Kirsten Olesen

Acting

Born May 10, 1949, Aarhus, Danmark

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

• 2025Madklubben: Hjemme Igen — Marie
• 2023Året der gik- 2023 — Sig selv
• 2022Stains — Sonya
• 2021As in Heaven
• 2020Food Club — Marie
• Finding Home
• 2018Wildwitch
• 2017Robin — Gerda
• 2016Ein Sommer in Dänemark — Ida
• This Is Us
• 2015In Your Arms — Mor
• 2015The Stranger — Tommys mom
• 2015The Sun Has Died
• The Legacy — Veronika
• 2013Hvor lyset kommer ind — Lawyer
• 2011Rebounce — Marianne
• 2011Something in the Air
• The Bridge — Hanne Thomsen
• 2009When Heaven Falls — Else
• Sommer — Neurologen
• Spise med Price — Sig selv
• 2007Daisy Diamond — Præst
• Lysets nøgle — Maren
• 2007The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar II — Fortæller (voice)
• 2005Accused — Dommer
• 2005Bare Holger — Astrids mor
• 2004In Your Hands — Fængselsinspektøren
• 2001Trækfugle — Henriette
• Hotellet — Alice Faber
• 1999Indien — Monica Hviid
• 1998Albert
• Bryggeren — Magnella
• Tre ludere og en lommetyv — Donnas lærer
• 1990Spring Tide — Paulines mor
• 1989Medea — Medea
• 1988Rødtotterne og Tyrannos
• 1988Time Out — John's mother
• 1987Sorg-agre — Bondekonen
• 1985Elise — Rachel
• 1985Johannes' hemmelighed — Johannes' mor
• 1984My Granny's House — Johanne
• 1984The Boy Who Disappeared — Jonas's Mother
• 1982Images of Liberation — Esther
• 1981Helligtrekongersaften
• 1981Sigurd Fafnersbane — Brynhild
• 1981Truck-driver — Gerda
• 1980Enlig Far
• 1980That's me too — Bryggeriarbejder
• Vores år — Kim Rasmussen
• 1978Did Somebody Laugh? — Elisabeth
• 1978In My Life — Kirsten
• Matador — Agnes Jensen
• 1977Tre Søstre
• 1977Troubadouren — Ismene