Kirsten Olesen
Acting • Born 1949-05-10
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.
Filmography
52 credits
Spring Tide
Movie • 1990
Paulines mor
Time Out
Movie • 1988
John's mother
Medea
Movie • 1989
Medea
Daisy Diamond
Movie • 2007
Præst
Accused
Movie • 2005
Dommer
As in Heaven
Movie • 2021
Rebounce
Movie • 2011
Marianne
Hvor lyset kommer ind
Movie • 2013
Lawyer
Stains
Movie • 2022
Sonya
In My Life
Movie • 1978
Kirsten
Truck-driver
Movie • 1981
Gerda
In Your Hands
Movie • 2004
Fængselsinspektøren
When Heaven Falls
Movie • 2009
Else
Sigurd Fafnersbane
Movie • 1981
Brynhild
Something in the Air
Movie • 2011
Did Somebody Laugh?
Movie • 1978
Elisabeth
Images of Liberation
Movie • 1982
Esther
In Your Arms
Movie • 2015
Mor
My Granny's House
Movie • 1984
Johanne
The Sun Has Died
Movie • 2015
Helligtrekongersaften
Movie • 1981
Elise
Movie • 1985
Rachel
Robin
Movie • 2017
Gerda
Wildwitch
Movie • 2018
That's me too
Movie • 1980
The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar II
Movie • 2007
Fortæller (voice)
Sorg-agre
Movie • 1987
Bondekonen
The Stranger
Movie • 2015
Tommys mom
Indien
Movie • 1999
Monica Hviid
Bare Holger
Movie • 2005
Astrids mor
Trækfugle
Movie • 2001
Henriette
Food Club
Movie • 2020
Marie
The Boy Who Disappeared
Movie • 1984
Jonas's Mother
Johannes' hemmelighed
Movie • 1985
Johannes' mor
Rødtotterne og Tyrannos
Movie • 1988
Albert
Movie • 1998
Ein Sommer in Dänemark
Movie • 2016
Ida
Året der gik- 2023
Movie • 2023
Sig selv
Madklubben: Hjemme Igen
Movie • 2025
Marie
Tre Søstre
Movie
Lysets nøgle
TV • 2007
Maren
Hotellet
TV • 2000
Alice Faber
Vores år
TV • 1980
Kim Rasmussen
The Bridge
TV • 2011
Hanne Thomsen
This Is Us
TV • 2016
Finding Home
TV • 2018
Spise med Price
TV • 2008
Sig selv
The Legacy
TV • 2014
Veronika
Matador
TV • 1978
Agnes Jensen
Tre ludere og en lommetyv
TV • 1993
Donnas lærer
Sommer
TV • 2008
Neurologen
Bryggeren
TV • 1996
Magnella