Birgitte Federspiel (6 September 1925 –February 2, 2005) was a Danish film, theater and TV actress.
[1] She won two Bodil Awards for best actress in 1955 (Ordet) and 1959 (En fremmed banker på).
[2] Born Karen Birgitte Federspiel in Copenhagen, she was the daughter of actor Ejner Federspiel and Gunver Fönss.
She had a notable film roles as Inger in Ordet (1955)[3] and, in later life, as Martine in Babette's Feast (1987),[4] while on TV she played Baroness von Rydtger in three episodes of Matador.
[5] She was married to Danish actors Freddy Koch and Jens Østerholm.