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Paprika Steen

Acting Born Nov 3, 1964 Frederiksberg, Denmark 24 credits

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Paprika Steen (born 3 November 1964) is a Danish actress and film director best known for her performances in the films Festen, The Idiots and Open Hearts. Steen was the first Danish actress since Karin Nellemose in 1949 to win both Best Actress (for Okay) and Best Supporting Actress (Open Hearts) in the same year at the Robert Festival, the Danish equivalent of the Oscars.

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Known for

Film

Dancer in the Dark

as Woman on Night Shift
Film

The Idiots

as High Class Lady
Film

Help! I'm a Fish

as Mother (voice)
Film

Adam's Apples

as Sarah
Film

The Celebration

as Helene

Full filmography

  • Biker Mice from Mars (1993) as Charlene 'Charley' Davidson (voice)
  • Defense (2003) as Pernille Karmark
  • Der Kommissar und das Meer (2007) as Line Anders
  • Live from Bremen (2009) as Forskellige roller
  • Modus (2015) as Alva Roos
  • Below the Surface (2017) as Naja Toft
  • Lykke (2011) as Lene Leth
  • Dancer in the Dark (2000) as Woman on Night Shift
  • The Idiots (1998) as High Class Lady
  • Families Like Ours (2024) as Fanny
  • Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023) as Kramer
  • Insider (2025) as Sig selv
  • Hvem vil være millionær? Classic (1999) as Paprika Steen
  • Help! I'm a Fish (2000) as Mother (voice)
  • Adam's Apples (2005) as Sarah
  • The Celebration (1998) as Helene
  • The Shadow of Freedom (1994) as Girl at the Bar
  • Dansk films bedste (2022) as Sig selv
  • The City and the City (2018) as Professor Mona Ul-Nadi
  • Love Is All You Need (2012) as Benedikte
  • All Exclusive (2022) as Sig selv
  • Troll Tales (2000) as Gimpe (stemme)
  • Zulu Awards (2008) as Host
  • Mango (2025) as Joan