Danish Originals S6 E1: Amanda Collin

To kick off the sixth season of Danish Originals, Danish actress Amanda Collin recalls her first memories in New York and talks about acting. She obtained international notoriety with films and series like The Promised Land, The Quiet Ones, and the US series House of the Dragon (2024)

TheCopenhagenPost

Mar 27, 2025

From her home in Copenhagen, Danish actress Amanda Collin recalls her first acting seminar in New York at 23, which led to her iconic roles today in Danish films The Promised Land (2024) and The Quiet Ones (2024) and the US series House of the Dragon (2024).

Amanda talks about play in acting, and about accepting the unknown and being in the present. And she shares her latest project, The Creative Cycle Wheel, conceived and imagined for creative women.

Amanda selects a work by Anne Marie Carl Nielsen from the SMK collection.

(Photographer: HEIN photography)

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