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Birgitte Federspiel

Born 1925-09-06 · København, Danmark

Died 2005-02-02

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

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Defense
as Elna Bering
2003
Kat
as Gundine
2001
Indien
as Gammel dame
1999
Little Big Sister
as Grandmother
1998
Barbara
as Ellen Katrine
1997
Taxa
as Fru Magnusson
1997
The Noodlepoop
as Mormor
1997
Southern Comfort
as Mormor
1997
Looping
as Nielsens søster
1996
The Bogey Man
as Mormor
1996
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
as Interview Subject
1995
Carlo and Ester
as Viola
1994
Babette's Feast
as Martine
1987
Peter von Scholten
as Dronning Caroline Amalie
1987
Final Act
as Lotta Henderson
1987
My Granny's House
as Tante Laura
1984
Matador
as Baronesse Arense von Rytger
1978
Holidays in jail
as Cornelia Møller
1978
Firmaskovturen
1978
Else Kant
as Fru Hein
1978
Watch Your Back, Professor!
as Ægtepar i kunstforretning / kone
1977
Nyt legetøj
1977
That Brief Summer
1976
Julefrokosten
1976
Nøddebo præstegård
as Fru. Blicher
1974
Nineteen Red Roses
as Louise Bech
1974
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
as Ragna Quist
1973
Z.P.G.
as Psychiatrist
1972
Og så er der bal bagefter
as Astrid
1970
The Red Mantle
as King Hamund's Widow
1967
Søskende
as Irene
1966
Hunger
as Her sister
1966
Dyden går amok
as Ina, Edwards hustru
1966
Tine
as Fru Berg
1964
Death Comes at High Noon
as Merete Lindberg
1964
Gudrun
as The landlady
1963
Hvis lille pige er du?
as Fru Jansen
1963
The Queen's Guardsman
as Boel "Kulsoen"
1963
Drømmen om det hvide slot
as Fru Strand
1962
The Musketeers
as Kulsoen
1961
Komtessen
as Sonia Hardenborg
1961
The Quiet Battle
as Anne Sørensen
1960
Charley's Aunt
as Donna Lucia d` Alvadorez
1959
A Stranger Knocks
as Vibeke
1959
Cupid on the Phone
as Misse, Liebergs kone
1957
En kvinde er overflødig
as Ester, enkefru Tangs datter
1957
Vi som går stjernevejen
as Nanna, skuespiller
1956
Kispus
as Dora
1956
Ordet
as Inger Borgen (uncredited)
1955
Adam and Eve
as Tove, antikvarboghandlerens kone
1953
Kærlighedsdoktoren
as Arkæologi-Magisteren Bente Berg
1952
Familien Schmidt
1951
Susanne
as Doris Rudholt
1950
For freedom and justice
1949
I de lyse nætter
1948
I Met a Murderer
1943
Ta' briller paa
as Birgit Ernst
1942