Susanne Bier | |
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![]() Bier in 2011 | |
Born | Copenhagen, Denmark | 15 April 1960
Alma mater | Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Architectural Association in London,[1] National Film School of Denmark |
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Years active | 1991–present |
Spouse(s) | Tómas Gislason (198?–?; divorced) Philip Zandén (1995–?; divorced) Jesper Winge Leisner (?-present) |
Children | Gabriel Bier Gislason, Alice Bier Zandén |
Susanne Bier (Danish: [suˈsænə ˈpiɐ̯ˀ]; born 15 April 1960) is a Danish filmmaker. She is best known for her feature films Brothers (2004), After the Wedding (2006), In a Better World (2010), and Bird Box (2018), and the TV miniseries The Night Manager (2016) on AMC, The Undoing (2020) on HBO, and The First Lady (2022) on Showtime. Bier is the first female director to win a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award,[2] and a European Film Award, collectively.