Birgitte Federspiel
Biography
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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.
Filmography
Kat
2001
as Gundine
- No poster
Indien
1999
as Gammel dame
Little Big Sister
1998
as Grandmother
Barbara
1997
as Ellen Katrine
The Noodlepoop
1997
as Mormor
Southern Comfort
1997
as Mormor
- No poster
Looping
1996
as Nielsens søster
The Bogey Man
1996
as Mormor
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
1995
as Interview Subject
Carlo and Ester
1994
as Viola
Babette's Feast
1987
as Martine
Peter von Scholten
1987
as Dronning Caroline Amalie
Final Act
1987
as Lotta Henderson
My Granny's House
1984
as Tante Laura
Holidays in jail
1978
as Cornelia Møller
Firmaskovturen
1978
- No poster
Else Kant
1978
as Fru Hein
Watch Your Back, Professor!
1977
as Ægtepar i kunstforretning / kone
Nyt legetøj
1977
That Brief Summer
1976
Julefrokosten
1976
Nøddebo præstegård
1974
as Fru. Blicher
Nineteen Red Roses
1974
as Louise Bech
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
1973
as Ragna Quist