Kirsten Olesen

Actress

Born: May 10, 1949 (76 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (26)

• Did Somebody Laugh? (1978, ★ 8.7)
• This Is Us (2016, ★ 8.2)
• Matador (1978, ★ 9.1)
• The Bridge (2011, ★ 8.1)
• Accused (2005, ★ 6.7)
• The Legacy (2014, ★ 7.5)
• Sommer (2008, ★ 7.6)
• Medea (1989, ★ 6.5)
• As in Heaven (2021, ★ 6.1)
• Truck-driver (1981, ★ 6)
• Images of Liberation (1982, ★ 6.8)
• Albert (1998, ★ 6)
• Spring Tide (1990, ★ 5)
• Daisy Diamond (2007, ★ 5.6)
• In Your Hands (2004, ★ 5.8)
• In Your Arms (2015, ★ 5.9)
• Something in the Air (2011, ★ 4.7)
• Wildwitch (2018, ★ 4.9)
• The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar II (2007, ★ 5.4)
• Food Club (2020, ★ 5.6)
• Ein Sommer in Dänemark (2016, ★ 5.4)
• Madklubben: Hjemme Igen (2025, ★ 5.7)
• Rebounce (2011, ★ 4.4)
• In My Life (1978, ★ 4.3)
• Robin (2017, ★ 3.8)
• Bryggeren (1996, ★ 4.2)