Portrait of Sidse Babett Knudsen

Acting

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Career

Active from 1995 to 2026, busiest in 2019 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
41
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Borgen
Borgen
GoodWatch score86/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • César Awards · Best Supporting Actress

    2016 · Won · 41st César Awards

    L'Hermine

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Actress

    2017 · Nominated · 42nd César Awards

    150 Milligrams

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

5

The characters Sidse Babett Knudsen played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sidse Babett Knudsen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.2, average 3.8
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character-Driven Narrative 4
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Sophisticated Dialogue 3
  • Institutional Critique 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Danish Cinema 3
  • Family Secrets 3
  • Lighthearted 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

20 titles · average score 64
Kill Jackie
Kill Jackie (2026)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Karenina

What Lies Between Us
What Lies Between Us (2026)
GoodWatch score 82

as Anne Sofie

Prime Target
Prime Target (2025)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Professor Andrea Lavin

13 Days, 13 Nights
13 Days, 13 Nights (2025)
GoodWatch score 79

as Kate

The Great Arch
The Great Arch (2025)
GoodWatch score 78

as Liv von Spreckelsen

Sons
Sons (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

as Eva Hansen

Club Zero
Club Zero (2023)
GoodWatch score 57

as Miss Dorset

WOACA
WOACA (2023)

as WOACA

Borgen - Power & Glory
Borgen - Power & Glory (2022)

TV show · as Birgitte Nyborg

Roadkill
Roadkill (2020)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Madeleine Halle

Wildland
Wildland (2020)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bodil

Ted Lasso
Ted Lasso (2020)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Bridget (voice)

2010s

25 titles · average score 63
The Accident
The Accident (2019)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Harriet Paulsen

The Exception
The Exception (2019)
GoodWatch score 50

as Anne-Lise

The Translators
The Translators (2019)
GoodWatch score 64

as Helene Tuxen

In Fabric
In Fabric (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

as Jill

The Eternal Road
The Eternal Road (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sara

A Hologram for the King
A Hologram for the King (2016)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hanne

Inferno
Inferno (2016)
GoodWatch score 43

as Elizabeth Sinskey

150 Milligrams
150 Milligrams (2016)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist

The Duke of Burgundy
The Duke of Burgundy (2015)
GoodWatch score 78

as Cynthia

Courted
Courted (2015)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret

Borgen
Borgen (2010)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Birgitte Nyborg

Therapy
Therapy (2010)
GoodWatch score 55

as Puk

2000s

18 titles · average score 61
The Apple & The Worm
The Apple & The Worm (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sylvia (voice)

Above the Street, Below the Water
Above the Street, Below the Water (2009)
GoodWatch score 48

as Anne

Take the Trash
Take the Trash (2008)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lotte

With Your Permission
With Your Permission (2007)
GoodWatch score 39

as Bente

After the Wedding
After the Wedding (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

as Helene

Proof
Proof (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Nina Kutpreka

Dogville: The Pilot
Dogville: The Pilot (2003)
GoodWatch score 65

as Grace

Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue (2003)
GoodWatch score 62

as Katrine

Dogville
Dogville (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

Thanks

Mona's World
Mona's World (2001)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mona

Max
Max (2000)
GoodWatch score 48

as Sarah 'Max' Engell

Miracle
Miracle (2000)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dennis Ps mor

1990s

13 titles · average score 68
The One and Only
The One and Only (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sus

Mifune
Mifune (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bibi

Motello
Motello (1998)

as Julie

Let's Get Lost
Let's Get Lost (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Julie

Fanny Farveløs
Fanny Farveløs (1997)

as Mother

Taxa
Taxa (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Milla

Strisser på Samsø
Strisser på Samsø (1997)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Hanne Jensen

A Quiet Death
A Quiet Death (1997)

as Sally

Thérapie russe
Thérapie russe (1997)

as Mette

Station "Knock on Wood": The Gufol Mystery
Station "Knock on Wood": The Gufol Mystery (1997)

TV show · as Hulkende kvinde / Sobbing Woman

Charlot og Charlotte
Charlot og Charlotte (1996)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Helle, gøgler

Juletestamentet
Juletestamentet (1995)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Mercedes

1980s

1 title · average score 84
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as a Danish Woman (voice)