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Date of Birth

3 November 1964, Copenhagen, Denmark

Birth Name

Paprika Kirstine Steen

Mini Biography

In Okay (2002), director and actress Paprika Steen shows off her multi- facetted acting talent as the loud-mouth control-freak Nete. It is Paprika Steen's first major part for which she has already been nominated for The Best Actress Award from the European Film Academy. The actress has won the Danish Academy Award for her supporting role in the mega-hit Den eneste ene (The One and Only, 1999).

These nominations attest to Paprika Steen's strong performances given in a number of smaller, but memorable parts, for example as an upper-class snob in The Idiots (1998) (The Idiots), a touchingly nerdy beautician in _Dneste ene, Den (1999)_ (The Only One) and as a strong, slightly neurotic sister in the mega- hit, _Celebration, The (1998)_.

Steen's considerable dramatic talent and potential is reinforced by a strong sense of humor that shines through in her work. While audiences may laugh hard, Steen remains sympathetic to the characters she portrays. The web of intertwined character flaws and potential is revealed with a light touch. It is the empathy that she evokes for her characters that makes her work memorable.

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Spouse

Mikael Chr. Rieks

(? - present) 1 child

Trivia

Had to apply for the Acting School of Odense Theater 13 times before getting accepted.

Sister of musician Nikolaj Steen

Daughter of actress Avi Sagild and band leader Niels Jørgen Steen

Appears in the first three dogme films. The only member of cast or crew to do so.

She is the first actress to win both Best Leading Actress (for Okay (2002)) and Best Supporting Actress (for Open Hearts (2002)) at the Bodil awards since Karin Nellemose won both awards in 1949.

Mother of actor Otto Leonardo Steen Rieks, with producer Mikael Chr. Rieks.

Once when she was on a plane, there was a little girl who recognized her from The Substitute (2007), not as the actress, but as the spooky character she played in the movie. The little girl screamed, causing problems on the whole plane, so many of the passengers thought that an accident had happened. Steen (after the girl calmed down) kindly explained to her that she wasn't an alien.