Kirstine "Paprika" Steen (born 3 November 1964) is a Danish actress
and 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 1994 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.Steen was born on 3
November 1964 in Frederiksberg, Denmark, the daughter of musician and
conductor Niels Jørgen Steen and the actress Avi Sagild. She is the
sister of musician and actor Nikolaj Steen. Steen applied to the
Acting School of Odense Theatre 13 times before being accepted and
attending from 1988 to 1992. Steen performed on stage in Dr. Dante
productions and been associated with the Royal Danish Theatre since
1997. In 1997 she wrote and performed in the satirical television
series Lex og Klatten. In 1998, Steen became an active participant in
the Dogme 95 film movement as the only performer to appear in the
first three movies: Lars Von Trier's The Idiots, Festen by Thomas
Vinterberg, and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's Mifune's Last Song.Steen won
her first Bodil Award as the Best Supporting Actress in 2000 for Den
eneste ene (The One and Only). In 2002, Steen won the Bodil Award,
Robert Award and American Film Institute's Grand Jury Prize for her
leading role as the controlling loudmouth Nete in Okay. The same year
she also won both the Bodil and Robert awards as Best Supporting
Actress in Elsker dig for evigt (Open Hearts).Steen made her
directorial debut in with the 2004 tragedy-drama Lad de små børn...
(Aftermath) about the emotional trauma of a young couple after the
death of their daughter. The film received awards at several film
festivals including the Lübeck Nordic Film Days and the Film by the
Sea International Festival. In 2007, Steen directed her second
feature, the comedy film With Your Permission (Til døden os skiller).
and 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 1994 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.Steen was born on 3
November 1964 in Frederiksberg, Denmark, the daughter of musician and
conductor Niels Jørgen Steen and the actress Avi Sagild. She is the
sister of musician and actor Nikolaj Steen. Steen applied to the
Acting School of Odense Theatre 13 times before being accepted and
attending from 1988 to 1992. Steen performed on stage in Dr. Dante
productions and been associated with the Royal Danish Theatre since
1997. In 1997 she wrote and performed in the satirical television
series Lex og Klatten. In 1998, Steen became an active participant in
the Dogme 95 film movement as the only performer to appear in the
first three movies: Lars Von Trier's The Idiots, Festen by Thomas
Vinterberg, and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's Mifune's Last Song.Steen won
her first Bodil Award as the Best Supporting Actress in 2000 for Den
eneste ene (The One and Only). In 2002, Steen won the Bodil Award,
Robert Award and American Film Institute's Grand Jury Prize for her
leading role as the controlling loudmouth Nete in Okay. The same year
she also won both the Bodil and Robert awards as Best Supporting
Actress in Elsker dig for evigt (Open Hearts).Steen made her
directorial debut in with the 2004 tragedy-drama Lad de små børn...
(Aftermath) about the emotional trauma of a young couple after the
death of their daughter. The film received awards at several film
festivals including the Lübeck Nordic Film Days and the Film by the
Sea International Festival. In 2007, Steen directed her second
feature, the comedy film With Your Permission (Til døden os skiller).
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