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Susanne Bier

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 04/15/1960 (64) | Copenhagen (Denmark)
Susanne Bier (Danish: [suˈsænə ˈpiɐ̯ˀ]; born 15 April 1960) is a Danish filmmaker. She is best known for her feature films Brothers (2004), After the Wedding (2006), In a Better World (2010), and Bird Box (2018), and the TV miniseries The Night Manager (2016) on AMC, The Undoing (2020) on HBO, and The First Lady (2022) on Showtime. Bier is the first female director to win a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a European Film Award, collectively. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret. ...

After the Wedding

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2006 | 3.6/5 | 2h 4min
Drama
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Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety. ...

Bird Box

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2018 | 3.4/5 | 2h 4min
Thriller, Drama, Science Fiction
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Cecilie and Joachim are about to get married when a freak car accident leaves Joachim disabled, throwing their lives into a spin. The driver of the other car, Marie, and her family don’t get off lig ...

Open Hearts

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2002 | 3.4/5 | 1h 53min
Drama, Romance / Love
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The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait. ...

In a Better World

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2010 | 3.6/5 | 1h 58min
Drama
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Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infil ...

The Night Manager

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2016 | 3.9/5 | 59min per episode
Drama, Mystery, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Susanne Bier

Honorary Craftsman Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film European Film Award for Best Director European Film Award for Best Comedy The Carl Theodor Dreyer Prize Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award Bodil Honorary Award Knight of The Order of The Dannebrog 2x European Film Award for Best Film 3x European Film Award for Best Director 2x European Film Academy Lux Award European Film Award for Best Comedy
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TV Shows/Series with Susanne Bier as Actress(2)

as herself2022 Dansk films bedste
as Guest2009 Skavlan

Movies with Susanne Bier as Crew(26)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Bird Box Barcelona
Directing/Director2018 Bird Box
Production/Executive Producer2018 Bird Box
Directing/Director2014 A Second Chance
Writing/Story2014 A Second Chance
Directing/Director2014 Serena
Production/Producer2014 Serena
Directing/Director2012 Love Is All You Need
Writing/Story2012 Love Is All You Need
Directing/Director2010 In a Better World
Writing/Writer2009 Brothers
Directing/Director2007 Things We Lost in the Fire
Directing/Director2006 After the Wedding
Writing/Story2006 After the Wedding
Directing/Director2004 Brothers
Writing/Screenplay2004 Brothers
Production/Executive Producer2002 The One And Only
Directing/Director2002 Open Hearts
Directing/Director2000 Once in a Lifetime
Directing/Director1999 The One and Only
Directing/Director1997 Credo
Writing/Screenplay1997 Credo
Directing/Director1995 Like It Never Was Before
Directing/Director1993 Family Matters
Directing/Director1991 Freud Leaving Home
Crew/Additional Writing1989 Notes on Love

TV Shows/Series with Susanne Bier as Crew(8)

Directing/Director2024 The Perfect Couple
Production/Executive Producer2024 The Perfect Couple
Production/Executive Producer2022 The First Lady
Directing/Director2022 The First Lady
Production/Executive Producer2020 The Undoing
Directing/Director2020 The Undoing
Production/Executive Producer2016 The Night Manager
Directing/Director2016 The Night Manager

Additional Information

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Full Name: Susanne Bier
Born: Friday, 04/15 1960 (April) in Copenhagen (Denmark) (current age: 64 years + 10 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: Danish (DA), English (EN)
Educated at: National Film School of Denmark, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Architectural Association School of Architecture
Spouses (current/former): Philip Zandén, Jesper Winge Leisner
Children: Gabriel Bier Gislason, Alice Bier Zanden
Other names for Susanne Bier (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"수잔 비에르"
Susanne Bier frequently works together with these people:
Pernille Bech Christensen (12x, Crew)
Anders Thomas Jensen (10x, Crew)
Johan Söderqvist (10x, Crew)
Philip Zandén (7x, Actor)
Peter Aalbæk Jensen (6x, Crew)
Morten Søborg (6x, Crew)
Sisse Graum Jørgensen (6x, Crew)
Lene Seested (6x, Crew)
Vibeke Windeløv (5x, Crew)
Stina Ekblad (5x, Actress)
Signe Sejlund (5x, Crew)
Nicole Kidman (4x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:29221, Added: 05/09/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024