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# Signe Egholm Olsen

Actor. Born 9 May 1980 in Aarhus, Danmark.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 May 1980, Aarhus, Danmark

## Biography

Signe Egholm Olsen is a Danish actress. She trained at the Danish National School of Theatre, graduating in 2003, and made her stage debut that year as Ophelia in Hamlet at Kronborg Castle in Helsingør.

Her breakthrough came in 2005 with the lead role of Maria in Ole Christian Madsen's *Nordkraft*. She appeared as Sonja in the 2007 American film *Into the Wild* and has since taken roles in Danish productions including *Broderskab* (2009), *Sandheden om mænd* (2010) and the series *Borgen* (2010–2022) as Anne Sofie Lindenkrone. Other credits include *Pagten* (2009), *Breeder* (2020) and *The Chestnut Man* (2021).

Olsen has received several awards, including the Ove Sprogøe-prisen in 2009, a Reumert for best female lead in 2010, and the Lauritzen-prisen in 2022. She was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 2021.

*Sources: imdb.com, da.wikipedia.org, signeegholmolsen.dk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Into the Wild* (2007), Fi1m 78, as Sonja — [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-wild.md)

## Also known for

- *The Chestnut Man* (2021), Astrid Berring (voksen)
- *Borgen* (2010), Anne Sophie Lindenkrone, Anne Sofie Lindenkrone
- *The Last Client* (2022), Susanne Hartmann
- *Hacker* (2019), Anna
- *Darkness: Those Who Kill* (2019), Stine Velin
- *Breeder* (2020), Dr. Isabel Ruben
- *Brotherhood* (2009)
- *Borgen - Power & Glory* (2022), Anne Sofie Lindenkrone

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