Nukâka Coster-Waldau

Nukâka Coster-Waldau (née Sascha Nukâka Motzfeldt; born 23 February 1971), better known professionally as Nukâka, is a Greenlandic actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Greenland. She is married to Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and has two daughters with him.^[2]

Nukâka Coster-Waldau
Coster-Waldau in 2022
Born	Sascha Nukâka Motzfeldt (1971-02-23) 23 February 1971 (age 54) Uummannaq, County of Greenland, Denmark
Nationality	Greenlandic
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	1998–present
Spouse	Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ​ ​ (m. 1998)​ [1]
Children	2
Father	Josef Motzfeldt

The Greenlandic actress of Inuit, German and Norwegian descent was born in Uummannaq, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark.^[3] She is the daughter of Vivi and Josef Motzfeldt, a Greenlandic politician.^[4]

International pageants

As Miss Greenland, Coster-Waldau (then named Nukâka Motzfeldt) participated in the 1990 Miss Universe Pageant, finishing in 19th place in the preliminaries, giving Greenland its highest placement at Miss Universe.^[5]

Filmography

Coster-Waldau with her husband Nikolaj at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in 2022

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Heart of Light	Trommedanser
1998	Vildspor	Jóna
2007	White Night	Camillas veninde
2008	Himmerland	Sofie's Mom
2010	Eksperimentet	Margrethe
2012	Skavengers	Airport Information Officer
2013	Det grå guld	TV2 News Anchor
2014	Sailor's Song	Sara	Short
2014	Echoes of a Ronin	Aiko	Short
2018	Anori	Anori

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Forsvar	Sørine Olsen	Episode: "Det største offer"
2007	Forbrydelsen	Journalist	4 episodes
2010	Bedre sent end aldrig
2020	Thin Ice	Ina Lynge
2025	The Wheel of Time	Bair	Recurring role, 3rd season

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Polaroid		Stage