Born 1925 (age 79) · København, Danmark
Appears in 57 titles

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.

Filmography

Babette's Feast
7.2
Babette's Feast
1987
as Martine
Ordet
8.0
Ordet
1955
as Inger Borgen (uncredited)
For freedom and justice
Z.P.G.
6.2
Z.P.G.
1972
as Psychiatrist
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
6.9
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
1973
as Ragna Quist
Hunger
7.3
Hunger
1966
as Her sister
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
6.1
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
1995
as Interview Subject
Charley's Aunt
6.9
Charley's Aunt
1959
as Donna Lucia d` Alvadorez
Barbara
6.0
Barbara
1997
as Ellen Katrine
The Red Mantle
5.9
The Red Mantle
1967
as King Hamund's Widow
Holidays in jail
5.8
Holidays in jail
1978
as Cornelia Møller
The Noodlepoop
5.4
The Noodlepoop
1997
as Mormor
Adam and Eve
4.7
Adam and Eve
1953
as Tove, antikvarboghandlerens kone
Kat
6.6
Kat
2001
as Gundine
Komtessen
6.8
Komtessen
1961
as Sonia Hardenborg
The Quiet Battle
5.8
The Quiet Battle
1960
as Anne Sørensen
Nøddebo præstegård
6.0
Nøddebo præstegård
1974
as Fru. Blicher
Julefrokosten
6.3
Julefrokosten
1976
A Stranger Knocks
5.9
A Stranger Knocks
1959
as Vibeke
Southern Comfort
6.7
Southern Comfort
1997
as Mormor