Cast & creator
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Best known for The Simpsons, Ted Lasso, Westworld
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.
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
60
film credits
22
television credits
81
1989–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (82)
Showing 82 of 82 credits
The Simpsons
a Danish Woman (voice)
1989
Ted Lasso
Bridget (voice)
2020
Westworld
Theresa Cullen
2016
Kill Jackie
Karenina
2026
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Jill
2017
The Family Plan 2
Svetlana Romanova
2025
Prime Target
Professor Andrea Lavin
2025
Borgen
Birgitte Nyborg
2010
50 Nuances de Grecs
Freya
2018
Taxa
Milla
1997
Dogville
Thanks
2003
Inferno
Elizabeth Sinskey
2016
Borgen - Power & Glory
Birgitte Nyborg
2022
ZULU Comedy Galla
Vært
2010ZULU Comedy Galla
Sidse Babett Knudsen
2010
Roadkill
Madeleine Halle
2020
The Great Arch
Liv von Spreckelsen
2025
The Translators
Helene Tuxen
2019
Agent
Sidse Babett Knudsen
2023
1864
Johanne Louise Heiberg
2014
The Duke of Burgundy
Cynthia
2015
13 Days, 13 Nights
Kate
2025
Strisser på Samsø
Hanne Jensen
1997
Juletestamentet
Mercedes
1995
The Accident
Harriet Paulsen
2019
A Hologram for the King
Hanne
2016
Sons
Eva Hansen
2024
Danske tv-seriers bedste
Sig selv
2024
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
The Grand Duchess
2023
Proof
Nina Kutpreka
2004
Charlot og Charlotte
Helle, gøgler
1996
What Lies Between Us
Anne Sofie
2026
After the Wedding
Helene
2006
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
Ohlmann
2019
Station "Knock on Wood": The Gufol Mystery
Hulkende kvinde / Sobbing Woman
1997
In Fabric
Jill
2018
Therapy
Puk
2010
Mifune
Bibi
1999
Club Zero
Miss Dorset
2023
Speed Walking
Lizzi
2014
Max
Sarah 'Max' Engell
2000
1864: Brødre i krig
Johanne L. Heiberg
2014
150 Milligrams
Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
2016
The Apple & The Worm
Sylvia (voice)
2009
Oh My Goodness!
Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
2023
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
Katrine
2003
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
Woman (voice)
2002
The Exception
Anne-Lise
2019
With Your Permission
Bente
2007
The Idiots Who Started The Party
Sig selv
2020
Dogville: The Pilot
Grace
2003
Courted
Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
2015Bernie and Bingo
Bingo, The Penguin
2004
Limbo
Helga
2020
The Eternal Road
Sara
2017
Wildland
Bodil
2020
An Ordinary Case
Maître Annie Debret
2024
Fakiren fra Bilbao
Louise
2004
Let's Get Lost
Julie
1997
Almost Perfect
Sandra
2012
Above the Street, Below the Water
Anne
2009
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Self
2014
Fanny Farveløs
Mother
1997
The One and Only
Sus
1999
Miracle
Dennis Ps mor
2000
Take the Trash
Lotte
2008
Chop Chop
Rita
2001
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
Self
2023
WOACA
WOACA
2023
Motello
Julie
1998
Thérapie russe
Mette
1997
Mona's World
Mona
2001
Søren Østergaards 'internationale' tivoli varieté
2006Charlot og Charlotte
Helle
1996
Villa Paranoia
Olga Holmgård
2004Debut
1995
Holly på Sommerøen
Charlotte skovmyre
2018Vitello Digs a Hole
Mother (voice)
2015
Klonkadonka!
Molly
2002
Vitello
Vitello's Mother (voice)
2018
Captain Bimse
Sophie
2019A Quiet Death
Sally
1997