6.8
Movie
Directing
Susanne Bier
- Born
- (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Credits
- 35 titles
Biography
Susanne Bier (Danish: [suˈsænə ˈpiɐ̯ˀ]; born 15 April 1960) is a Danish filmmaker. Bier is the first female director to collectively receive an Academy Award (Foreign Film), a Golden Globe Award, a European Film Award (for In a Better World) and a Primetime Emmy Award (for directing The Night Manager).
Bier debuted her feature film with Freud's Leaving Home (1991). She directed a string of films, including Open Hearts (2002), Brothers (2004), After the Wedding(2006), and In a Better World (2010), the later of which earned the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. She directed the English-language films Things We Lost in the Fire (2007), Love Is All You Need (2012), Serena (2014), and Bird Box(2018).
She directed the BBC One / AMC miniseries The Night Manager (2016) on television, earning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. She also directed the HBO psychological miniseries The Undoing (2020), the Showtime historical anthology series The First Lady (2022), and the Netflix mystery series, The Perfect Couple (2024).
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Signature work
Known For
6.8
Movie
7.3
Movie
Brothers
7.7
TV
The Night Manager
5.6
Movie
Serena
7.3
TV
The Undoing
5.9
Movie
Bird Box Barcelona
7.2
Movie
After the Wedding
7.1
Movie
In a Better World
6.6
Movie
Things We Lost in the Fire
6.7
TV
The Perfect Couple
6.0
Movie
Love Is All You Need
6.4
Movie
After the Wedding
7.0
Movie
Practical Magic 2
6.6
Movie
A Second Chance
7.1
Movie
Open Hearts
6.8
Movie
Brothers
5.7
TV
The First Lady
6.5
Movie
The One and Only
Acting credits 8
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bukserne de flyver TV | Sig selv (1 ep) |
| 2022 | Dansk films bedste TV | Sig selv (6 ep) |
| 2020 | The Idiots Who Started The Party Film | Sig selv |
| 2014 | Jarl samler op TV | Sig selv (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Skavlan TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Hvem vil være millionær? Classic TV | Susanne Bier |
| 1992 | Letter to Jonas Film | |
| 1981 | The Guldbagge Awards TV | Self (1 ep) |
Crew credits 28
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Legacy of Spies TV | Executive Producer (1 ep) |
| TBA | The Trial of Louise Woodward TV | Executive Producer, Director (5 ep) |
| 2026 | Practical Magic 2 Film | Director |
| 2024 | The Perfect Couple TV | Executive Producer, Director (6 ep) |
| 2023 | Bird Box Barcelona Film | Executive Producer |
| 2022 | The First Lady TV | Executive Producer, Director (10 ep) |
| 2020 | The Undoing TV | Executive Producer, Director (6 ep) |
| 2019 | After the Wedding Film | Original Film Writer |
| 2018 | Bird Box Film | Director, Executive Producer |
| 2016 | The Night Manager TV | Executive Producer, Director (12 ep) |
| 2015 | A Second Chance Film | Director, Story |
| 2014 | Serena Film | Director, Producer |
| 2012 | Love Is All You Need Film | Story, Director |
| 2010 | In a Better World Film | Director, Story |
| 2009 | Brothers Film | Writer |
| 2007 | Things We Lost in the Fire Film | Director |
| 2006 | After the Wedding Film | Story, Director |
| 2004 | Brothers Film | Director, Writer |
| 2002 | The One and Only Film | Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Open Hearts Film | Director |
| 2000 | Once in a Lifetime Film | Director |
| 1999 | The One and Only Film | Director, Idea |
| 1997 | Credo Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1995 | Like It Never Was Before Film | Director |
| 1993 | Family Matters Film | Director |
| 1992 | Letter to Jonas Film | Director |
| 1991 | Freud Leaving Home Film | Director |
| 1989 | Notes on Love Film | Additional Writing |