Background
Steen was born on 3 November 1964 in Frederiksberg, Denmark, the daughter of musician and conductor Niels Jørgen Steen and the actress Avi Sagild.
Steen was born on 3 November 1964 in Frederiksberg, Denmark, the daughter of musician and conductor Niels Jørgen Steen and the actress Avi Sagild.
She is the sister of musician and actor Nikolaj Steen. Steen applied to the Acting School of Odense Theatre 13 times before being accepted and attending from 1988 to 1992. Steen performed on stage in Doctor Dante productions and been associated with the Royal Danish Theatre since 1997.
In 1997 she wrote and performed in the satirical television series Lex og Klatten.
In 1998, Steen became an active participant in the Dogme 95 film movement as the only performer to appear in the first three movies: Lars Von Trier"s The Idiots, The Celebration by Thomas Vinterberg, and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen"s Mifune"s Last Song. Steen made her directorial debut in with the 2004 tragedy-drama The film received awards at several film festivals including the Lübeck Nordic Film Days and the Film by the Sea International Festival.
In 2007, Steen directed her second feature, the comedy film With Your Permission (Til døden os skiller). Steen is married to producer Mikael Rieks.