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Paprika Steen

Film Director / Actress / Screenwriter / Voice Actress | * 11/03/1964 (59) | Frederiksberg (Denmark)
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Kirstine "Paprika" Steen (born 3 November 1964) is a Danish actress and director best known for her performances in Dogme 95 films Festen, The Idiots, Mifune, and Open Hearts. Steen was the first Danish actress since Karin Nellemose 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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

When the critically acclaimed, tough and coming of age actress Thea Barfoed ends her rehab, she confronts a hard choice. During her heavy drinking period she divorced and lost custody of her two boys. ...

Applause

Certification unknown

2009 | 2.8/5 | 1h 25min
Drama
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Nete is a tough woman of 35 who runs her job, husband, and teenage daughter with a firm and efficient hand. Her father suddenly becomes ill. Seriously ill. Nete forces a doctor to tell her how much ti ...

Okay

Certification unknown

2002 | 2.8/5 | 1h 33min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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6th Grade gets a new substitute teacher. She wants to train the class for an international competition in Paris. But something isn't right. How is she able read kids' minds? Why is she so mean? And ho ...

The Substitute

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2007 | 2.8/5 | 1h 33min
Thriller, Comedy, Horror
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When handyman Niller comes to install Sus' new kitchen one day, their immediate crush is a sweet escape from both of their problematic relationships. ...

The One and Only

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1999 | 3.4/5 | 1h 46min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Paprika Steen

Tagea Brandt Rejselegat Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 3x Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 3x Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Lauritzen Award Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Paprika Steen as Actress(45)

as Karen Hamilton2023 The X-Gene Project
2023 Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
as Tove Ditlevsen2023 Tove’s Room
as Ellen2023 Rita
as Hanne Hansen2019 Domino
as Katrine2018 That Time of Year
as Alicia Dufort2016 Antboy 3
as Hanne2016 Undercover
as Acacia2014 Kolbøttefabrikken
as Heidi2014 Silent Heart
as Helle2013 Weekendfar
as Karen2012 Keep the Lights On
as Benedikte2012 Love Is All You Need
as Anna2011 Superclasico
as Jane2010 Skeletons
as Siri2010 Everything Will Be Fine
as Thea Barfoed2009 Applause
as Sigrid2008 Fear Me Not
as Ulla Harms, Vikaren2007 The Substitute
as Ursula Østdal2007 The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
as Lonni2005 Forty Shades of Blue
as Sarah2005 Adam's Apples
as herself2005 The Celebration in Retrospect
as Charlotte2003 Stealing Rembrandt
as Female Bear (voice)2002 The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
as Marie2002 Open Hearts
as Nete2002 Okay
as Berta (voice)2001 Prop and Berta
as Zeborah2000 Max
as Mother (voice)2000 Help! I'm a Fish
as Woman on Night Shift2000 Dancer in the Dark
as Moren2000 Solen er så rød
as herself2000 The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
as Pernille1999 Mifune
as Stella1999 The One and Only
as Helene1998 The Celebration
as High Class Lady1998 The Idiots
as Mor1997 Hannibal and Jerry
as Elisabeth1996 Den store kul-tur
as Lisbeth1996 The Biggest Heroes
as Seamstress1995 Just a Girl
as Lonni1994 Frække Frida og de frygtløse spioner
as Sosters semme1993 Last Round
as Pige på Ravnsholt1993 Black Harvest
as Linda1988 Rami og Julie

TV Shows/Series with Paprika Steen as Actress(13)

2023 Families Like Ours
as herself2022 Dansk films bedste
as Professor Mona Ul-Nadi2018 The City and the City
as Naja Toft2017 Below the Surface
as Alva Roos2015 Modus
as Lene Leth2011 Lykke
as Host2008 Zulu Awards
as Birgitte2008 Mikkel og guldkortet
as Line Anders2007 Der Kommissar und das Meer
as Pernille Karmark2003 Defense
as Charlotte2003 The Befallen
as Mie1995 Juletestamentet
as Girl at the Bar1994 The Shadow of Freedom

Movies with Paprika Steen as Crew(5)

Directing/Director2022 Fathers and Mothers
Directing/Director2018 That Time of Year
Writing/Idea2018 That Time of Year
Directing/Director2007 With Your Permission
Directing/Director2004 Aftermath

Additional Information

Born: Tuesday, 11/03 1964 (November) in Frederiksberg (Denmark) (current age: 59 years + 175 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: Danish (DA)
Educated at: Odense Teater
Spouses (current/former): Mikael Rieks
Children: Otto Leonardo Steen Rieks
Siblings: Nikolaj Steen
Father: Niels Jørgen Steen
Mother: Avi Sagild
Other names for Paprika Steen (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Kirstine Steen"
Paprika Steen frequently works together with these people:
Thomas Vinterberg (13x, Crew)
Lars Brygmann (12x, Actor)
Lars von Trier (10x, Crew)
Thomas Bo Larsen (9x, Actor)
Anders Thomas Jensen (9x, Crew)
Nikolaj Lie Kaas (9x, Actor)
Sofie Gråbøl (8x, Actress)
Ulrich Thomsen (7x, Actor)
Birthe Neumann (7x, Actress)
Jens Albinus (6x, Actor)
Ira Sachs (6x, Crew)
Lia Boysen (4x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1857, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024