Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Nacimiento : 1968-11-22, Köpenhamn, Danmark

Historia

Sidse Babett Knudsen (born 22 November 1968) 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.

Perfil

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Películas

Sons
Eva Hansen
Eva, an idealistic prison officer, is faced with the dilemma of her life when a young man from her past gets transferred to the prison where she works. Without revealing her secret, Eva asks to be moved to the young man’s ward – the toughest and most violent in the prison. Here begins an unsettling psychological thriller, where Eva’s sense of justice puts both her morality and future at stake.
WOACA
WOACA
A woman's skin-care routine ceases to be the bulwark she’d hoped.
Oh My Goodness!
Mère Joséphine
Five nuns set their sights on winning the cash prize in a major cycling race to raise money to renovate a dilapidated hospice. The only hitch is that none of them can ride a bicycle.
Limbo
Helga
Una observación poco convencional de los refugiados que esperan ser asilados en una remota isla escocesa ficticia. Se centra en Omar, un joven músico sirio que está agobiado por el peso del oud de su abuelo, que ha llevado desde su tierra natal.
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Herself
Danish film has never felt stronger on the international stage than it did with the Dogme films, which at the world premiere of 'The Party' and 'The Idiots' during the Cannes Film Festival in 1998 put Denmark on the film world map. Another eight films under the strict Dogme rules followed and created great international careers for several of the talents in front of and behind the handheld camera. Thomas Vinterberg, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Paprika Steen, Ulrich Thomsen, Trine Dyrholm, Iben Hjejle, Anders W. Berthelsen, Lone Scherfig, Sonja Richter and many more of the country's greatest filmmakers look back on when Denmark became Dogme.
The Exception
Anne-Lise
Un grupo de mujeres investigan crímenes de guerra, y son amenazadas de muerte por ello, en Copenhague. El principal sospechoso es un antiguo militar serbio.
Wildland
Bodil
Tras la muerte de su madre, una chica de 17 años es acogida por su tía Bodil, la matriarca de una familia mafiosa en la que la violencia, el crimen y la crueldad nunca aparecen bajo el prisma de la idealización.
Los traductores
Helene Tuxen
El editor de un escritor de bestsellers introduce a nueve traductores en un búnker de lujo con el fin de que traduzcan en tiempo récord su última novela y evitando cualquier fuga. A pesar de esta precaución, las diez primeras páginas han sido publicadas. ¿Quién lo hizo?
En busca del Palacio Dorado
Ohlmann
Cuando el Rey y la Reina son envenenados, los hermanos Per y Pål son arrestados, sospechosos de estar detrás. El hermano menor Espen "Ash Lad" y la princesa Kristin emprendieron una búsqueda para encontrar el mítico castillo de Soria Moria, que se dice que está construido con oro puro. En Soria Moria, se asienta un pozo que contiene el Agua de la Vida; lo único que puede curar a los padres de Kristin. Pero algunos malvados daneses también están a la caza para encontrar el castillo. Si Espen y Kristin fallan, significará el final para los hermanos, el reino y quizás el mundo entero.
Captain Bimse
Sophie
7-year-old Anna is having trouble sleeping at night. She accidentally left her favourite doll, Sophie, at her family's holiday home, and Anna's parents won't drive all the way to the house to retrieve the doll. Just as Anna is wondering if Sophie feels lonely, she suddenly hears a strange sound. Anna is visited by a small yellow aeroplane named Zanzibar along with its crew: Captain Bimse and the co-pilot Goggeletten. With her trusted teddy bear Mr. Johnson in tow, Anna embarks on a magical rescue mission with Captain Bimse and Goggeletten to save Sophie.
In Fabric
Jill
Rebajas en un gran almacén inglés, Sheila ronda estanterías, sopesa prendas y, de repente, un vestido rojo sangre de seda la hipnotiza. Ya no hay nada que ella quiera salvo ese vestido, nada salvo acariciarlo, tantearlo, adorarlo... Parece que pesa una maldición sobre cada persona que ha poseído esa prenda fetiche.
Holly på Sommerøen
Charlotte skovmyre
Holly is used to taking care of herself, because her mother and father are almost never at home. They work all the time, even in the summer, so Holly is sent to Sommerøen to live with her grandfather.
Vitello
Vitello's Mother (voice)
Vitello is brimming with energy and has good friends in Max and Hasse, but misses having a father in his life, so he decides to go off in search of one, only to find he isn't the person Vitello was quite expecting.
The Eternal Road
Sara
Basado en hechos reales. Jussi Ketola, regresa a Finlandia desde la gran depresión golpeará a Estados Unidos solo para enfrentar una creciente agitación política en su país. Una noche de verano de 1930, matones nacionalistas secuestraron violentamente a Ketola de su casa. Golpeado y obligado a caminar por el Camino Eterno hacia la Rusia soviética, donde la crueldad parece no tener fin, su único sueño es volver a toda costa con su familia.
La doctora de Brest
Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
Narra la historia real de la doctora Irène Frachon, la mujer que en 2010 se atrevió a plantarle cara a la industria sanitaria y farmacéutica francesa, cuando se destapó el escándalo mediático en torno a la comercialización de un controvertido medicamento cuyos efectos secundarios provocaron la muerte de cientos de personas.
Inferno
Elizabeth Sinskey
Robert Langdon se despierta en una habitación de hospital en Florencia, Italia, sin memoria de lo que ha ocurrido en los últimos días. De repente se encuentra a sí mismo, una vez más, el blanco de una cacería humana importante. Pero con la ayuda de la Dra Sienna Brooks, y su conocimiento de la simbología, Langdon va a tratar de recuperar su libertad, y la pérdida de los recuerdos, todo al mismo tiempo que resuelve los más intrincados enigmas que ha enfrentado.
Esperando al rey
Hanne
Alan Clay (Tom Hanks) es un empresario estadounidense que, huyendo de la recesión, se traslada a Arabia Saudí, donde la economía se encuentra en pleno auge, para salvar su situación económica y poder mantener unida a su familia.
1864
Johanne L. Heiberg
1864 es una serie dramático-histórica danesa. Cuenta la historia de dos hermanos, Peter y Laust Jensen, de origen humilde que se enamoran de la misma mujer, Inge, una joven adinerada de la misma zona. La trama está ambientada durante la guerra entre Dinamarca y la Confederación Germánica, formada por Prusia y Austria, en el siglo XIX. Peter y Laust se ven obligados a luchar en una de las guerras más cruentas de la historia de Europa, la Guerra de los Ducados.
El juez
Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
En una pequeña población francesa, el juez Michel Racine es presidente de un temido tribunal de lo penal. Tan duro consigo mismo como con los demás, es apodado "el juez de las dos cifras": con él, siempre caen más de diez años. Todo cambia el día en que Racine se topa con Ditte Lorensen-Coteret. Ella es miembro del jurado que va a juzgar a un hombre acusado de homicidio. Seis años antes, Racine estuvo enamorado de esta mujer, prácticamente en secreto. Es quizá la única mujer a la que jamás haya amado.
Vitello Digs a Hole
Mother (voice)
Can you catch a friend in a trap? Vitello is bored, he has no one to play with. His mother tells him to go outside and look for a new friend. He meets the Brat, who comes up with the idea to dig a hole in the cycle path in order to catch a new friend for Vitello. The two boys are digging and struggleing when something unexpected happens.
The Duke of Burgundy
Cynthia
La pasión de una mujer por el estudio de las mariposas y las polillas pone a prueba la relación con su amante. Día tras día, Cynthia (Sidse Babett Knudsen) y Evelyn (Chiara D'Anna) interpretan un provocativo ritual que que consiste en castigar a Evelyn con una sesión de placer y sadomasoquismo fetichista. Cuando una de las dos desea una relación más convencional, entonces la obsesión erótica de la otra se convierte en una adicción incontrolable.
Speed Walking
Lizzi
En un pequeño pueblo de la periferia, Martin de 14 años se prepara para la transición de niño a hombre: la comunión. Es 1976: la música impregna el ambiente y las hormonas florecen. Pero en medio de todo, la repentina y trágica muerte de la madre de Martin desencadena una serie de eventos que no solo cambiarán su vida para siempre, sino que también afectarán al resto de la comunidad.
Almost Perfect
Sandra
Anne has given up trying to find a man who will fit into her sensible and controlled life. Therefore she has chosen to become pregnant with an anonymous sperm donor who has been carefully chosen. But as her hormones get the better of her she realizes that the child may come to resemble the father and possibly get his less flattering characteristics. Anne feels compelled to find the sperm donor and ensure that he is as perfect as she imagines.
Therapy
Puk
Anders and Puk move into their dream house which is still in a state of refurbishment. To be able to afford the expense, they decide to rent the basement out to family therapist Ulrik. Very soon, Ulrik has put their marriage to a severe test.
La Manzana y el Gusano
Sylvia (voice)
Torben is a shiny young apple with a dream: making it to the bright lights of the supermarket fruit section. But his dream is shattered one sunny morning when a worm pokes her head out of his perfect skin. Sylvia is her name, and she is really very nice.
Above the Street, Below the Water
Anne
This is the day when the lives of an intertwined group of people take a new direction. Everything they have taken for granted starts to change. While Anne and Ask's relationship succumbs to 'metal fatigue', Charlotte has to realise that her husband Carl may not be right for her. At the same time Bente has to decide if she is prepared to wait for ever for her lover, while her ex-husband Bjørn must face the pain of finally letting Bente go. The characters and their children are twirled around in an ever-increasing drama which peaks during the opening night of Hamlet. Anne is on stage as Ophelia, and the question remains: to be or not be responsible for one's own happiness.
Take the Trash
Lotte
Jesper Jensen is a successful IT salesman who stops at nothing, even if it means backstabbing his best friend. Being number one in the company and having a beautiful wife and a lovely home, Jesper seems to lead a perfect life, but one day his arrogance and self confidence hits him in the face like a boomerang and he loses everything overnight. Jesper is sentenced to do community service at a recycling center with the odd and funny characters Dion, Theodor, and Lotte. At first he looks down on these people and doesn't want to be associated with them. When he begins to loosen up, however, he discovers that he can learn a lot from their straight forward and honest approach to life.
With Your Permission
Bente
Ordinary Jan has no easy life. He is by far the most unpopular employee at work. At home it's even worse. His marriage with the not so ordinary Bente is on the verge of a breakdown. Jan's boss finally sends him into group therapy where an unlikely friendship emerges between Jan and the two mechanics Rudy and Alf.
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Después de la boda
Helene
Jacob ha dedicado su vida a ayudar a los niños pobres que viven en las calles de la India. Cuando el orfanato que él dirige está a punto de cerrar, un hombre de negocios danés le hace una oferta muy generosa: cuatro millones de dólares para evitar el cierre del centro de acogida infantil que regenta. Pero Jacob debe volver a Dinamarca para tratar el asunto. Una vez allí, su benefactor lo invita a la boda de su hija.
Fakiren fra Bilbao
Louise
When two children move into an old house with their mother they find magical mystery involving a lively spirit and a precious diamond.
Bjørno & Bingo
Bingo, The Penguin
A lovestory featuring Bernie the bear and Bingo the penguin with special Guest Stars: Giraffo & Marius the Drooler...
Villa Paranoia
Olga Holmgård
Anna, a young and aspiring actress who has not had much success, offers to care for the father of Jorgen, who has been burdened with the responsibility. The father, Walentin, is in a mostly comatose state, which makes him the perfect audience for Anna, who begins acting out her scenes in front of him. Gradually, Walentin shows signs of recovery -- but is this due to Anna's kindness, or is it possible that the old man is a pretty good actor himself?
Dogville: The Pilot
Grace
Dogville: The Pilot was shot during 2001 in the pre-production phase to test whether the concept of chalk lines and sparse scenery would work. The 15-minute pilot film starred Danish actors Sidse Babett Knudsen (as Grace) and Nikolaj Lie Kaas (as Tom).
La tacha azul
Katrine
Katrina y Jonás están a punto de casarse. Katrina va a visitar a su hermana Mette, que ha estado internada en un hospital psiquiátrico, pero no le dice nada sobre los preparativos de la boda. Thomsen, el ex-novio de su hermana, que ha pasado dos años en Kenia y es responsable de la infelicidad de Mette, aparece de repente en la casa de la futura pareja. La visita termina en una loca fiesta. Al día siguiente, Katrina descubre por casualidad un hecho que afectará el futuro de Thomsen, pero, sin embargo, decide callarse. Y así continúan varias aventuras previas a la boda en las que harán aparición las drogas, la locura y el sida. (FILMAFFINITY)
El niño que quería ser un oso
Woman (voice)
Un oso y un humano nacieron al mismo tiempo, pero el primero lo hizo muerto. La osa polar no soporta la pérdida de su cachorro y su compañero robará al bebé para que lo críe ella. El niño crecerá con la intención de convertirse en un oso, pero no será fácil para él transformarse en un plantígrado. Mientras, la madre del niño llorará su pérdida y el padre irá en su búsqueda. Comienza la caza y el niño volverá con los humanos, pero no sabe adaptarse a ellos. Él ya es un oso.
Chop Chop
Rita
Dennis and Carl are brothers who live on a small farm in the country. None too bright, Dennis wants a girlfriend for Christmas. Carl makes sure that Dennis gets just that when he meets Rita at the local pub. She is on the run from her husband and she doesn't turn down the chance to hide away at Carl and Dennis's place.
El mundo de Mona
Mona
Comedia que cuenta la historia de Mona (Sidse Babett Knudsen), empleada modelo de una agencia publicitaria, de quien se enamora un ladrón pobre (Thomas Bo Larsen) que la conoció durante un robo en un banco.
Miracle
Mona Pedersen
What do you do if you're twelve years old, your mum is a neurotic babbler, your best friend is hitting on the girl you love, and you're the only guy in your class who doesn't yet sport pubes ...? For Dennis P. there's only one way out - pray. In this musical adventure the miracle comes in the shape of an angel clone looking suspiciously like Dennis P.'s late father. The angel issues Dennis P. with a license to perform medium grade miracles, but there's a string attached - Dennis P. must stop using swearwords. Dennis P. throws himself into readjusting his existence. But one miracle leads to another, and the 'adjustments' lead to grotesque consequences.
Max
Sarah 'Max' Engell
Released after three years in prison, Max finds out her father, a wealthy businessman, has hired a stranger to play his son. Meanwhile, the ex-husband of the Rent-a-Family director plans to rob Max' father.
El amor de mi vida
Sus
Sonny quiere tener un hijo. Susanne no. Cuando se ponen en contacto con un especialista en fertilidad, Sonny averigua que Susanne le ha engañado y solamente mantenía relaciones con él después de la menstruación. Susanne no tarda en quedarse embarazada, hecho que la afecta mucho en el plano sentimental. Al mismo tiempo aparecen Lizzie y Niels, que no pueden tener hijos y están tratando de adoptar una niña africana. Susanne y Niels se conocen por casualidad y en seguida se enamoran. Cuando Susanne descubre que Sonny tiene una aventura, rompe con él. Lizzie y Niels consiguen al fin una hija adoptiva. Susanne sigue queriendo ponerse en contacto con Sonny y Niels descubre que Susanne es el amor de su vida. (FILMAFFINITY)
Mifune
Bibi
Kresten vive en Copenhague, integrado en los círculos yuppies de la ciudad, con un brillante futuro, hasta que en su noche de bodas suena el teléfono. Una llamada lejana le informa de la muerte de su padre. Kresten se ve obligado a explicar la situación, ya que todo el mundo creía, incluida su esposa que no tenía ningún pariente cercano. Kresten regresa a la arruinada granja de su padre donde vive su hermano mayor, un hombre de aspecto desaliñado, solitario y con sus facultades mentales algo mermadas, lo que le impide valerse por sí mismo. Avergonzado al ver cómo irremediablemente va saliendo a la luz su pasado pueblerino, trata de mantener alejada a su mujer inventando una mentira tras otra.
Motello
Julie
It all begins when ex-boxer and motel owner Ford Fordson wants to get a little workout Rocky-style in the kitchen meat locker. But the door falls shut, and only opens from the outside. Fordson deep-freezes to death. So his son Willy, who is also a boxer, comes home and finds his childhood sweetheart Julie again. But their romance is short-lived, for the ghost of Ford appears to Willy and orders him to find out who slammed the meat locker door shut on him. It turns out the list of possible suspects is a long one indeed.
Thérapie russe
Mette
How will Charles manage to become a man again now that his wife has left him, that he can't even roll a simple joint and that even his cleaner thinks he's a jerk ? By inviting Leonid, a chimney-sweep with a Russian accent to join him? By letting him move in while he's still living in his appartment? By talking to him frankly and listening blindly to his suggestions? Russian therapy has its good points, even if its founding principles are rather strange...
Let's Get Lost
Julie
Three friends, Steffen, Thomas and Mogens spend a lot of time together in Julies apartment while they talk about soccer and how to get enough money for tickets to the big game next week. At the same time Julie is trying to get in contact with her boyfriend René who she thinks is having an affair. They all talk a lot about whats on their mind during this week.
A Quiet Death
Sally
Tom lives alone and works for the council, reporting empty apartments. One day, he ignores the rules and enters a supposedly empty apartment. His life takes a drastic turn when Sally, a stripper, suddenly turns up. Tom takes her home with him. But Sally has a dark past and is on the run from the police.
Fanny Farveløs
Mother
Fanny is a little pale faced girl with tangled hair. She wakes one miserable day to find she has 'fake' measles. Reluctantly she is sent to a nurse and to her surprise her day turns into a fantastic fairy tale.
Charlot og Charlotte
Helle
Cool city girl Charlot ends up with lonely naive country girl Charlotte on a road trip together across Denmark. On their trip to Skagen on the top of Denmark they have many strange and existential experiences, meeting among others an angel, a mass-murderer, and religious fundamentalists.
Club Zero
Ms Dorset
A teacher takes a job at an elite school and forms a strong bond with five students — a relationship that eventually takes a dangerous turn.