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
Shenandoah
1913
as Gertrude Illingham
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1913
as Eliza - a Runaway Slave
The Inevitable
1917
as Florence Grey
An American in Paris
1951
as Kay Jansen (uncredited)
Her Surrender
1916
as Rhoda Courtlandt
Painted People
1924
as Leslie Carter
Vanity Pool
1918
as Carol Harper
School for Girls
1934
as Dr. Anne Galvin
Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!
1931
as Self
Sorrell and Son
1927
as Dora Sorrell
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)
Without Limit
1921
as Ember Edwards
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
as Anna Q. Nilsson
Souls for Sale
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
Grounds for Marriage
1951
as Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)
The Unknown Man
1951
as (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
1941
as Paula Wales
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
Show Boat
1951
as Seamstress (uncredited)
One Hour Before Dawn
1920
as Ellen Aldrich
Auction of Souls
1919
as Edith Graham
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Woman with Harp (uncredited)
The Secret Heart
1946
as Dr. Rossiger's Secretary
One Way Street
1925
as Lady Sylvia Hutton
Cheating Cheaters
1919
as Grace Palmer
The Greater Glory
1926
as Fanny
The Scarlet Road
1916
as Betty Belgrave
The World Changes
1933
as Mrs. Peterson
The Night Operator at Buxton
1915
as Helen
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
as Mrs. Olaf Knudson
It Had to Be You
1947
as Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)
Blockade
1928
as Bess
Adam's Rib
1949
as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
The Figurehead
1920
as Mary Forbes
I Live on Danger
1942
as Mrs. Sherman
Cry 'Havoc'
1943
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Luck of the Irish
1920
as Ruth Warren
Easy Pickings
1927
as Mary Ryan
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
as Mrs. Holstrom
Half-a-Dollar Bill
1924
as The Stranger - Mrs. Webber
The Siren's Reign
1915
as Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935
as Mrs. Virey
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948
as Saleslady
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
as Nurse (uncredited)
Ten Nights in a Bar Room
1921
A Sister's Burden
1915
as Ida - Nathanial's Wife
The Way of the Strong
1919
as Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton
Infidelity
1917
as Elaine Bernard
The Breath of Scandal
1924
as Anna
A Trip to Paramountown
1922
as Self
The Moral Code
1917
as Jean Hyland
Cynthia
1947
as Miss Brady, English Teacher
Prison Farm
1938
as Matron Ames
Girls' Town
1942
as Mother Lorraine
The Masked Woman
1927
as Diane Delatour
The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher
1912
as Betty - the Girl Telegrapher
Venus in the East
1919
as Mrs. Pat Dyvenot
Inez from Hollywood
1924
as Inez Laranetta
A Very Good Young Man
1919
as Viva Bacchus
Midnight Lovers
1926
as Diana Fothergill
A Sporting Chance
1919
as Pamela Brent
Over There
1917
as Bettie Adams
The Talker
1925
as Kate Lennox
The 13th Commandment
1920
as Leila Kip
The Brute Master
1920
as Madeline Grey
Too Much Money
1926
as Annabel Broadley
Lonesome Ladies
1927
as Polly Fosdick
The Lotus Eater
1921
as Madge Vance
The Little Minister
1934
as Villager
Babe Comes Home
1927
as Vernie
Riders of the Timberline
1941
as Donna Ryan
Crossroads
1942
as Madame Deval (uncredited)
The Darling of the CSA
1912
as Agnes Lane
What Women Will Do
1921
as Lily Gibbs
The Regeneration
1915
as Marie Deering
Hollywood
1923
as Anna Q. Nilsson
Vanity's Price
1924
as Vanna du Maurier
The Confederate Ironclad
1912
as Elinor
Behind the Criminal
1937
as Madge
The Man From Home
1922
as Genevieve Granger-Simpson
The Tight Rein
1916
as Amy
The 13th Juror
1927
as Helen Marsden
The Rustle of Silk
1923
as Lady Feo
Three Live Ghosts
1922
as Ivis
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1917
as Mary Norton
The Trail To Yesterday
1918
Miss Nobody
1926
as Barbara Brown
The People of Värmland
1921
as Anna
The Toll Gate
1920
as Mary Brown
Headin' for God's Country
1943
as Mrs. Nilsson
Broadway After Dark
1924
as Helen Tremaine
The Isle of Lost Ships
1923
as Dorothy Fairfax
Adam's Rib
1923
as Mrs. Michael Ramsay
Winds of Chance
1925
as Countess Courteau
Ponjola
1923
as Lady Flavia Desmond
Hearts Aflame
1923
as Helen Foraker
Heart of the Sunset
1918
as Alaire Austin
The Fatal Legacy
1913
as Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife
Why Girls Leave Home
1921
as Anna Hedder
The Fire Patrol
1924
as Mary Ferguson
The Love Burglar
1919
as Joan Gray
Barbara Frietchie
1915
as Sue Negly
The Spoilers
1923
as Cherry Malotte
Enemies of Children
1923
as Patricia - Patsy as an adult
Thundering Dawn
1923
as Mary Rogers
In the Heart of a Fool
1920
as Margaret Muller
In Judgment of...
1918
as Mary Manners
No Man's Land
1918
as Katherine Gresham
Flowing Gold
1924
as Allegheny Briskow
The Side Show of Life
1924
as Lady Auriol Dayne
The Whip
1928
as Iris d'Aquila
Pink Gods
1922
as Lady Margot Cork
Her Kingdom of Dreams
1919
as Carlotta Stanmore
Soldiers of Fortune
1919
as Alice Langham
The Splendid Road
1925
as Sandra De Hault
The Haunting Fear
1915
as Diana - an Adventuress
A Mississippi Tragedy
1913
as Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter
Between Friends
1924
as Jessica Drene
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
- Shenandoah (1913) — as Gertrude Illingham
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (1913) — as Eliza - a Runaway Slave
- The Inevitable (1917) — as Florence Grey
- An American in Paris (1951) — as Kay Jansen (uncredited)
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