Portrait of Sofie Gråbøl

Sofie Gråbøl

Acting

Biography

Sofie Gråbøl (Danish pronunciation: [sofiːˀə ˈɡ̊ʁɔb̥øl]; born 30 July 1968) is a Danish actress. She has starred in a series of films, starting with the lead role in the 1986 film version of Tove Ditlevsen's novel Barndommens gade and at 17 playing alongside Max von Sydow in Pelle the Conqueror. On television she has starred in Taxa and Nikolaj og Julie. Gråbøl had become known in Denmark for playing emotional roles, but she achieved international fame as the cool and distant lead character Detective Inspector Sarah Lund in three series of Forbrydelsen (The Killing). Forbrydelsen played on BBC4 with great success, winning a BAFTA award, and bringing Gråbøl celebrity status in the UK. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sofie Gråbøl, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: July 30, 1968

Place of Birth: Frederiksberg, Danmark

Filmography

2025
The Last Viking

as Margrethe

2023
Prisoner

as Miriam

2022
Attachment

as Chana

2022
The Shift

as Ella

2022
2022
2022
Rose

as Inger

2022
Wild Men

as Anne

2021
2020
The Undoing

as Catherine Stamper

2020
Us

as Freja

2019
Resin

as Maria

2019
Gentleman Jack

as Queen Marie

2018
X&Y

as Sofie

2018
2018
Liberty

as Kirsten

2017
Tæt på sandheden

as Medvirkende i sketch

2017
The Day Will Come

as Lærer Lilian

2016
The Other World

as Dronningen

2016
The Day Will Come

as Lærer Lilian Hammershøj

2015
Goodbye Theresienstadt

as Narration (da)

2015
Fortitude

as Governor Odegard

2014
In Real Life

as Mille

2009
Skavlan

as Self - Guest

2007
Daisy Diamond

as Sofie Gråbøl

2007
The Substitute

as Carls Mor

2007
The Killing

as Sarah Lund

2006
2005
True Spirit

as Lærke

2005
Accused

as Nina

2004
Aftermath

as Britt

2002
Nikolaj and Julie

as Julie Krogh Andersen

2001
Count Axel

as Leonora Amalie

2000
1999
1999
Mifune

as Claire

1997
1997
Taxa

as Anna

1997
Credo

as Mona

1997
1995
Pan

as Edvarda Mack

1995
1994
Nightwatch

as Kalinka

1993
Black Harvest

as Clara Uldahl-Ege

1993
The Screaming Throats

as Anita Schulz

1992
The Silent Touch

as Annette Berg

1988
1987
Pelle the Conqueror

as Miss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece

1986
1986
The Wolf at the Door

as Judith Molard