Birgitte Federspiel
An image from Matador, one of the productions that also features Birgitte Federspiel.
Birgitte Federspiel

Birgitte Federspiel

September 6, 1925 — København, Danmark

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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.

Ordet

Ordet

1955

Babette's Feast

Babette's Feast

1987

Hunger

Hunger

1966

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

1973

Matador

Matador

1978

Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier

Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier

1995

Charley's Aunt

Charley's Aunt

1959

Hagbard and Signe

Hagbard and Signe

1967