Bille (given Name)
Bille is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Bille August (born 1948), Danish film and television director *Bille Eltringham, British film and television director *Bille Woodruff, American music and film director *Nicki Bille Nielsen (born 1988), Danish footballer Bille can also be used as an abbreviation (nickname) of the name Sibylle (given female name). See also *Bille Brown William Gerald Brown AM (11 January 195213 January 2013) professionally known as Billie Brown was an Australian stage, film and television actor and acclaimed playwright. Early life Brown was born in Biloela, Queensland and studied drama at t ...

Bille August
Bille August (born 9 November 1948) is a Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of film and television. In a career spanning over four decades, he has been the recipient of numerous accolades, making him one of the most acclaimed contemporary Danish filmmakers. August's 1987 film ''Pelle the Conqueror'' won the Palme d'Or, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award. He is one of only nine directors to win the Palme d'Or twice, winning the award again in 1992 for '' The Best Intentions'', based on the autobiographical script by Ingmar Bergman. His filmography includes ''The House of the Spirits'', based on the novel by Isabel Allende; ''Smilla's Sense of Snow''; ''Les Misérables''; '' Night Train to Lisbon'', ''Silent Heart'', ''The Chinese Widow'' and ''A Fortunate Man''. He has received five Robert Awards (including Best Film and Best Director) and three Bodil Awards for Best Danish Film. He is also a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog. Life and career August w ...
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Bille Eltringham
Bille Eltringham (sometimes mis-spelt 'Billie') is a British film and television director. She is a graduate of Bournemouth Film School. Her most recent film is ''Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution'' (2007). She co-directed ''The Darkest Light'' (1999) with Simon Beaufoy, and directed ''This Is Not a Love Song'' (2002), the first film to be simultaneously streamed on the Internet with its cinema premiere. TV work includes directing the critically acclaimed BBC drama, ''The Long Firm'' (2004); directing an episode of ''The L Word'' (" Lost Weekend", 2006); directing two episodes of the BBC series '' Ashes to Ashes'' (2007) and two episodes of the ITV series ''Lewis'' (2009 and 2010). Earlier TV work includes ''Kid in the Corner'' (1999) and ''Physics for Fish'' (1993). Short films include ''Lune'' (1993) and ''Yellow'' (1996). She worked as a boatswain on square rigged tall ships and as a dresser and prop builder in the theatre. Eltringham lives in London London is the capital a ...
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Bille Woodruff
Bille Woodruff is a director of film, television and music videos, noted for directing many videos for a number of R&B and hip-hop artists since the mid-1990s. These artists include Joe, for whom Woodruff has directed 9 music videos since 1994, and Toni Braxton, with whom he has worked 10 times since 1996. Woodruff directed the videos for some of Braxton's biggest singles, including " Un-Break My Heart", " You're Makin' Me High", and " He Wasn't Man Enough". Film and television career Woodruff directed the 2003 film ''Honey''. Rumors stated singer and actress Aaliyah was originally slated to play the title role, but died before filming began. However, Woodruff said, "That’s incorrect. It was supposed to be Beyoncé. That’s been widely reported but it’s incorrect. She couldn’t do it because of her touring schedule for her first album ''Dangerously In Love''." She was replaced by Jessica Alba. The film was released on December 5, 2003 and opened at #2 at the US Box Office ...
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Nicki Bille Nielsen
Nicki Niels Bille Nielsen (born 7 February 1988) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He has played for various Danish national youth teams, including 17 games and 8 goals for the Denmark national under-21 football team. Club career Bille Nielsen started his senior career with Danish 1st Division club BK Frem. He was promoted to the first-team in the summer 2005, and made his debut on 31 July 2005 against Fremad Amager. He signed a two-year contract with Frem in October 2005, and was on trial with English club Newcastle United in November 2005, and also had a trial with Portsmouth F.C. Though he never secured himself in the Frem starting line-up, Bille played a total 38 senior games and scored four goals for the club until August 2006. In September 2006, he moved abroad to play for Italian club Reggina Calcio in the Serie A championship, under manager Walter Mazzarri. He scored in his debut game for Reggina, a Coppa Italia game on 8 November ...
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Sibylle
Sibylle is a given name. It may refer to: *Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1542–1580), eldest surviving daughter of Count Philipp IV and Countess Eleonore of Fürstenberg *Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (1586–1659), Electress of Saxony as the spouse of John George I, Elector of Saxony * Duchess Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg (1675–1733), Margravine of Baden-Baden *Magdalene Sibylle of Holstein-Gottorp (1631–1719), Duchess of Hostein-Gottorp by birth and by marriage Duchess of Mecklenburg-Güstrow *Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels (1648–1681), German noblewoman *Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels (1673–1726), German noblewoman *Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony (1617–1668), Princess of Denmark from 1634 to 1647 as the wife of Prince-Elect Christian of Denmark, and the Duchess consort of Saxe-Altenburg as the wife of Frederick Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg *Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1612–1687), Electress of Saxony from 1656 to 1680 ...
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