Kirsten Olesen
Born: 1949-05-10 in Aarhus, Danmark
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Madklubben: Hjemme Igen as Marie
2023
- Året der gik- 2023 as Sig selv
2022
- Stains as Sonya
2021
2020
- Food Club as Marie
2018
2017
- Robin as Gerda
2016
- This Is Us
- Ein Sommer in Dänemark as Ida
2015
- In Your Arms as Mor
- The Stranger as Tommys mom
- The Sun Has Died
2014
- The Legacy as Veronika
2013
- Hvor lyset kommer ind as Lawyer
2011
- The Bridge as Hanne Thomsen
- Rebounce as Marianne
- Something in the Air
2009
- When Heaven Falls as Else
2008
- Spise med Price as Sig selv
- Sommer as Neurologen
2007
- Daisy Diamond as Præst
- Lysets nøgle as Maren
- The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar II as Fortæller (voice)
2005
- Accused as Dommer
- Bare Holger as Astrids mor
2004
- In Your Hands as Fængselsinspektøren
2001
- Trækfugle as Henriette
2000
- Hotellet as Alice Faber
1999
- Indien as Monica Hviid
1998
1996
- Bryggeren as Magnella
1993
- Tre ludere og en lommetyv as Donnas lærer
1990
- Spring Tide as Paulines mor
1989
- Medea as Medea
1988
- Time Out as John's mother
- Rødtotterne og Tyrannos
1987
- Sorg-agre as Bondekonen
1985
- Elise as Rachel
- Johannes' hemmelighed as Johannes' mor
1984
- My Granny's House as Johanne
- The Boy Who Disappeared as Jonas's Mother
1982
- Images of Liberation as Esther
1981
- Truck-driver as Gerda
- Helligtrekongersaften
- Sigurd Fafnersbane as Brynhild
1980
- Vores år as Kim Rasmussen
- That's me too as Bryggeriarbejder
1978
- Matador as Agnes Jensen
- In My Life as Kirsten
- Did Somebody Laugh? as Elisabeth