Applause (2009 film)

On stage, Thea plays Martha, the aggressive and wounded wife in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

As Thea contends with the rigorous demands of stage life and a past that haunts her, she must face her inner demons.

A general run in South Florida began on April 22, 2011, and in Austin, San Antonio, & Denver on September 16, 2011.

CNN's Neil Curry named the picture as one of four Danish films to watch,[4] film critic Roger Ebert called Paprika Steen's performance “extraordinary,[5]" Variety's Alyssa Simon hailed it as "fearless and tour-de-force",[6] The Los Angeles Times' reviewer Betsy Sharkey called Paprika Steen's performance "Deeply affecting...unflinchingly real.

"[7] Entertainment Weekly' Lisa Schwarzbaum said ""Paprika Steen brings a thrilling emotional nakedness and...unsentimental honesty to the part.

Steen, Zandvliet and August in Karlovy Vary