Susanne Bier

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...

Known For

Career Timeline

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  1. 2026
    Practical Magic 2

    Director • Directing

  2. 2018
    Bird Box

    Director • Directing

  3. 2014
    Serena

    Director • Directing

  4. 2014
    A Second Chance

    Director • Directing

  5. 2012
    Love Is All You Need

    Director • Directing

  6. 2010
    In a Better World

    Director • Directing

  7. 2007
    Things We Lost in the Fire

    Director • Directing

  8. 2006
    After the Wedding

    Director • Directing

Susanne Bier - Aperture