Directed credits
4
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Paprika Steen
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.7
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 4458
IMDb ID: nm0824785
Known for: Acting
Born: November 3, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: Frederiksberg, Denmark
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2025
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 6.25
Wikidata: Q256395
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Idea (1)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paprika Steen (born 3 November 1964) is a Danish actress and film 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 1949 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paprika Steen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Paprika Steen.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Paprika Steen.
7.9
Dancer in the Dark
as Woman on Night Shift
2000 Movie
7.7
The Celebration
as Helene
1998 Movie
7.5
Adam's Apples
as Sarah
2005 Movie
7.1
Open Hearts
as Marie
2002 Movie
6.6
Help! I'm a Fish
as Mother (voice)
2000 Movie
6.5
The Idiots
as High Class Lady
1998 Movie
6.2
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
as Kramer
2023 Movie
6.0
Love Is All You Need
as Benedikte
2012 Movie
5.7
Keep the Lights On
as Karen
2012 Movie
4.6
Domino
as Hanne Hansen
2019 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Paprika Steen.
7.5
To New Beginnings
Director
2025 Movie
6.5
Mango
as Joan
2025 Movie
5.8
Okay
as Nete
2002 Movie
7.9
Dancer in the Dark
as Woman on Night Shift
2000 Movie
4.8
Black Harvest
as Pige på Ravnsholt
1993 Movie
7.5
Adam's Apples
as Sarah
2005 Movie
7.7
The Celebration
as Helene
1998 Movie
4.6
Domino
as Hanne Hansen
2019 Movie
6.6
Help! I'm a Fish
as Mother (voice)
2000 Movie
6.1
Superclasico
as Anna
2011 Movie
6.5
The Humiliated
as Self / High Class Lady
1998 Movie
6.5
The Idiots
as High Class Lady
1998 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Paprika Steen.
6.2
Biker Mice from Mars
as Charlene 'Charley' Davidson (voice) • 65 eps
1993 Series
6.5
Der Kommissar und das Meer
as Line Anders • 29 eps
2007 Series
7.0
Live from Bremen
as Forskellige roller • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.3
Modus
as Alva Roos • 8 eps
2015 Series
Troll Tales
as Gimpe (stemme) • 26 eps
2000 Series
7.1
Families Like Ours
as Fanny • 7 eps
2024 Series
6.0
Lykke
as Lene Leth • 9 eps
2011 Series
10.0
Insider
as Sig selv • 1 eps
2025 Series
Defense
as Pernille Karmark • 11 eps
2003 Series
6.4
Below the Surface
as Naja Toft • 8 eps
2017 Series
6.0
The City and the City
as Professor Mona Ul-Nadi • 4 eps
2018 Series
10.0
All Exclusive
as Sig selv • 1 eps
2022 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Paprika Steen.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Paprika Steen.
6.5
Mango
as Joan
2025 Movie
6.2
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
as Kramer
2023 Movie
6.7
Tove’s Room
as Tove Ditlevsen
2023 Movie
6.0
The Idiots Who Started The Party
as Sig selv
2020 Movie
4.6
Domino
as Hanne Hansen
2019 Movie
6.4
That Time of Year
as Katrine
2018 Movie
4.9
Undercover
as Hanne
2016 Movie
6.9
Antboy 3
as Alicia Dufort
2016 Movie
6.6
Silent Heart
as Heidi
2014 Movie
4.9
The Psychiatric Ward
as Acacia
2014 Movie
Weekendfar
as Helle
2013 Movie
6.0
Love Is All You Need
as Benedikte
2012 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Paprika Steen.
10.0
Insider
as Sig selv • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.1
Families Like Ours
as Fanny • 7 eps
2024 Series
8.0
NamaStay
as Charlotte • 7 eps
2024 Series
10.0
All Exclusive
as Sig selv • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.0
Dansk films bedste
as Sig selv • 5 eps
2022 Series
6.0
The City and the City
as Professor Mona Ul-Nadi • 4 eps
2018 Series
6.4
Below the Surface
as Naja Toft • 8 eps
2017 Series
6.3
Modus
as Alva Roos • 8 eps
2015 Series
6.0
Lykke
as Lene Leth • 9 eps
2011 Series
7.0
Live from Bremen
as Forskellige roller • 1 eps
2009 Series
10.0
Mikkel og guldkortet
as Birgitte • 24 eps
2008 Series
1.0
Zulu Awards
as Host • 1 eps
2008 Series