Paprika Steen
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Paprika Steen 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.
, Denmark
, the daughter of musician and conductor Niels Jørgen Steen and the actress Avi Sagild
. She is the sister of musician and actor Nikolaj Steen. Steen applied to the Acting School of Odense
Theatre 13 times before being accepted and attending from 1988 to 1992. Steen performed on stage in Dr. Dante productions and been associated with the Royal Danish Theatre
since 1997. In 1997 she wrote and performed in the satirical television series Lex og Klatten. In 1998, Steen became an active participant in the Dogme 95
film movement as the only performer to appear in the first three movies: Lars Von Trier
's The Idiots
, The Celebration
by Thomas Vinterberg
, and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
's Mifune's Last Song
.
Steen won her first Bodil Award as the Best Supporting Actress in 2000 for Den eneste ene (The One and Only
). In 2002, Steen won the Bodil Award, Robert Award
and American Film Institute
's Grand Jury Prize for her leading role as the controlling loudmouth Nete in Okay. The same year she also won both the Bodil and Robert awards as Best Supporting Actress in Elsker dig for evigt (Open Hearts
).
Steen made her directorial debut in with the 2004 tragedy-drama Lad de små børn... (Aftermath) about the emotional trauma of a young couple after the death of their daughter. The film received awards at several film festivals including the Lübeck Nordic Film Days and the Film by the Sea International Festival. In 2007, Steen directed her second feature, the comedy film With Your Permission (Til døden os skiller).
Paprika Steen is married to producer Mikael Rieks.
The Idiots
The Idiots is a 1998 Danish film directed by Lars von Trier. It is his first film made in compliance with the Dogme '95 Manifesto, and is also known as Dogme #2...
and Open Hearts
Open Hearts (2002 film)
Open Hearts , is a 2002 Danish drama film directed by Susanne Bier using the minimalist filmmaking techniques of the Dogme 95 manifest. It stars Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sonja Richter and Paprika Steen. Also referred to as Dogme #28, Open Hearts relates the story of two couples whose lives...
. Steen was the first Danish actress since Karin Nellemose
Karin Nellemose
Karin Nellemose , was a Danish actress in the theatre and in Danish cinema.-Filmography:*Du skal ære din hustru - 1925*Præsten i Vejlby - 1931*Kirke og orgel - 1932*Barken Margrethe af Danmark - 1934...
in 1949 to win both Best Actress (for Okay) and Best Supporting Actress (Open Hearts
Open Hearts (2002 film)
Open Hearts , is a 2002 Danish drama film directed by Susanne Bier using the minimalist filmmaking techniques of the Dogme 95 manifest. It stars Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sonja Richter and Paprika Steen. Also referred to as Dogme #28, Open Hearts relates the story of two couples whose lives...
) in the same year at the Robert Festival
Robert Award
The Robert statue is a Danish film prize awarded each year by the Film Academy of Denmark. It is the Danish equivalent of the American Oscars. The award, voted only by academy members, is acknowledgement by Danish industry colleagues of a person's or film's outstanding contributions during the...
, the Danish equivalent of the Oscars.
Biography
Paprika Steen was born on 3 November 1964 in FrederiksbergFrederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, the daughter of musician and conductor Niels Jørgen Steen and the actress Avi Sagild
Avi Sagild
Avi Sagild was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 21 films between 1958 and 1993.She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States and died in Denmark.-Selected filmography:...
. She is the sister of musician and actor Nikolaj Steen. Steen applied to the Acting School of Odense
Odense
The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...
Theatre 13 times before being accepted and attending from 1988 to 1992. Steen performed on stage in Dr. Dante productions and been associated with the Royal Danish Theatre
Royal Danish Theatre
The Royal Danish Theatre is both the national Danish performing arts institution and a name used to refer to its old purpose-built venue from 1874 located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The theatre was founded in 1748, first serving as the theatre of the king, and then as the theatre of the...
since 1997. In 1997 she wrote and performed in the satirical television series Lex og Klatten. In 1998, Steen became an active participant in the Dogme 95
Dogme 95
Dogme 95 was an avant-garde filmmaking movement started in 1995 by the Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, who created the "Dogme 95 Manifesto" and the "Vow of Chastity". These were rules to create filmmaking based on the traditional values of story, acting, and theme, and...
film movement as the only performer to appear in the first three movies: Lars Von Trier
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion....
's The Idiots
The Idiots
The Idiots is a 1998 Danish film directed by Lars von Trier. It is his first film made in compliance with the Dogme '95 Manifesto, and is also known as Dogme #2...
, The Celebration
The Celebration
The Celebration is a 1998 Danish film, produced by Nimbus Film and directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Its original Danish title is Festen , and it was released under this title in the UK....
by Thomas Vinterberg
Thomas Vinterberg
Thomas Vinterberg is a Danish film director who, along with Lars von Trier, co-founded the Dogme 95 movement in filmmaking, which established rules for simplifying movie production....
, and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen is a Danish film director, musician, and song writer. He was one of the founders and practitioners of the Dogme95 project, for creating films without artificial technology or techniques.-Early career:...
's Mifune's Last Song
Mifune's Last Song
Mifune's Last Song , 1999, is the third film to be made according to the "Dogme 95" group rules. It was directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen. The film was a great success in Denmark and an international blockbuster, ranked among the ten best-selling Danish films worldwide.It was produced by Nimbus...
.
Steen won her first Bodil Award as the Best Supporting Actress in 2000 for Den eneste ene (The One and Only
The One and Only (1999 film)
The One and Only is a 1999 Danish romantic comedy film directed by Susanne Bier. The film starred Sidse Babett Knudsen, Niels Olsen, Rafael Edholm, and Paprika Steen in story about two unfaithful married couples faced with becoming first-time parents...
). In 2002, Steen won the Bodil Award, Robert Award
Robert Award
The Robert statue is a Danish film prize awarded each year by the Film Academy of Denmark. It is the Danish equivalent of the American Oscars. The award, voted only by academy members, is acknowledgement by Danish industry colleagues of a person's or film's outstanding contributions during the...
and American Film Institute
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
's Grand Jury Prize for her leading role as the controlling loudmouth Nete in Okay. The same year she also won both the Bodil and Robert awards as Best Supporting Actress in Elsker dig for evigt (Open Hearts
Open Hearts
Open Hearts can refer to:*Open Hearts *Open Hearts *Open Hearts...
).
Steen made her directorial debut in with the 2004 tragedy-drama Lad de små børn... (Aftermath) about the emotional trauma of a young couple after the death of their daughter. The film received awards at several film festivals including the Lübeck Nordic Film Days and the Film by the Sea International Festival. In 2007, Steen directed her second feature, the comedy film With Your Permission (Til døden os skiller).
Paprika Steen is married to producer Mikael Rieks.
Actress
- Rami og Julie (1988)
- Sort høst (1993)
- Tre små historier (1993)
- Frække Frida og de frygtløse spionerFrække Frida og de frygtløse spionerFrække Frida og de frygtløse spioner , often shortened to simply Frække Frida, is a 1994 Danish children's film written and directed by Søren Ole Christensen. Christensen based the story on a series of children's books by Lykke Nielsen...
(1994) - Frihedens skygge (1994)
- Kun en pige (1995)
- De største helte (1996)
- Hannibal & Jerry (1997)
- Festen (1998)
- Kirikou and the SorceressKirikou and the SorceressKirikou and the Sorceress is a 1998 Franco-Belgian animated film written and directed by Michel Ocelot. Drawn directly from West African folk tales, it tells of how a newborn boy saves his village by ridding them of the evil witch Karaba...
(1998) - Idioterne (1998)
- Den lille ridder (1999)
- Den eneste ene (1999)
- Solen er så rød (1999)
- Mifunes sidste sang (1999)
- MaxMAXMax, originally an abbreviation of "Maximilian" may refer to:-Surname:*Adolphe Max, Belgian politician*Gabriel von Max, Austrian painter*Peter Max, American artist*Tucker Max, American author-Fictional characters:...
(2000) - Help! I'm a FishHelp! I'm a FishHelp! I'm a Fish is a 2001 Danish animated film directed by Stefan Fjeldmark and Michael Hegner.Unlike some European animation, this film was recorded and animated in the English language to increase international distribution...
(2000) - Prop & Berta (2001)
- OkayOkay"Okay" is a colloquial English word denoting approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, or acknowledgment. "Okay" has frequently turned up as a loanword in many other languages...
(2002) - Elsker dig for evigt (2002)
- Drengen der ville gøre det umulige (2002)
- Stealing RembrandtStealing RembrandtStealing Rembrandt is a 2003 Danish-language film. An action-comedy, the film concerns a father and son who accidentally steal a painting by Rembrandt...
(2003) - De drabbadeDe drabbade- Plot summary :A group of people witness as their weaknesses are turned into their greatest asset. One by one they are recruited to one of two sides in an upcoming battle between light and darkness...
(2003) - Adams æbler (2005)
- Snart kommer tiden (2006)
- Vikaren (2007)
- Fear Me NotFear Me NotFear Me Not is a Danish psychological thriller film released in 2008, directed by Kristian Levring. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and was produced by Nordisk Film.-Plot:...
(2008) - ApplausApplausApplause is a 2009 Danish film starring Paprika Steen from director/co-writer Martin Peter Zandvliet and Koncern Film. The story relates actress Thea Barfoed’s journey to reclaim her life and her family from the ravages of alcoholism and divorce.-Plot:Critically acclaimed, alcoholic actress Thea...
(2009) - Everything will be FineEverything will be FineEverything Will Be Fine is a 2010 Danish film directed by Christoffer Boe, who also wrote the screenplay.-Cast:*Falk -- Jens Albinus*Helena -- Marijana Jancovic*Siri -- Paprika Steen*Håkon -- Nicolas Bro*Karl -- Søren Malling...
(2010) - Skeletons (2010)
- SuperClásicoSuperClásicoSuperClásico is 2011 a Danish comedy film directed by Ole Christian Madsen. The film has been selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards.-Cast:* Paprika Steen as Anna* Anders W...
(2011)
External links
- Paprika Steen at the Danish Film Database (in Danish)
- Paprika Steen at Det Danske Filminstitut (in Danish)
- Paprika Steen reviewed in the New York Times For Her Performance in Applause (2010)
- Paprika Steen Official Facebook