Kirsten Olesen

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1949-05-10 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Aarhus, Danmark

Kirsten Olesen

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.

Acting

1990

Spring Tide

as Paulines mor

1988

Time Out

as John's mother

1989

Medea

as Medea

2007

Daisy Diamond

as Præst

2005

Accused

as Dommer

2011

Rebounce

as Marianne

2022

Stains

as Sonya

1978

In My Life

as Kirsten

1981

Truck-driver

as Gerda

2004

In Your Hands

as Fængselsinspektøren

1981

1978

2015

1984

1985

Elise

as Rachel

2017

Robin

as Gerda

1987

Sorg-agre

as Bondekonen

2015

The Stranger

as Tommys mom

1999

Indien

as Monica Hviid

2005

Bare Holger

as Astrids mor

2001

Trækfugle

as Henriette

2020

Food Club

as Marie

1984

The Boy Who Disappeared

as Jonas's Mother

1985

Johannes' hemmelighed

as Johannes' mor

1998

2023

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