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 Knudsen
November 22, 1968 (age 55)
København, Denmark
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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.