Anna Q. Nilsson
Mar 30, 1888 - Feb 11, 1974 (85 years old) in Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
Anna Quirentia Nilsson was a Swedish-born actress who achieved success in American silent movies. Starring in some 200 feature films. The first Swedish actress to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1905, she had earned enough for a ticket across the Atlantic. In New York she was discovered on a thriving avenue by the famous portrait painter James Carroll Beckwith and soon she was New York's highest paid model. In 1907 she was named America's most beautiful woman and became a model for the 1910s beauty ideal, The Gibson Girl Look.
Known For
Sold Out
Leila Austin
In the Good Old Summertime
Woman with Harp (uncredited)
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Mrs. Virey
The Fire Patrol
Mary Ferguson
The Secret Heart
Dr. Rossiger's Secretary
No Man's Land
Katherine Gresham
Adam's Rib
Mrs. Michael Ramsay
The 13th Juror
Helen Marsden
The Luck of the Irish
Ruth Warren
The Rustle of Silk
Lady Feo
Credits
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Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
Nurse (uncredited)★ NR -
The Unknown Man 1951(uncredited)★ 4.8 -
An American in Paris 1951Kay Jansen (uncredited)★ 7 -
Show Boat 1951Seamstress (uncredited)★ 6.1 -
Grounds for Marriage 1951Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)★ 4.3 -
Sunset Boulevard 1950Anna Q. Nilsson★ 8.3 -
Woman with Harp (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
Saleslady★ 5.9 -
Mrs. Olaf Knudson★ 6 -
It Had to Be You 1947Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)★ 7 -
Cynthia 1947Miss Brady, English Teacher★ 5.9 -
Mrs. Holstrom★ 6.9 -
The Secret Heart 1946Dr. Rossiger's Secretary★ 6.3 -
Cry 'Havoc' 1943Nurse (uncredited)★ 6.3 -
Mrs. Nilsson★ NR -
Crossroads 1942Madame Deval (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
I Live on Danger 1942Mrs. Sherman★ 5.7 -
Girls' Town 1942Mother Lorraine★ NR -
Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
The Great Man's Lady 1941Paula Wales★ 6.3 -
Donna Ryan★ 2 -
Prison Farm 1938Matron Ames★ 5.7 -
Behind the Criminal 1937Madge★ 5.7 -
Mrs. Virey★ 5 -
The Little Minister 1934Villager★ 5.5 -
School for Girls 1934Dr. Anne Galvin★ 6 -
The World Changes 1933Mrs. Peterson★ 4.3 -
Self★ NR -
Blockade 1928Bess★ NR -
The Whip 1928Iris d'Aquila★ NR -
Sorrell and Son 1927Dora Sorrell★ 5.7 -
The 13th Juror 1927Helen Marsden★ NR -
Lonesome Ladies 1927Polly Fosdick★ NR -
Babe Comes Home 1927Vernie★ NR -
Easy Pickings 1927Mary Ryan★ NR
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The Masked Woman 1927Diane Delatour★ NR -
Midnight Lovers 1926Diana Fothergill★ 6 -
Miss Nobody 1926Barbara Brown★ NR -
The Greater Glory 1926Fanny★ NR -
Too Much Money 1926Annabel Broadley★ NR -
The Splendid Road 1925Sandra De Hault★ NR -
Winds of Chance 1925Countess Courteau★ 4.8 -
The Talker 1925Kate Lennox★ 1 -
If I Marry Again 1925Alicia Wingate★ 1 -
Inez from Hollywood 1924Inez Laranetta★ NR -
Hello, 'Frisco 1924Anna Q. Nilsson★ 5
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Vanity's Price 1924Vanna du Maurier★ NR -
★ NR -
The Fire Patrol 1924Mary Ferguson★ NR -
Lady Auriol Dayne★ NR -
Broadway After Dark 1924Helen Tremaine★ NR -
Between Friends 1924Jessica Drene★ NR -
Flowing Gold 1924Allegheny Briskow★ NR -
Painted People 1924Leslie Carter★ NR -
Half-a-Dollar Bill 1924The Stranger - Mrs. Webber★ NR -
Enemies of Children 1923Patricia - Patsy as an adult★ NR -
Thundering Dawn 1923Mary Rogers★ NR -
Ponjola 1923Lady Flavia Desmond★ 5 -
Adam's Rib 1923Mrs. Michael Ramsay★ 5.8 -
The Spoilers 1923Cherry Malotte★ NR -
Hollywood 1923Anna Q. Nilsson★ 8.5 -
The Rustle of Silk 1923Lady Feo★ NR -
Souls for Sale 1923Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Dorothy Fairfax★ NR -
Hearts Aflame 1923Helen Foraker★ NR -
Pink Gods 1922Lady Margot Cork★ NR -
Self★ 7.3 -
The Man From Home 1922Genevieve Granger-Simpson★ 6.2 -
Three Live Ghosts 1922Ivis★ 6 -
★ NR -
The Lotus Eater 1921Madge Vance★ NR -
★ 6.3 -
Why Girls Leave Home 1921Anna Hedder★ NR -
Without Limit 1921Ember Edwards★ NR -
What Women Will Do 1921★ NR -
Margaret Muller★ 1 -
The Fighting Chance 1920Sylvia Landis★ NR -
One Hour Before Dawn 1920Ellen Aldrich★ NR -
The Toll Gate 1920Mary Brown★ 5.3 -
The 13th Commandment 1920★ NR -
Ruth Warren★ 1 -
Soldiers of Fortune 1919Alice Langham★ NR -
Carlotta Stanmore★ NR -
The Love Burglar 1919Joan Gray★ NR -
A Sporting Chance 1919Pamela Brent★ NR -
Viva Bacchus★ NR -
Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton★ NR -
Cheating Cheaters 1919Grace Palmer★ NR -
Venus in the East 1919Mrs. Pat Dyvenot★ NR -
Auction of Souls 1919★ 4.9 -
Vanity Pool 1918Carol Harper★ NR -
In Judgment of... 1918Mary Manners★ NR
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No Man's Land 1918Katherine Gresham★ NR -
★ NR -
Heart of the Sunset 1918★ NR -
Over There 1917Bettie Adams★ NR -
Mary Norton★ 4.4 -
The Inevitable 1917Florence Grey★ NR -
The Moral Code 1917Jean Hyland★ NR -
Her Surrender 1916Rhoda Courtlandt★ NR -
Sold Out 1916Leila Austin★ NR -
The Tight Rein 1916Amy★ NR
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Helen Chambers★ NR -
The Scarlet Road 1916Betty Belgrave★ NR -
Barbara Frietchie 1915Sue Negly★ NR -
The Regeneration 1915Marie Deering★ 6.8 -
The Haunting Fear 1915Diana - an Adventuress★ NR -
A Sister's Burden 1915Ida - Nathanial's Wife★ NR -
The Destroyer 1915Helen Vedrine★ NR -
The Siren's Reign 1915Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman★ NR -
Helen★ NR -
Mignon Mars★ NR -
Regeneration 1914Katherine Williams★ 7.5 -
Uncle Tom's Cabin 1913Eliza - a Runaway Slave★ NR -
The Fatal Legacy 1913Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife★ NR -
Shenandoah 1913Gertrude Illingham★ NR -
Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter★ NR -
Elinor★ 5.3 -
Betty - the Girl Telegrapher★ NR
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Agnes Lane★ 4
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