Birgitte Federspiel profile
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Birgitte Federspiel

6th September 1925 København, Danmark Acting

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.

51 Movies 3 TV Shows 57 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Kat poster
Kat 8th June 2001 as Gundine
Barbara poster
Barbara 2nd October 1997 as Ellen Katrine
Z.P.G. poster
Z.P.G. 25th May 1972 as Psychiatrist
Hunger poster
Hunger 19th August 1966 as Her sister
Tine poster
Tine 4th September 1964 as Fru Berg
Gudrun poster
Gudrun 20th November 1963 as The landlady
Komtessen poster
Komtessen 27th February 1961 as Sonia Hardenborg
Ordet poster
Ordet 9th January 1955 as Inger Borgen (uncredited)
Adam and Eve poster
Adam and Eve 6th April 1953 as Tove, antikvarboghandlerens kone
Susanne poster
Susanne 24th March 1950 as Doris Rudholt
Defense poster
Defense 21st September 2003 as Elna Bering
Taxa poster
Taxa 14th September 1997 as Fru Magnusson
Matador poster
Matador 11th November 1978 as Baronesse Arense von Rytger