
Anna Q. Nilsson
Known for Acting · 127 credits
- Born
- 1888-03-30
- Died
- 1974-02-11
- Place of birth
- Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
- Also known as
- Anna Quirentia Nilsson · Annie Nilsson · Anna Nilsson · Анна Нильсен
Biography
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
Movies (127)

Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Anna Q. Nilsson

An American in Paris
1951
as Kay Jansen (uncredited)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)

Show Boat
1951
as Seamstress (uncredited)

Adam's Rib
1949
as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)

Prison Farm
1938
as Matron Ames

They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)

The Talker
1925
as Kate Lennox

The Farmer's Daughter
1947
as Mrs. Holstrom

Every Girl Should Be Married
1948
as Saleslady

The Secret Heart
1946
as Dr. Rossiger's Secretary

It Had to Be You
1947
as Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)

Cry 'Havoc'
1943
as Nurse (uncredited)

The Boy with Green Hair
1948

Crossroads
1942
as Madame Deval (uncredited)

Riders of the Timberline
1941
as Donna Ryan

The Unknown Man
1951
as (uncredited)

Three Live Ghosts
1922
as Ivis

Souls for Sale
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)

The Little Minister
1934
as Villager

The Regeneration
1915
as Marie Deering

The Great Man's Lady
1941
as Paula Wales

The World Changes
1933
as Mrs. Peterson

The Greater Glory
1926
as Fanny

In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Woman with Harp (uncredited)

Fighting Father Dunne
1948
as Mrs. Olaf Knudson

Ponjola
1923
as Lady Flavia Desmond

Hollywood
1923
as Anna Q. Nilsson

Grounds for Marriage
1951
as Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)

Sold Out
1916
as Leila Austin

Cynthia
1947
as Miss Brady, English Teacher

The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
as Nurse (uncredited)

I Live on Danger
1942
as Mrs. Sherman

The Spoilers
1923
as Cherry Malotte

The Rustle of Silk
1923
as Lady Feo
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
as Anna Q. Nilsson

Why Girls Leave Home
1921
as Anna Hedder

Painted People
1924
as Leslie Carter
Easy Pickings
1927
as Mary Ryan

School for Girls
1934
as Dr. Anne Galvin

Sorrell and Son
1927
as Dora Sorrell

Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935
as Mrs. Virey

The Man From Home
1922
as Genevieve Granger-Simpson

Pink Gods
1922
as Lady Margot Cork

The Luck of the Irish
1920
as Ruth Warren

Winds of Chance
1925
as Countess Courteau

Adam's Rib
1923
as Mrs. Michael Ramsay

Her Surrender
1916
as Rhoda Courtlandt

Thundering Dawn
1923
as Mary Rogers

A Trip to Paramountown
1922
as Self

The Isle of Lost Ships
1923
as Dorothy Fairfax

Midnight Lovers
1926
as Diana Fothergill

The Night Operator at Buxton
1915
as Helen

The Splendid Road
1925
as Sandra De Hault

A Sister's Burden
1915
as Ida - Nathanial's Wife

A Very Good Young Man
1919
as Viva Bacchus

The People of Värmland
1921
as Anna

Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
1914
as Mignon Mars

The Brute Master
1920
as Madeline Grey

The 13th Juror
1927
as Helen Marsden

Seven Keys to Baldpate
1917
as Mary Norton

Regeneration
1914
as Katherine Williams

The Figurehead
1920
as Mary Forbes

Girls' Town
1942
as Mother Lorraine

The Love Burglar
1919
as Joan Gray

Over There
1917
as Bettie Adams

Soldiers of Fortune
1919
as Alice Langham

The Destroyer
1915
as Helen Vedrine

In the Heart of a Fool
1920
as Margaret Muller
Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!
1931
as Self

The Fighting Chance
1920
as Sylvia Landis

If I Marry Again
1925
as Alicia Wingate

Cheating Cheaters
1919
as Grace Palmer

The 13th Commandment
1920
as Leila Kip

The Fatal Legacy
1913
as Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife

The Way of the Strong
1919
as Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton

Headin' for God's Country
1943
as Mrs. Nilsson

Vanity's Price
1924
as Vanna du Maurier

Uncle Tom's Cabin
1913
as Eliza - a Runaway Slave
The Tight Rein
1916
as Amy

One Hour Before Dawn
1920
as Ellen Aldrich

Without Limit
1921
as Ember Edwards

Vanity Pool
1918
as Carol Harper

Broadway After Dark
1924
as Helen Tremaine

The Supreme Sacrifice
1916
as Helen Chambers

Venus in the East
1919
as Mrs. Pat Dyvenot

Too Much Money
1926
as Annabel Broadley

The Masked Woman
1927
as Diane Delatour

Enemies of Children
1923
as Patricia - Patsy as an adult

A Sporting Chance
1919
as Pamela Brent

Auction of Souls
1919
as Edith Graham

Lonesome Ladies
1927
as Polly Fosdick

The Darling of the CSA
1912
as Agnes Lane

Inez from Hollywood
1924
as Inez Laranetta

Blockade
1928
as Bess
The Whip
1928
as Iris d'Aquila

Half-a-Dollar Bill
1924
as The Stranger - Mrs. Webber

The Moral Code
1917
as Jean Hyland

The Trail To Yesterday
1918

Her Kingdom of Dreams
1919
as Carlotta Stanmore

The Haunting Fear
1915
as Diana - an Adventuress
The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher
1912
as Betty - the Girl Telegrapher

Barbara Frietchie
1915
as Sue Negly

Miss Nobody
1926
as Barbara Brown

The Scarlet Road
1916
as Betty Belgrave

The Toll Gate
1920
as Mary Brown

Heart of the Sunset
1918
as Alaire Austin

Flowing Gold
1924
as Allegheny Briskow

Between Friends
1924
as Jessica Drene

The Siren's Reign
1915
as Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman

Behind the Criminal
1937
as Madge

The Confederate Ironclad
1912
as Elinor

Shenandoah
1913
as Gertrude Illingham

The Lotus Eater
1921
as Madge Vance

What Women Will Do
1921
as Lily Gibbs

Ten Nights in a Bar Room
1921

Hearts Aflame
1923
as Helen Foraker

The Side Show of Life
1924
as Lady Auriol Dayne

The Fire Patrol
1924
as Mary Ferguson

One Way Street
1925
as Lady Sylvia Hutton
About Anna Q. Nilsson
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. With 127 credits spanning from 1912 to 1954, Anna Q. Nilsson has appeared in 127 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Anna Q. Nilsson Movies
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) — as Anna Q. Nilsson
- An American in Paris (1951) — as Kay Jansen (uncredited)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) — as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)
- Show Boat (1951) — as Seamstress (uncredited)
- Adam's Rib (1949) — as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
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