Acting credits
48
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Kirsten Olesen
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 36Series: 12
TMDB ID: 88144
IMDb ID: nm0646307
Known for: Acting
Born: May 10, 1949
Age: 76
Place of birth: Aarhus, Danmark
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2025
Years active: 48
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q4578673
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Kirsten Olesen.
6.0
Madklubben: Hjemme Igen
as Marie
2025 Movie
Året der gik- 2023
as Sig selv
2023 Movie
Stains
as Sonya
2022 Movie
6.1
As in Heaven
2021 Movie
5.4
Food Club
as Marie
2020 Movie
5.0
Wildwitch
2018 Movie
3.8
Robin
as Gerda
2017 Movie
5.4
Ein Sommer in Dänemark
as Ida
2016 Movie
3.8
The Stranger
as Tommys mom
2015 Movie
10.0
The Sun Has Died
2015 Movie
5.9
In Your Arms
as Mor
2015 Movie
Hvor lyset kommer ind
as Lawyer
2013 Movie
4.7
Something in the Air
2011 Movie
4.4
Rebounce
as Marianne
2011 Movie
5.7
When Heaven Falls
as Else
2009 Movie
5.6
Daisy Diamond
as Præst
2007 Movie
5.4
The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar II
as Fortæller (voice)
2007 Movie
6.6
Accused
as Dommer
2005 Movie
5.7
In Your Hands
as Fængselsinspektøren
2004 Movie
5.8
Albert
1998 Movie
4.6
Spring Tide
as Paulines mor
1990 Movie
6.5
Medea
as Medea
1989 Movie
2.0
Rødtotterne og Tyrannos
1988 Movie
1.0
Time Out
as John's mother
1988 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Kirsten Olesen.
Finding Home
4 eps
2018 Series
8.2
This Is Us
1 eps
2016 Series
7.5
The Legacy
as Veronika • 26 eps
2014 Series
8.1
The Bridge
as Hanne Thomsen • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.5
Spise med Price
as Sig selv • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.6
Sommer
as Neurologen • 1 eps
2008 Series
Lysets nøgle
as Maren • 3 eps
2007 Series
8.0
Hotellet
as Alice Faber • 60 eps
2000 Series
3.6
Bryggeren
as Magnella • 5 eps
1996 Series
Tre ludere og en lommetyv
as Donnas lærer • 2 eps
1993 Series
Vores år
as Kim Rasmussen • 4 eps
1980 Series
9.2
Matador
as Agnes Jensen • 24 eps
1978 Series