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Birgitte Federspiel

Actor
Died February 2, 2005 (79 years)
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Birgitte Federspiel (6 September 1925 – 2 February 2005) was a Danish film, theater and TV actress. She won two Bodil Awards for best actress in 1955 (Ordet) and 1959 (En fremmed banker på).

Born Karen Birgitte Federspiel in Copenhagen, she was the daughter of actor Ejner Federspiel and Gunver Fönss. She had a notable film roles as Inger in Ordet (1955) and, in later life, as Martine in Babette's Feast (1987), while on TV she played Baroness von Rydtger in three episodes of Matador. She died in Odense in 2005, aged 79.
Known For
  • Ordet
  • Babette's Feast
  • Hunger
  • The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
  • Charles' Aunt
  • Carl Th. Dreyer: My Métier
  • Noedebo Vicarage
  • A Stranger Knocks
  • Kat
  • Ogginoggen
  • Komtessen
  • Fængslende feriedage
  • Southern Comfort
  • The Performance Will Be Followed by a Dance
  • Death Comes at High Noon
  • The Red Mantle
  • The Musketeers
  • Dyden går amok
  • The Office Party
  • Peter von Scholten
  • The Last Winter
  • The Factory Outing
  • Dronningens vagtmester
  • Buldermanden

Filmography

2003
Defense (TV Series) · as Elna Bering, Manfreds Mor
2003
A Royal Family (TV Series) · as Cast
2001
Kat · as Gundine
2000
Indien · as Gammel Dame
1998
Little Big Sister · as Grandmother
1997
Barbara · as Ellen Katrine
1997
Taxa (TV Series) · as Fru Magnusson
1997
Ogginoggen · as Mormor
1997
Southern Comfort · as Grandmother
1996
Buldermanden · as Mormor
1995
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Métier · as Interview Subject
1994
Carlo & Ester · as Viola
1987
Babette's Feast · as Martine
1987
Peter von Scholten · as Dronning Caroline Amalie
1987
Sidste akt · as Lotta Henderson
1984
My Granny's House · as Tante Laura
1980
Dage på en sky · as Aphrodite
1978
Matador (TV Series) · as Baronesse Arense Von Rytger
1978
Fængslende feriedage · as Cornelia Møller
1978
1977
Mind Your Back, Professor · as Ægtepar I Kunstforretning / Kone
1977
1976
1976
1974
Noedebo Vicarage · as Fru. Blicher
1974
19 Red Roses · as Louise Bech
1973
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok · as Ragna Quist
1972
Z.P.G. · as Psychiatrist
1970
1967
The Red Mantle · as King Hamund's Widow
1966
Søskende · as Irene
1966
Hunger · as Her Sister
1966
Dyden går amok · as Ina, Edwards Hustru
1966
Den skaldede sangerinde · as Mrs. Smith
1964
Tine · as Fru Berg
1964
Death Comes at High Noon · as Merete Lindberg
1963
Suddenly, a Woman! · as The Landlady
1963
Hvis lille pige er du? · as Fru Jansen
1963
Dronningens vagtmester · as Boel "kulsoen"
1962
1961
The Musketeers · as Kulsoen
1961
Komtessen · as Sonia Hardenborg
1960
The Last Winter · as Anne Sørensen
1959
Charles' Aunt · as Donna Lucia D` Alvadorez
1959
A Stranger Knocks · as Vibeke
1957
Amor i telefonen · as Misse, Liebergs Kone
1957
En kvinde er overflødig · as Ester, Enkefru Tangs Datter
1956
Vi som går stjernevejen · as Nanna, Skuespiller
1956
Kispus · as Dora
1955
En kvinde er overflødig · as Ester (hendes Datter)
1955
Ordet · as Inger Borgen (uncredited)
1953
Adam and Eve · as Tove, Antikvarboghandlerens Kone
1952
Kærlighedsdoktoren · as Arkæologi-Magisteren Bente Berg
1951
1950
Susanne · as Doris Rudholt
1949
1948
1945
En ny dag gryer · as Pige I Venteværelse
1943
1942
Ta' briller på · as Birgit Ernst

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