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Birgitte Federspiel
Actor · Crew· København, Danmark
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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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
32 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Kat | Gundine | Film |
| 1997 | Barbara | Ellen Katrine | Film |
| 1997 | Southern Comfort | Mormor | Film |
| 1997 | The Noodlepoop | Mormor | Film |
| 1996 | The Bogey Man | Mormor | Film |
| 1995 | Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier | Interview Subject | Film |
| 1987 | Babette's Feast | Martine | Film |
| 1987 | Peter von Scholten | Dronning Caroline Amalie | Film |
| 1978 | Holidays in jail | Cornelia Møller | Film |
| 1978 | Firmaskovturen | Film | |
| 1977 | Nyt legetøj | Film | |
| 1976 | Julefrokosten | Film | |
| 1974 | Nøddebo præstegård | Fru. Blicher | Film |
| 1974 | Nineteen Red Roses | Louise Bech | Film |
| 1973 | The Olsen Gang Runs Amok | Ragna Quist | Film |
| 1972 | Z.P.G. | Psychiatrist | Film |
| 1967 | The Red Mantle | King Hamund's Widow | Film |
| 1966 | Hunger | Her sister | Film |
| 1966 | Dyden går amok | Ina, Edwards hustru | Film |
| 1964 | Death Comes at High Noon | Merete Lindberg | Film |
| 1963 | The Queen's Guardsman | Boel "Kulsoen" | Film |
| 1963 | Hvis lille pige er du? | Fru Jansen | Film |
| 1963 | Gudrun | The landlady | Film |
| 1962 | Drømmen om det hvide slot | Fru Strand | Film |
| 1961 | The Musketeers | Kulsoen | Film |
| 1961 | Komtessen | Sonia Hardenborg | Film |
| 1960 | The Quiet Battle | Anne Sørensen | Film |
| 1959 | A Stranger Knocks | Vibeke | Film |
| 1959 | Charley's Aunt | Donna Lucia d` Alvadorez | Film |
| 1956 | Kispus | Dora | Film |
| 1955 | Ordet | Inger Borgen (uncredited) | Film |
| 1953 | Adam and Eve | Tove, antikvarboghandlerens kone | Film |
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