Kirsten Olesen

Biography

Kirsten Olesen 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. Internationally, she has starred in the title role of Lars von Trier's Medea.

Known For

This Is Us

The Bridge

Hanne Thomsen

As in Heaven

Matador

Agnes Jensen

The Legacy

Veronika

Daisy Diamond

Præst

Hvor lyset kommer ind

Lawyer

Robin

Gerda

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Madklubben: Hjemme Igen	Marie
2023	Året der gik- 2023	Sig selv
2022	Stains	Sonya
2021	As in Heaven
2020	Food Club	Marie
2018	Wildwitch
2017	Robin	Gerda
2016	Ein Sommer in Dänemark	Ida
2015	In Your Arms	Mor
2015	The Sun Has Died
2015	The Stranger	Tommys mom
2013	Hvor lyset kommer ind	Lawyer
2011	Rebounce	Marianne
2011	Something in the Air
2009	When Heaven Falls	Else
2007	Daisy Diamond	Præst
2007	The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar II	Fortæller (voice)
2005	Accused	Dommer
2005	Bare Holger	Astrids mor
2004	In Your Hands	Fængselsinspektøren
2001	Trækfugle	Henriette
1999	Indien	Monica Hviid
1998	Albert
1990	Spring Tide	Paulines mor
1989	Medea	Medea
1988	Time Out	John's mother
1988	Rødtotterne og Tyrannos
1987	Sorg-agre	Bondekonen
1985	Elise	Rachel
1985	Johannes' hemmelighed	Johannes' mor
1984	My Granny's House	Johanne
1984	The Boy Who Disappeared	Jonas's Mother
1982	Images of Liberation	Esther
1981	Truck-driver	Gerda
1981	Sigurd Fafnersbane	Brynhild
1981	Helligtrekongersaften
1980	That's me too
1978	In My Life	Kirsten
1978	Did Somebody Laugh?	Elisabeth

Year	TV Show	Role
2018	Finding Home
2016	This Is Us
2014	The Legacy	Veronika
2011	The Bridge	Hanne Thomsen
2008	Spise med Price	Sig selv
2008	Sommer	Neurologen
2007	Lysets nøgle	Maren
2000	Hotellet	Alice Faber
1996	Bryggeren	Magnella
1993	Tre ludere og en lommetyv	Donnas lærer
1980	Vores år	Kim Rasmussen
1978	Matador	Agnes Jensen