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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

Gender

Female

Birthday

1925-09-06

Day of Death

2005-02-02 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

København, Danmark

Also Known As

Бригитте Федерспиль

Birgitte Federspiel

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

Charley's Aunt

1959

Charley's Aunt

as

Donna Lucia d` Alvadorez

Babette's Feast

1987

Babette's Feast

as

Martine

The Musketeers

1961

The Musketeers

as

Kulsoen

The Queen's Guardsman

1963

The Queen's Guardsman

as

Boel "Kulsoen"

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

1973

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

as

Ragna Quist

Ordet

1955

Ordet

as

Inger Borgen (uncredited)

A Stranger Knocks

1959

A Stranger Knocks

as

Vibeke

Holidays in jail

1978

Holidays in jail

as

Cornelia Møller

Komtessen

1961

Komtessen

as

Sonia Hardenborg

Peter von Scholten

1987

Peter von Scholten

as

Dronning Caroline Amalie

Hunger

1966

Hunger

as

Her sister

The Quiet Battle

1960

The Quiet Battle

as

Anne Sørensen

The Bogey Man

1996

The Bogey Man

as

Mormor

Southern Comfort

1997

Southern Comfort

as

Grandmother

The Noodlepoop

1997

The Noodlepoop

as

Mormor

Z.P.G.

1972

Z.P.G.

as

Psychiatrist

Dyden går amok

1966

Dyden går amok

as

Ina, Edwards hustru

En kvinde er overflødig

1957

En kvinde er overflødig

as

Ester, enkefru Tangs datter

Looping

1996

Looping

as

Nielsens søster

Tine

1964

Tine

as

Fru Berg

Nøddebo præstegård

1974

Nøddebo præstegård

as

Fru. Blicher

Death Comes at High Noon

1964

Death Comes at High Noon

as

Merete Lindberg

Adam and Eve

1953

Adam and Eve

as

Tove, antikvarboghandlerens kone

Cupid on the Phone

1957

Cupid on the Phone

as

Misse, Liebergs kone

Kispus

1956

Kispus

as

Dora

Nineteen Red Roses

1974

Nineteen Red Roses

as

Louise Bech

Barbara

1997

Barbara

as

Ellen Katrine

Hvis lille pige er du?

1963

Hvis lille pige er du?

as

Fru Jansen

The Red Mantle

1967

The Red Mantle

as

King Hamund's Widow

Gudrun

1963

Gudrun

as

The landlady

Kærlighedsdoktoren

1952

Kærlighedsdoktoren

as

Arkæologi-Magisteren Bente Berg

Watch Your Back, Professor!

1977

Watch Your Back, Professor!

as

Ægtepar i kunstforretning / kone

Final Act

1987

Final Act

as

Lotta Henderson

Carlo and Ester

1994

Carlo and Ester

as

Viola

My Granny's House

1984

My Granny's House

as

Tante Laura

Ta' briller paa

1942

Ta' briller paa

as

Birgit Ernst

Vi som går stjernevejen

1956

Vi som går stjernevejen

as

Nanna, skuespiller

Søskende

1966

Søskende

as

Irene

Kat

2001

Kat

as

Gundine

Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier

1995

Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier

as

Interview Subject

Little Big Sister

1998

Little Big Sister

as

Grandmother

Indien

1999

Indien

as

Gammel dame

Susanne

1950

Susanne

as

Doris Rudholt

Else Kant

1978

Else Kant

as

Fru Hein

Matador

Matador

as

Baronesse Arense von Rytger

Taxa

Taxa

as

Fru Magnusson

Defense

Defense

as

Elna Bering

Production

Crew

Directing