Actress and director. Born 3/11 1964, Denmark. Graduated from Odense Theatre's Drama Academy, 1992.
Steen has played in countless Danish feature films since 1988, among them 'The Celebration' (1998), 'The Idiots' (1998), 'Open Hearts' (2002), 'Applause' (2009) for which she was named best actress at Karlovy Vary, 'Superclásico' (2011) and 'Silent Heart' (2014), which earned her a Silver Seashell for best actress at San Sebastián.
Steen made her debut as a feature film director with 'Aftermath' (2004), selected for Karlovy Vary. She also directed 'With Your Permission' (2007) and 'That Time of Year' (2018), which was selected for Toronto Film Festival.
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