Kirsten Olesen

Kirsten Olesen

Known for
Acting
Born
May 10, 1949 (age 77)
Birthplace
Aarhus, Danmark

Biography

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.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2025
Madklubben: Hjemme Igen poster

Madklubben: Hjemme Igen

Movie · as Marie

2023
Året der gik- 2023 poster

Året der gik- 2023

Movie · as Sig selv

2022
Stains poster

Stains

Movie · as Sonya

2021
As in Heaven poster

As in Heaven

Movie

2020
Food Club poster

Food Club

Movie · as Marie

2018
Wildwitch poster

Wildwitch

Movie

2018
Finding Home poster

Finding Home

TV · 4 eps

2017
Robin poster

Robin

Movie · as Gerda

2016
Ein Sommer in Dänemark poster

Ein Sommer in Dänemark

Movie · as Ida

2016
This Is Us poster

This Is Us

TV · 1 ep

2015
In Your Arms poster

In Your Arms

Movie · as Mor

2015
The Sun Has Died poster

The Sun Has Died

Movie

2015
The Stranger poster

The Stranger

Movie · as Tommys mom

2014
The Legacy poster

The Legacy

TV · as Veronika · 26 eps

2013
Hvor lyset kommer ind poster

Hvor lyset kommer ind

Movie · as Lawyer

2011
Rebounce poster

Rebounce

Movie · as Marianne

2011
Something in the Air poster

Something in the Air

Movie

2011
The Bridge poster

The Bridge

TV · as Hanne Thomsen · 1 ep

2009
When Heaven Falls poster

When Heaven Falls

Movie · as Else

2008
Spise med Price poster

Spise med Price

TV · as Sig selv · 1 ep

2008
Sommer poster

Sommer

TV · as Neurologen · 1 ep

2007
Daisy Diamond poster

Daisy Diamond

Movie · as Præst

2007
The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar II poster

The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar II

Movie · as Fortæller (voice)

2007
Lysets nøgle poster

Lysets nøgle

TV · as Maren · 3 eps

2005
Accused poster

Accused

Movie · as Dommer

2005
Bare Holger

Bare Holger

Movie · as Astrids mor

2004
In Your Hands poster

In Your Hands

Movie · as Fængselsinspektøren

2001
Trækfugle

Trækfugle

Movie · as Henriette

2000
Hotellet poster

Hotellet

TV · as Alice Faber · 60 eps

1999
Indien

Indien

Movie · as Monica Hviid

1998
Albert poster

Albert

Movie

1996
Bryggeren poster

Bryggeren

TV · as Magnella · 5 eps

1993
Tre ludere og en lommetyv poster

Tre ludere og en lommetyv

TV · as Donnas lærer · 2 eps

1990
Spring Tide poster

Spring Tide

Movie · as Paulines mor

1989
Medea poster

Medea

Movie · as Medea

1988
Time Out poster

Time Out

Movie · as John's mother

1988
Rødtotterne og Tyrannos poster

Rødtotterne og Tyrannos

Movie

1987
Sorg-agre poster

Sorg-agre

Movie · as Bondekonen

1985
Elise poster

Elise

Movie · as Rachel

1985
Johannes' hemmelighed poster

Johannes' hemmelighed

Movie · as Johannes' mor

1984
My Granny's House poster

My Granny's House

Movie · as Johanne

1984
The Boy Who Disappeared poster

The Boy Who Disappeared

Movie · as Jonas's Mother

1982
Images of Liberation poster

Images of Liberation

Movie · as Esther

1981
Truck-driver poster

Truck-driver

Movie · as Gerda

1981
Sigurd Fafnersbane poster

Sigurd Fafnersbane

Movie · as Brynhild

1981
Helligtrekongersaften

Helligtrekongersaften

Movie

1980
That's me too poster

That's me too

Movie · as Bryggeriarbejder

1980
Enlig Far poster

Enlig Far

Movie

1980
Vores år poster

Vores år

TV · as Kim Rasmussen · 4 eps

1978
In My Life poster

In My Life

Movie · as Kirsten

1978
Did Somebody Laugh? poster

Did Somebody Laugh?

Movie · as Elisabeth

1978
Matador poster

Matador

TV · as Agnes Jensen · 24 eps

1977
Tre Søstre poster

Tre Søstre

Movie

1977
Troubadouren poster

Troubadouren

Movie · as Ismene