia (voice)
2008 Take the Trash as Lotte
2007 With Your Permission as Bente
2006 After the Wedding as Helene
2006 Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté
2004 Fakiren fra Bilbao as Louise
2004 Villa Paranoia as Olga Holmgård
2004 Bernie and Bingo as Bingo, The Penguin
2004 Proof as Nina Kutpreka (4 episodes)
2003 Old, New, Borrowed and Blue as Katrine
2003 Dogville: The Pilot as Grace
2002 The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear as Woman (voice)
2002 Klonkadonka! as Molly
2001 Chop Chop as Rita
2001 Mona's World as Mona
2000 Miracle as Dennis Ps mor
2000 Max as Sarah 'Max' Engell
1999 Mifune as Bibi
1999 The One and Only as Sus
1998 Motello as Julie
1997 Let's Get Lost as Julie
1997 Fanny Farveløs as Mother
1997 A Quiet Death as Sally
1997 Thérapie russe as Mette
1997 Strisser på Samsø as Hanne Jensen (2 episodes)
1997 Taxa as Milla (1 episode)
1996 Charlot og Charlotte as Helle
1996 Charlot og Charlotte as Helle, gøgler (1 episode)
1995 Debut
1995 Juletestamentet as Mercedes (24 episodes)
1989 The Simpsons as a Danish Woman (voice) (1 episode)
— Good Mothers as Anne Sofie
— Kill Jackie as Karenina (7 episodes)

Crew

2003 Dogville Thanks