Birgitte Federspiel (6 September 1925 â€" 2 February 2005) was a
Danish film, theater and TV actress. She won two Bodil Awards for best
actress in 1955 (Ordet) and 1959 (En fremmed banker på).Born Karen
Birgitte Federspiel in Copenhagen, she was the daughter of actor Ejner
Federspiel and Gunver Fönss. She had a notable film roles as Inger in
Ordet (1955) and, in later life, as Martine in Babette's Feast (1987),
while on TV she played Baroness von Rydtger in three episodes of
Matador. She died in Odense in 2005, aged 79.She was married to Danish
actors Freddy Koch and Jens Østerholm.
Danish film, theater and TV actress. She won two Bodil Awards for best
actress in 1955 (Ordet) and 1959 (En fremmed banker på).Born Karen
Birgitte Federspiel in Copenhagen, she was the daughter of actor Ejner
Federspiel and Gunver Fönss. She had a notable film roles as Inger in
Ordet (1955) and, in later life, as Martine in Babette's Feast (1987),
while on TV she played Baroness von Rydtger in three episodes of
Matador. She died in Odense in 2005, aged 79.She was married to Danish
actors Freddy Koch and Jens Østerholm.
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