Manon Rasmussen

Manon Rasmussen
Born	(1951-08-02) August 2, 1951 (age 73) Horsens, Denmark
Education	Københavns Tilskærerakademi
Occupation	Costume designer
Years active	1978–
Awards	Satellite Awards, 2012, Best Costume Design

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

Education

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

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

Films

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

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

1. "Manon Rasmussen (1951 – )". Filmdatabasen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Det Danske Filminstitut. 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
2. "Theaterkunst Talk | Manon Rasmussen". Theaterkunst. Berlin: Theaterkunst GmbH. June 20, 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
3. "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

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

External links

• Manon Rasmussen at IMDb
• Manon Rasmussen in the Danish Film Database
• Manon Rasmussen in the film database danskefilm.dk (in Danish)