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Birgitte Federspiel

Birgitte Federspiel

Birthday: 1925-09-06 | Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2001
Kat

as    Gundine

1997
Southern Comfort

as    Grandmother

1997
The Noodlepoop

as    Mormor

1996
The Bogey Man

as    Mormor

1988
Babette's Feast

as    Martine

1972
Z.P.G.

as    Psychiatrist

1968
Hagbard and Signe

as    King Hamund's widow

1966
Hunger

as    Her sister

1964
Death Comes at High Noon

as    Merete Lindberg

1955
Ordet

as    Inger Borgen (uncredited)