Birth Name: Birgitte Federspiel
Birth Date: 1925-09-06
Birth Place: Copenhagen, Denmark
Details
Alternate Names: Бригитте Федерспиль
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Ta' briller paa (1942) as Birgit Ernst
Most Important Roles: - Charley's Aunt (1959) as Donna Lucia d` Alvadorez
- Babette's Feast (1987) as Martine
- The Queen's Guardsman (1963) as Boel "Kulsoen"
- The Musketeers (1961) as Kulsoen
- The Olsen Gang Runs Amok (1973) as Ragna Quist
- Ordet (1955) as Inger Borgen (uncredited)
- A Stranger Knocks (1959) as Vibeke
- Holidays in jail (1978) as Cornelia Møller
- Komtessen (1961) as Sonia Hardenborg
- Peter von Scholten (1987) as Dronning Caroline Amalie
Career Highlights: - Charley's Aunt (1959)
- Babette's Feast (1987)
- The Musketeers (1961)
- The Queen's Guardsman (1963)
- The Olsen Gang Runs Amok (1973)
- Ordet (1955)
- A Stranger Knocks (1959)
- Holidays in jail (1978)
- Komtessen (1961)
- Peter von Scholten (1987)
Awards
Awards: - Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1985)
- Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (1955)
- Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (1959)
- Teaterpokalen (2001)
Full Biography
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.
