Sandra Yi Sencindiver

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Sandra Yi Sencindiver
Born (1980-01-30) January 30, 1980 (age 44) [1]
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Television The Bridge
Foundation

Sandra Yi Sencindiver (born 30 January 1980) is a Korean-born Danish-American actress, writer, and artistic director.

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Early life

Born in Busan, South Korea, Sencindiver and her twin sister were adopted by an American father and Korean mother, before her father later remarried a Danish woman which saw her moving to Denmark at the age of nine years-old. As a child, she was encouraged to learn classical piano, sing, dance, and act. She wrote her first play at ten years-old. [2]

Career

She started in Danish theatre when she was cast at the age of 20 years-old in a production of Miss Saigon . [2]

In Denmark, she appeared in successful series including The Bridge and The Killing . She also did voice work for the Assassin's Creed video game series, including the entries subtitled Valhalla and Dawn Of Ragnorök. [3] She also appeared in Backstrom . She is the artistic director of the theatre company danskdansk (Danish Danish). She wrote and appeared in her own short film Watch in 2023. [4]

Her television credits include the second series of Foundation as Rue Corintha. [5] [6] and is also known for Amazon Prime Video series The Wheel of Time as Lady Amalisa, a part she described as "so rich and fun to do". [2]

In 2024, she portrayed fashion mogul Yuji Lee in Geek Girl for Netflix. [7] That April, she was cast in the upcoming Alien: Earth television series. [8]

Personal life

She has campaigned against structural reasons for a lack of diversity in the Danish film and television industry. She formed the diversity action group A Bigger Picture (Et Større Billede) alongside actresses Laura Allen Müller, Malaika B. Mosendane, Şiir Tilif, and Dorcas Joanna Hansen. Sencindiver has received invitations to meet and discuss a plan of action with the Danish Minister of Culture, the Danish Producers’ Association and The Association of Danish Film Directors, and major Scandinavian production companies and the Danish Film Institute. [9] [10]

Filmography

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 The Shooter Sagsbehandler
We Are, Human, After AllThe WomanShort film
2015The StrangerLucyShort film
2017Shadow BoxerSygeplejerske 1Short film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 The Killing Journalist 2Episode: "Afsnit 15"
20092900 HappinessMilla20 episodes
2010The ProtectorsMia2 episodes
2018 The Bridge Susanne8 episodes
2019Follow the MoneyLin1 episode
Below the Surface Nina Sloth6 episodes
DNASally2 episodes
2020 Backstrom Jaidee Kunchai5 episodes
2021 The Wheel of Time Lady Amalisa2 episodes
2023 Foundation Rue Corintha 9 episodes
OxenSara Kaspersen3 episodes
2024 Geek Girl Yuji Lee8 episodes
2025 Alien: Earth TBA

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Ljufvina / Yanli
2022Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Dawn of Ragnarök

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