Birgitte Federspiel

Birgitte Federspiel (6 September 1925 – February 2, 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 on February 2, 2005, aged 79.

Selected filmography

Jens Langkniv (1940) (1942) – Birgit Ernst Jeg mødte en morder (1943) – Pige på cykel (uncredited) (1945) – Pige i venteværelse (1948) – Grethe (1949) – Dronningens kammerpige Susanne (1950) – Doris Rudholt (1951) – Gerd Møller (1952) – Arkæologi-Magisteren Bente Berg Adam og Eva (Adam and Eve) (1953) – Tove Ordet (1955) – Inger Borgen (uncredited) Kispus (1956) – Dora (1956) – Nana En kvinde er overflødig (1957) – Ester (1957) – Misse Lieberg (1959) – Vibeke Charles' tante (Charles' Aunt) (1959) – Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez / Lise Holm Den sidste vinter (The Last Winter) (1960) – Anne Sørensen Komtessen (1961) – Gevinde Sonja Hardenborg Gøngehøvdingen (The Musketeers) (1961) – Kulsoen (1961) – Fru Strand Dronningens vagtmester (1963) – Kulsoen Hvis lille pige er du? (1963) – Fru Jansen Gudrun (Suddenly, a Woman!) (1963) – Husværtinden Døden kommer til middag (Death Comes at High Noon) (1964) – Merete Lindberg Tine (1964) – Fru Berg Dyden går amok (1966) – Inga Forstmand Sult (Hunger) (1966) – Her sister (1966) – Irene Den røde kappe (Hagbard and Signe or The Red Mantle) (1967) – King Hamund's widow (1970) – Astrid Z.P.G. (1972) – Psychiatrist Olsen Banden går amok (The Olsen Gang Goes Crazy) (1973) – Ragna Nitten røde roser (19 Red Roses) (1974) – Louise Bech Nøddebo Præstegård (1974) – Fru Blicher (1976) – Silden Julefrokosten (1976) – Asta Asmussen (1977) – Anna Pas på ryggen, professor (Mind Your Back, Professor) (1977) – Ægtepar i kunstforretning / kone (1978) – Frk. Asmussen Fængslende feriedage (1978) – Cornelia Møller (1984) (1987) – Tante Laura (1987) – Lotta Henderson (1987) – Dronning Caroline Amalie Babettes gæstebud (Babette's Feast) (1987) – Martine (1994) – Viola Barbara (1997) – Ellen Katrine (1997) – Mormor (1998) – Grandmother (2001) – Gundine