Kirsten Olesen

Acting

Kirsten Olesen

Born May 10, 1949Aarhus, Danmark52 credits

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

Madklubben: Hjemme Igen
6.0

Madklubben: Hjemme Igen

Movie

2025

Året der gik- 2023

Året der gik- 2023

Movie

2023

Stains

Stains

Movie

2022

As in Heaven
6.1

As in Heaven

Movie

2021

Food Club
5.4

Food Club

Movie

2020

Finding Home

Finding Home

TV

2018

Filmography

Madklubben: Hjemme Igen
2025Madklubben: Hjemme Igenas MarieMovie
Året der gik- 2023
2023Året der gik- 2023as Sig selvMovie
Stains
2022Stainsas SonyaMovie
As in Heaven
2021As in HeavenMovie
Food Club
2020Food Clubas MarieMovie
Finding Home
2018Finding HomeTV
Wildwitch
2018WildwitchMovie
Robin
2017Robinas GerdaMovie
Ein Sommer in Dänemark
2016Ein Sommer in Dänemarkas IdaMovie
This Is Us
2016This Is UsTV
The Stranger
2015The Strangeras Tommys momMovie
The Sun Has Died
2015The Sun Has DiedMovie
In Your Arms
2015In Your Armsas MorMovie
The Legacy
2014The Legacyas VeronikaTV
Hvor lyset kommer ind
2013Hvor lyset kommer indas LawyerMovie
Something in the Air
2011Something in the AirMovie
The Bridge
2011The Bridgeas Hanne ThomsenTV
Rebounce
2011Rebounceas MarianneMovie
When Heaven Falls
2009When Heaven Fallsas ElseMovie
Spise med Price
2008Spise med Priceas Sig selvTV
Sommer
2008Sommeras NeurologenTV
Daisy Diamond
2007Daisy Diamondas PræstMovie
Lysets nøgle
2007Lysets nøgleas MarenTV
The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar II
2007The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar IIas Fortæller (voice)Movie
B
2005Bare Holgeras Astrids morMovie
Accused
2005Accusedas DommerMovie
In Your Hands
2004In Your Handsas FængselsinspektørenMovie
T
2001Trækfugleas HenrietteMovie
Hotellet
2000Hotelletas Alice FaberTV
I
1999Indienas Monica HviidMovie
Albert
1998AlbertMovie
Bryggeren
1996Bryggerenas MagnellaTV
Tre ludere og en lommetyv
1993Tre ludere og en lommetyvas Donnas lærerTV
Spring Tide
1990Spring Tideas Paulines morMovie
Medea
1989Medeaas MedeaMovie
Rødtotterne og Tyrannos
1988Rødtotterne og TyrannosMovie
Time Out
1988Time Outas John's motherMovie
Sorg-agre
1987Sorg-agreas BondekonenMovie
Johannes' hemmelighed
1985Johannes' hemmelighedas Johannes' morMovie
Elise
1985Eliseas RachelMovie
My Granny's House
1984My Granny's Houseas JohanneMovie
The Boy Who Disappeared
1984The Boy Who Disappearedas Jonas's MotherMovie
Images of Liberation
1982Images of Liberationas EstherMovie
Truck-driver
1981Truck-driveras GerdaMovie
H
1981HelligtrekongersaftenMovie
Sigurd Fafnersbane
1981Sigurd Fafnersbaneas BrynhildMovie
Vores år
1980Vores åras Kim RasmussenTV
That's me too
1980That's me tooas BryggeriarbejderMovie
Matador
1978Matadoras Agnes JensenTV
Did Somebody Laugh?
1978Did Somebody Laugh?as ElisabethMovie
In My Life
1978In My Lifeas KirstenMovie
Tre Søstre
—Tre SøstreMovie