ACTOR · FROM AARHUS, DANMARK
Kirsten Olesen
Born 1949 · 77 years old53 credits since 1977
BittersweetFamilyMelancholicTenseHeartwarming
ABOUT KIRSTEN
Kirsten Olesen is a Danish actress who since 1979 has been with Copenhagen's Royal Danish Theatre. In Denmark, she is known above all for taking the part of Agnes, a housemaid, in the popular television series Matador. Internationally, she has starred in the title role of Lars von Trier's Medea.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born10 May 1949
BirthplaceAarhus, Danmark
Known forActing
On Cineora15 of 53 titles
Known for
The titles people know Kirsten from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 15
- Average IMDb
- 6.6
- Highest rated
- MatadorIMDb 9.2
- Working since
- 1977
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
5 titles · IMDb 6.0 on average
as Marie
as Sig selv
as Sonya
MovieMovieas Marie
The 2010s
13 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
4 episodes
Movie
as Gerda
as Ida
Series1 episode
as Tommys mom
as Mor
The 2000s
10 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average
as Else
as Neurologen · 1 episode
Movieas Præst
as Maren · 3 episodes
Movieas Fortæller (voice)
Bare Holger
Not on Cineoraas Astrids mor
Movieas Dommer
Movieas Fængselsinspektøren
The 1990s
5 titles · IMDb 5.9 on averageIndien
Not on Cineoraas Monica Hviid
as Magnella · 5 episodes
as Donnas lærer · 2 episodes
Movieas Paulines mor
The 1980s
15 titles · IMDb 6.2 on averageMovieas Medea
as John's mother
as Bondekonen
as Johannes' mor
as Rachel
as Johanne
as Jonas's Mother
The 1970s
5 titles · IMDb 9.2 on averageSeriesas Agnes Jensen · 24 episodes
as Elisabeth
as Kirsten
as Ismene
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Kirsten’s titles.
Trine DyrholmThe Legacy, Daisy Diamond and 2 more
Thure LindhardtThe Bridge, Daisy Diamond and 1 more
Lars von TrierDirector · Medea and Images of Liberation
David DencikDaisy Diamond and Rebounce
Sofie GråbølAccused and Daisy Diamond
Sonja RichterIn Your Hands and Wildwitch
Kim Fupz AakesonWriter · Accused and In Your Hands
Sarah BobergThe Bridge and In Your Hands
