Charlotte Sieling

Charlotte Sieling
Born	(1960-07-13) July 13, 1960 (age 64) Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director
Spouse	Peter Langdal ​ ​ (m. 1996; div. 2000)​
Children	2

Charlotte Sieling (born 13 July 1960) is a Danish actress and film director. She began her career as an actress in the mid-1980s. In the 2000s, she turned to film directing, working on a number of successful DR TV series such as the Emmy-winning Unit One, The Killing, The Bridge and the BAFTA-winning Borgen. She had her feature film debut with Above the Street, Below the Water in 2009. Her success as a director of TV series has more recently brought her to the US where her work includes directing two episodes of Homeland.^[1]

Early life and education

Sieling was born in Copenhagen. She completed her education as actress at National Theatre School of Denmark in 1985. In 1985, she graduated from the National Film School of Denmark where she attended the screenplay line.^[1]

Career

Between 1988 and 1991, Sieling was affiliated with the Royal Danish Theatre where her roles included the lead in the musical Esther. From 1992 to 1994, she was affiliated with the Betty Nansen Theatre.^[2]

Sieling had her debut as a director when she directed eight episodes of Unit One. She has continued her collaboration with DR, working on a number of their most successful television series. She worked on the first season of The Killing directed the first four episodes of Danish/Swedish crime series The Bridge and was conceptual director on the third season of BAFTA Award-winning Borgen

She had her feature film debut with Above the Street, Below the Water in 2009.^[1] In 2013–14, she has worked on a number of television series in the US.^[3]

Personal life

Sieling married theatre manager and stage director Peter Langdal in 1996. The couple divorced in 2000. They have two children.^[3]

Filmography

Film

As an actress

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	The Wolf at the Door
1988	Mord i Paradis
1989	Notater om kærligheden
1990	Farlig leg
1993	Det bli'r i familien
1994	Frække Frida og de frygtløse spioner
1995	Farligt venskab
	Elsker, elsker ikke	Hannah	Nominated—Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
	Carmen & Babyface
1996	En loppe kan også gø
2003	The Five Obstructions
2005	Accused	Miriam
2006	Supervoksen

As a director

Year	Title	Notes
2009	Above the Street, Below the Water	Nominated—Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2017	Mesteren
2021	Margrete den første

Television

As an actress

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Gøngehøvdingen		3 episodes
1998	Taxa
2003	Unit One		1 episode

As a director

Year	Title	Notes
2000–2002	Rejseholdet	8 episodes
2004–2005	Krøniken	3 episodes
2007	The Killing	12 episodes
2011	Broen	4 episodes
2013	Borgen	2 episodes
	Jo	2 episodes
	The Bridge	1 episode
	Graceland	1 episode
	White Collar	1 episode
2014	The Americans	1 episode
	Those Who Kill	1 episode
	Tyrant	1 episode
	The Strain	2 episodes
2014-2018	Homeland	2 episodes
2015	Wayward Pines	1 episode
2016	Queen of the South	1 episode
	Good Behavior	1 episode
2019	The InBetween	1 episode
2020	Lovecraft Country	1 episode

References

1. "interview Skuespiller fandt sit selvværd som instruktør". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 13 February 2015.
2. "Charlotte Sieling i Den danske Filmdatabase". DanskeFilm (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
3. "Dansk instruktør hitter i USA - har været med på 'Homeland'". BT (in Danish). Retrieved 13 February 2015.

External links

• Charlotte Sieling at IMDb