Bio
- Spent part of her childhood in Africa while her parents did volunteer work.
- Moved to Paris at age 18 to study acting, including spending some time at a school for miming.
- Worked in the theatre upon returning to Denmark before making her film debut in the mostly-improvised Let's Get Lost (1997).
- Played the lead in a pilot production of Dogville (from Danish director Lars von Trier), to make sure the staging of the film would work; Nicole Kidman eventually played the role in the feature film.
- Was nominated for an International Emmy Award for her work on Bergen.
Sidse Babett KnudsenNovember 22, 1968 (age 55)København, Denmark
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Bio
- Spent part of her childhood in Africa while her parents did volunteer work.
- Moved to Paris at age 18 to study acting, including spending some time at a school for miming.
- Worked in the theatre upon returning to Denmark before making her film debut in the mostly-improvised Let's Get Lost (1997).
- Played the lead in a pilot production of Dogville (from Danish director Lars von Trier), to make sure the staging of the film would work; Nicole Kidman eventually played the role in the feature film.
- Was nominated for an International Emmy Award for her work on Bergen.
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