Fillippa Coster-Waldau Biography

(Actress)

Birthday: 2000 (Libra)

Born In: Copenhagen

Fillippa Coster-Waldau is a Danish actress, best known for playing Mette in a Danish short film titled ‘The Girl and the Dogs.’ The film was screened at the 67th ‘Cannes Film Festival’ in 2014. Fillippa is also famous for being the daughter of actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau who played Jaime Lannister in the American fantasy drama TV series ‘Game of Thrones.’ She frequently appears on her father’s Instagram page and also accompanies him to public events every now and then. Fillippa Coster-Waldau aspires to become a famous actress.
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Quick Facts

Age: 23 Years, 23 Year Old Females

Family:

father: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

mother: Nukaaka Coster-Waldau

siblings: Safina Coster-Waldau

Actresses Danish Women

City: Copenhagen, Denmark

Early Life & Career
Fillippa Coster-Waldau was born in October 2000, in Denmark, to Nikolaj and Nukâka Coster-Waldau. She grew up in Copenhagen, Denmark, along with her sister Safina Niviaaluk Coster-Waldau. Born into a family of actors, Fillippa was exposed to performing arts early in her life. Her mother had appeared in a couple of films, while her father made his Hollywood debut when she was still a toddler. Inspired by the works of her parents, Fillippa decided to follow in their footsteps. She made her acting debut at the age of 14 when she was cast to play Mette in the short drama-mystery film ‘The Girl and the Dogs’ (2014). In the film, Fillippa appeared alongside actors like Caroline Stein Frandsen and Lea Monrad Post. Written and directed by Guillaume Mainguet and Selma Vilhunen, ‘The Girl and the Dogs’ was screened at the 67th ‘Cannes Film Festival’ which was held from 14 to 25 May 2014 in Cannes, France.
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Rise to Fame
Being the daughter of a popular Hollywood actor, Fillippa Coster-Waldau started hogging the limelight early in her life. Her popularity increased when she began accompanying her father to red carpet events, movie premieres, and ‘National Basketball Association’ (NBA) games. Fillippa is also popular on social media platforms, such as Instagram, where she appears frequently on her father’s official page which has more than three million followers. Also, Fillippa has her own Instagram which, too, has many followers.
Family & Personal Life
Fillippa Coster-Waldau is of mixed ethnicity as her father is of Danish origin, while her mother is of Inuit, German, and Norwegian descent.
Her paternal grandmother, Hanne Søborg Coster, is a librarian, while her maternal grandfather, Josef Tuusi Motzfeldt, is a Greenlandic politician. Motzfeldt served as Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2013. He also served as the president of the ‘West Nordic Council’ in Greenland. Fillippa’s mother, Nukâka Coster-Waldau, is a Greenlandic singer and actress. She has acted in several films, such as ‘Det grå guld,’ ‘Eksperimentet,’ ‘Himmerland,’ and ‘White Night.’ In 2007, Nukâka played a prominent role in the popular Danish police procedural television series ‘The Killing.’
Fillippa is close to her father, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, with whom she travels to various places. In one of his Instagram posts, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau had mentioned that Fillippa was once worried about falling behind at school while staying in Australia with her father. While seeking her teacher’s advice, her teacher encouraged her to travel as she thought traveling is one of the best ways to learn. Apart from traveling, Fillippa loves spending time with her sister Safina Coster-Waldau, who is known for playing Simone in the popular Danish TV series ‘Theo & Den Magiske Talisman.’ Fillippa lives in Kongens Lyngby, Copenhagen, Denmark, along with her parents, younger sister, and two pet dogs.

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