Sidse Babett Knudsen
Acting

Sidse Babett Knudsen

November 22, 1968 (57 years old) 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

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 • TV

Westworld

Westworld

2016 • TV

Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso

2020 • TV

Borgen

Borgen

2010 • TV

13 Days, 13 Nights: In the Hell of Kabul

13 Days, 13 Nights: In the Hell of Kabul

2025 • Movie

An Ordinary Case

An Ordinary Case

2024 • Movie

Movie Credits (50)

Acting

2025

13 Days, 13 Nights: In the Hell of Kabul

as Kate

2024

An Ordinary Case

as Maître Annie Debret

2016

Inferno

as Elizabeth Sinskey

1999

Mifune

as Bibi

2014

1864: Brødre i krig

as Johanne L. Heiberg

2014

The Duke of Burgundy

as Cynthia

2002

The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear

as Woman (voice)

2004

Fakiren fra Bilbao

as Louise

2019

The Translators

as Helene Tuxen

1997

Let's Get Lost

as Julie

2007

With Your Permission

as Bente

2023

Club Zero

as Miss Dorset

2023

Oh My Goodness!

as Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption

1999

The One and Only

as Sus

2010

Therapy

as Puk

2004

Bernie and Bingo

as Bingo, The Penguin

2019

The Exception

as Anne-Lise

2023

Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction

as The Grand Duchess

2016

A Hologram for the King

as Hanne

2023

Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard

as Self

TV Credits (20)

Acting

1989

The Simpsons

as a Danish Woman (voice)

1 episodes

2016

Westworld

as Theresa Cullen

11 episodes

2020

Ted Lasso

as Bridget (voice)

1 episodes

2010

Borgen

as Birgitte Nyborg

30 episodes

2025

Prime Target

as Professor Andrea Lavin

8 episodes

2018

50 Nuances de Grecs

as Freya

30 episodes

2017

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

as Jill

1 episodes

1997

Taxa

as Milla

1 episodes

2022

Borgen - Power & Glory

as Birgitte Nyborg

8 episodes

2014

1864

as Johanne Louise Heiberg

8 episodes

2010

ZULU Comedy Galla

as Vært

2 episodes

2010

ZULU Comedy Galla

as Sidse Babett Knudsen

1 episodes

2020

Roadkill

as Madeleine Halle

4 episodes

2019

The Accident

as Harriet Paulsen

4 episodes

2004

Proof

as Nina Kutpreka

4 episodes

2023

Agent

as Sidse Babett Knudsen

1 episodes

1997

Strisser på Samsø

as Hanne Jensen

2 episodes

1995

Juletestamentet

as Mercedes

24 episodes

2024

Danske tv-seriers bedste

as Sig selv

5 episodes

1996

Charlot og Charlotte

as Helle, gøgler

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
November 22, 1968 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
Popularity
1.2

Career Stats

50
Movies
20
TV Shows