Paprika Steen facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Paprika Steen
Steen in July 2009
Born	Kirstine Steen (1964-11-03) 3 November 1964 (age 60) Frederiksberg, Denmark
Occupation	Actress, director
Years active	1988–present
Spouse(s)	Mikael Rieks

Kirstine "Paprika" Steen (born on November 3, 1964) is a famous Danish actress and director. She is well-known for her roles in movies that followed the "Dogme 95" rules, like Festen, The Idiots, Mifune, and Open Hearts. Paprika Steen was the first Danish actress in a long time to win both the Best Actress award (for Okay) and the Best Supporting Actress award (for Open Hearts) in the same year at the Robert Festival. This festival is like Denmark's version of the Oscars!

About Paprika Steen

Paprika Steen acting in a play called Toves værelse – Tove Ditlevsens sidste kærlighed in 2016.

Paprika Steen was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark, on November 3, 1964. Her dad, Niels Jørgen Steen, was a musician, and her mom, Avi Sagild, was an actress. She also has a brother, Nikolaj Steen, who is a musician and actor.

Paprika really wanted to be an actress. She tried to get into the Acting School of Odense Theatre 13 times before she was finally accepted! She studied there from 1988 to 1992. After school, she performed in plays and worked with the Royal Danish Theatre. In 1997, she wrote and acted in a funny TV show called Lex og Klatten.

Her Work in Dogme 95 Films

In 1998, Paprika Steen became a big part of the Dogme 95 film movement. This was a special way of making movies where directors followed strict rules to make films feel more real. Paprika was the only actor to be in the first three Dogme 95 movies: The Idiots by Lars Von Trier, Festen by Thomas Vinterberg, and Mifune's Last Song by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen.

Awards and Recognition

Paprika Steen won her first Bodil Award in 2000 for Best Supporting Actress in the movie The One and Only. In 2002, she had a huge year! She won the Bodil Award, the Robert Award, and a special prize from the American Film Institute for her main role in Okay. In the same year, she also won both the Bodil and Robert awards for Best Supporting Actress in Open Hearts.

Becoming a Director

Paprika Steen also directs movies! She made her first movie as a director in 2004. It was a drama called Aftermath. This film was about a young couple dealing with the sad loss of their daughter. It won awards at several film festivals. In 2007, she directed her second movie, a comedy called With Your Permission [da].

Paprika Steen is married to a film producer named Mikael Rieks.

Movies and TV Shows

As an Actress

• Rami og Julie [da] (1988)
• Black Harvest (1993)
• Tre små historier [da] (1993)
• Frække Frida og de frygtløse spioner (1994)
• Frihedens skygge [sv] (1994)
• Kun en pige [da] (1995)
• The Biggest Heroes (1996)
• Hannibal & Jerry [da] (1997)
• Festen (1998)
• Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998) (Danish voice)
• The Idiots (1998)
• Den lille ridder [da] (1999)
• The One and Only (1999)
• Solen er så rød [da] (1999)
• Mifune (1999)
• Max (2000)
• Help! I'm a Fish (2000)
• Prop & Berta [da; no] (2001)
• Okay (2002)
• Open Hearts (2002)
• Drengen der ville gøre det umulige [da; fr] (2002)
• Stealing Rembrandt (2003)
• De drabbade (2003)
• Adam's Apples (2005)
• Snart kommer tiden [da] (2006)
• Vikaren (2007)
• Fear Me Not (2008)
• Applause (2009)
• Everything Will Be Fine (2010)
• Skeletons (2010)
• SuperClásico (2011)
• Keep the Lights On (2012)
• Love Is All You Need (2013)
• Silent Heart (2014)
• Antboy 3 [da] (2016)
• Undercover [da; lt] (2016)
• Modus Séries 2 (2017)
• Below the Surface (2017)
• The City and the City (2018)
• Domino (2019)
• Tove's Room (2023)
• Nightwatch - Demons Are Forever (2023)
• Families like Ours (2024)

As a Director

• Aftermath (Lad de små børn) - 2004
• With Your Permission [da] (Til døden os skiller) - 2007
• That Time of Year (Den tid på året) - 2018
• Fathers and Mothers (Fædre & mødre) - 2022

Awards Paprika Steen Has Won

See also

In Spanish: Paprika Steen para niños