- Born
- Birth namePaprika Kirstine Steen
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- In Okay (2002), director and actress Paprika Steen shows off her multi- faceted acting talent as the loud-mouthed control freak Nete. This is her first major part for which she has already been nominated for the Best Actress Award from the European Film Academy. She 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 The One and Only (1999) (The Only One), and as a strong, slightly-neurotic sister in the mega-hit The Celebration (1998) (The Celebration).
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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseMikael Chr. Rieks(1999 - 2013) (divorced, 1 child)
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Had to apply for the Acting School of Odense Theater 13 times before getting accepted.
- Once during an air flight, a young passenger mistook her for her alien-character in The Substitute (2007). The young passenger's reaction was so intense that many of the passengers thought that an accident had happened. After the passenger had calmed down, Steen kindly explained to her that she wasn't an alien.
- 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.
- Appears in the first three Dogme films. The only member of cast or crew to do so.
- Sister of musician Nikolaj Steen.
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