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Manon Rasmussen Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manon_Rasmussen

Manon Rasmussen
Born (1951-08-02) August 2, 1951 (age 73)
Horsens, Denmark
EducationKøbenhavns Tilskærerakademi
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1978–
AwardsSatellite Awards, 2012, Best Costume Design

Manon Rasmussen (born 2 August 1951) is a Danish costume designer.[1]

Education

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Initially studying acting, from 1974–1975 Rasmussen was a member of Solvognen (English: Sun Chariot) theatre group.[1][2] In 1976, Rasmussen began studying tailoring at Københavns Tilskærerakademi, where she specialised in theatre costume.[1][2]

Career

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Rasmussen began her career selling clothes at Elverhøj craft store and collective.[1][2] In 1978, Rasmussen worked as a costume assistant to Gitte Kolvig on Anders Refn's The Heritage (Danish: Slægten), awakening her interest for historical drama.[1][2][3]

Rasmussen is well known for collaborating with Lars von Trier,Thomas Vinterberg, Bille August, Susanne Bier, Christoffer Boe. Beginning with 1982's Images of Liberation Rasmussen has worked on all of von Trier's feature films with the exception of Medea and The Idiots.

Rasmussen has won 17 Robert Awards for Best Costume Design making her the record-holder for the most wins and nominations in a single category.[4][5]

Filmography

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Films

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Work Year Credit Notes Ref(s)
The Ugly Stepsister 2025 Costume designer Feature [6]
Bamse 2022 Costume designer Feature [7]
Margrete – Queen of the North 2021 Costume designer Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
Another Round 2020 Costume designer with Ellen Lens Feature [8]
A Fortunate Man 2018 Costume designer Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
The House That Jack Built 2018 Costume designer Feature
Tordenskjold & Kold 2016 Costume designer Feature
Itsi Bitsi 2014 Costume designer Feature
Nymphomaniac Director's Cut 2014 Costumes Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
The Hunt 2013 Costume designer Feature
Sex, Drugs & Taxation [da] 2013 Costume designer Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
Nymphomaniac 2013 Costume designer Feature
The Passion of Marie 2012 Costume designer Feature
A Royal Affair 2012 Key costumer Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
Melancholia 2011 Wardrobe Feature
Everything Will Be Fine 2010 Costume designer Feature
In a Better World 2010 Wardrobe Feature
Truth About Men 2010 Key costumer Feature
Lost in Africa 2010 Wardrobe Feature
Antichrist 2009 Costumes, 2. unit (Denmark) Feature
Above the Street Below the Water [da] 2009 Key costumer Feature
Flame & Citron 2008 Costume designer Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
The Candidate 2008 Key costumer Feature
Max Manus 2008 Wardrobe Feature
Lost Treasure II 2007 Costume designer Feature
The Early Years - Erik Nietzsche part 1 [ca; da; fr] 2007 Key costumer Feature
The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar 2006 Costume designer Feature
After the Wedding 2006 Wardrobe Feature
Drømmen 2006 Wardrobe Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
The Boss of It All 2006 Wardrobe Feature
Young Andersen 2005 Costume designer Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
Manderlay 2005 Wardrobe Feature
Dogville 2003 Wardrobe Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
Stealing Rembrandt 2003 Wardrobe Feature
Flash of a Dream 2002 Wardrobe Documentary
Facing the Truth 2002 Wardrobe Feature
Juliane (film) [da] 2000 Wardrobe Feature
Dancer in the Dark 2000 Wardrobe Feature
Two Penny Dance 1999 Wardrobe Feature
Heart of Light 1998 Wardrobe Feature
I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now? [da; sv] 1998 Wardrobe Feature
Eye of the Eagle 1997 Wardrobe Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
Barbara 1997 Wardrobe Feature
Breaking the Waves 1996 Costume designer Feature
Carmen & Babyface [da] 1995 Wardrobe Feature
Just a Girl [da] 1995 Costumes Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
My Childhood Symphony 1994 Wardrobe Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
The Russian Singer 1993 Wardrobe Feature
Black Harvest 1993 Wardrobe Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
The Boys from St. Petri 1991 Wardrobe Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
Europa 1991 Wardrobe Feature
Dance of the Polar Bears 1990 Wardrobe Feature
Miracle in Valby 1989 Wardrobe Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
Heaven and Hell (film) [da] 1988 Wardrobe Feature
Time Out (1988 film) [da] 1988 Wardrobe Feature
Epidemic 1987 Wardrobe Feature
Tootsiepops and Candyfloss [da] 1987 Wardrobe Feature
Early Spring 1986 Wardrobe Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design
The Element of Crime 1984 Wardrobe Feature, Robert Award for Best Costume Design [9]
Twist and Shout 1984 Wardrobe Feature
Land of Plenty 1983 Wardrobe Feature
Beauty and the Beast (1983 film) 1983 Wardrobe Feature
The Indecent Ones 1983 Costume assistant Feature
Images of a Relief 1982 Wardrobe Short fiction
The Parallel Corpse [da] 1982 Wardrobe Feature
Stab in the Heart [da] 1981 Wardrobe Feature
Cry Wolf [da] 1981 Wardrobe Feature
The Return of Captain Klyde [da] 1980 Wardrobe Feature
Next Stop Paradise 1980 Wardrobe Feature
The House by the Sea [da] 1980 Property Feature
Johnny Larsen 1979 Wardrobe Feature
The Heritage (Danish: Slægten) 1978 Costume assistant Feature [3]

Television

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Work Year Credit Notes Ref(s)
Families Like Ours 2024 Costume designer Mini-series
Agent 2023 Costume designer
The Kingdom Exodus 2022 Costume designer Mini-series
DNA 2019 Costume designer
1864 2014 Costume designer Mini-series
klovn 2005 Wardrobe TV series
Lars von Trier Anecdotes 2005 Appearance TV documentary
Island of the Pixies 2003 Wardrobe TV series
Ved Stillebækken [da] 1999 Wardrobe TV series
The Village (TV-series) [da] 1991 Wardrobe TV series

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Manon Rasmussen (1951 – )". Filmdatabasen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Det Danske Filminstitut. 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Theaterkunst Talk | Manon Rasmussen". Theaterkunst. Berlin: Theaterkunst GmbH. June 20, 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Slægten | Credits". Filmdatabasen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Det Danske Filminstitut. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  4. ^ Gitte Rose og H.C. Christiansen (red.) (2009). Analyse af billedmedier: en introduktion. Samfundslitteratur. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-87-593-1450-0.
  5. ^ "jv.dk". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Den stygge stedsøster". Filmdatabasen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Det Danske Filminstitut. 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Bamse". Filmdatabasen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Det Danske Filminstitut. 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Another Round (2020) - Cast & Crew". Mubi. London: Mubi.
  9. ^ Piil, Morten (2008). Gyldendals danske filmguide (in Danish) (3rd ed.). Copenhagen, Denmark: Gyldendal. pp. 162–. ISBN 978-87-02-06669-2. OCLC 474736058. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

Further reading

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Tiefenbach, Georg (2025). The Lars von Trier Conversations. Volume One. About the Art of Filmmaking: Editing, Sound Design, and Costume Design. Conversations with Molly Malene Stensgaard, Per Streit, and Manon Rasmussen. Königshausen & Neumann. ISBN 978-3-8260-9039-4

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