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Nukâka Coster-Waldau
Coster-Waldau in 2022
Born
Sascha Nukâka Motzfeldt

(1971-02-23) 23 February 1971 (age 53)
NationalityGreenlandic
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1998–present
Spouse
(m. 1998)
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Children2
FatherJosef Motzfeldt

Nukâka Coster-Waldau (née Sascha Nukâka Motzfeldt; born 23 February 1971), better known professionally as Nukâka, is a Greenlandic actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Greenland. She is married to Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and has two daughters with him.[2]

The Greenlandic actress of Inuit, German and Norwegian descent was born in Uummannaq, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark.[3] She is the daughter of Vivi and Josef Motzfeldt, a Greenlandic politician.[4]

International pageants

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As Miss Greenland, Coster-Waldau (then named Nukâka Motzfeldt) participated in the 1990 Miss Universe Pageant, finishing in 19th place in the preliminaries, giving Greenland its highest placement at Miss Universe.[5]

Filmography

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Coster-Waldau with her husband Nikolaj at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in 2022

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Heart of Light Trommedanser
1998 Vildspor Jóna
2007 White Night Camillas veninde
2008 Himmerland Sofie's Mom
2010 Eksperimentet Margrethe
2012 Skavengers Airport Information Officer
2013 Det grå guld TV2 News Anchor
2014 Sailor's Song Sara Short
2014 Echoes of a Ronin Aiko Short
2018 Anori Anori

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Forsvar Sørine Olsen Episode: "Det største offer"
2007 Forbrydelsen Journalist 4 episodes
2010 Bedre sent end aldrig
2020 Thin Ice Ina Lynge

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Polaroid Stage

References

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  1. ^ "Nukâka Coster-Waldau profile". Sermitsiaq (in Danish). 23 May 2005. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  2. ^ Eirik Knutzen (7 March 2008). "TV Close-Up: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau". Bend Weekly News. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  3. ^ Mar 07,2008TV Close-Up: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, bendweekly.com
  4. ^ "Nukaaka Coster-Waldau profile". Danske Film Database. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  5. ^ Dwilson, Stephanie Dube (16 July 2017). "Nukaaka Coster-Waldau, Nikolaj's Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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