| Sandra Yi Sencindiver | |
| Birth Date: | 30 January 1980[1] |
| Birth Place: | Busan |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
| Television: | The Bridge Foundation |
Sandra Yi Sencindiver (born 30 January 1980) is a Korean-born Danish-American actress, writer, and artistic director.
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]
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 television series.[8]
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]
| Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Shooter | Sagsbehandler | ||
| We Are, Human, After All | The Woman | Short film | ||
| 2015 | The Stranger | Lucy | Short film | |
| 2017 | Shadow Boxer | Sygeplejerske 1 | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Killing | Journalist 2 | Episode: "Afsnit 15" | |
| 2009 | 2900 Happiness | Milla | 20 episodes | |
| 2010 | The Protectors | Mia | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | The Bridge | Susanne | 8 episodes | |
| 2019 | Follow the Money | Lin | 1 episode | |
| Below the Surface | Nina Sloth | 6 episodes | ||
| DNA | Sally | 2 episodes | ||
| 2020 | Backstrom | Jaidee Kunchai | 5 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Wheel of Time | Lady Amalisa | 2 episodes | |
| 2023 | Foundation | Rue Corintha | 9 episodes | |
| Oxen | Sara Kaspersen | 3 episodes | ||
| 2024 | Geek Girl | Yuji Lee | 8 episodes | |
| 2025 | TBA |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Assassin's Creed: Valhalla | Ljufvina / Yanli | ||
| 2022 | Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Dawn of Ragnarök |