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.Career
She started in Danish theatre when she was cast at the age of 20 years-old in a production of ''Miss Saigon''. In Denmark, she appeared in successful series including ''The Bridge (2011 TV series), The Bridge'' and ''The Killing (Danish TV series), The Killing''. She also did voice work for the ''Assassin's Creed'' video game series, including the entries subtitled ''Valhalla'' and ''Dawn Of Ragnorök''. She also appeared in ''Backstrom (TV series), 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. Her television credits include the second series of ''Foundation (TV series), Foundation'' as Rue Corintha. and is also known for Amazon Prime Video series ''The Wheel of Time (TV series), The Wheel of Time'' as Lady Amalisa, a part she described as "so rich and fun to do". In 2024, she portrayed fashion mogul Yuji Lee in ''Geek Girl (TV series), Geek Girl'' for Netflix. That April, she was cast in the upcoming ''Alien: Earth'' television series.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.Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yi Sencindiver, Sandra 1980 births Living people Danish actresses Danish people of Korean descent Danish writers South Korean actresses South Korean writers American actresses American writers 21st-century Danish women 21st-century South Korean women 21st-century American women Actresses from Busan American twins South Korean twins Danish twins