Kirsten Olesen (born 1949) 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 (1978â€"1982). Internationally, she has
starred in the title role of Lars von Trier's Medea (1988).Born on 10
May 1949 in Aarhus, Kirsten Olesen was the daughter of Jens Oscar
Olesen (1912â€"1987) and Sigrid Marie Lange (1912â€"1999). After
matriculating from Horsens Statsskole, she attended the drama school
at Odense Teater where she completed her studies in 1971. After a
period with the theatre group Banden in Odense, she moved to
Copenhagen where she acted in various theatres, gaining recognition as
Alma in Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke at the Hvidovre Teater in
1976 and as Caroline Mathilde in Sven Holm's Struense var her at
Folketeatret the following year. But it was in 1977 at Strøghus
Teatret that she became widely acclaimed for her performance of the
title role in Euripides's Electra.In 1979, for playing Kirsten in
Bille August's 1978 film Honningmåne (In My Life), she received a
Bodil for best leading actress.While she became attached to
Copenhagen's Royal Theatre in 1979, she also appeared in many films
and television series, especially as Agnes in Matador playing the
modest role of a housemaid which, given her talented performances, was
subsequently enhanced by the author Lise Nørgaard. Her stage
performances have varied from classical Greek tragedies to
Shakespeare, Schiller, Ibsen, Strindberg and Eugene O'Neill.
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 (1978â€"1982). Internationally, she has
starred in the title role of Lars von Trier's Medea (1988).Born on 10
May 1949 in Aarhus, Kirsten Olesen was the daughter of Jens Oscar
Olesen (1912â€"1987) and Sigrid Marie Lange (1912â€"1999). After
matriculating from Horsens Statsskole, she attended the drama school
at Odense Teater where she completed her studies in 1971. After a
period with the theatre group Banden in Odense, she moved to
Copenhagen where she acted in various theatres, gaining recognition as
Alma in Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke at the Hvidovre Teater in
1976 and as Caroline Mathilde in Sven Holm's Struense var her at
Folketeatret the following year. But it was in 1977 at Strøghus
Teatret that she became widely acclaimed for her performance of the
title role in Euripides's Electra.In 1979, for playing Kirsten in
Bille August's 1978 film Honningmåne (In My Life), she received a
Bodil for best leading actress.While she became attached to
Copenhagen's Royal Theatre in 1979, she also appeared in many films
and television series, especially as Agnes in Matador playing the
modest role of a housemaid which, given her talented performances, was
subsequently enhanced by the author Lise Nørgaard. Her stage
performances have varied from classical Greek tragedies to
Shakespeare, Schiller, Ibsen, Strindberg and Eugene O'Neill.
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