Brigitte Nielsen
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1963-07-15 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Rødovre, Danmark
- Also known as
- Gitte Nielsen
Biography
Brigitte Nielsen (born Gitte Nielsen; July 15, 1963) is a Danish actress, model, singer, and television personality, who began her acting career with appearances in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV. She is also known for her marriage to Sylvester Stallone (1985-1987) and subsequently appeared with him in the 1986 film Cobra. She then was noted for her widely publicized breakup with Stallone in 1987, and her subsequent relationship with New York Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau from 1988 to 1990. She's also known for her relationship with rapper Flavor Flav in 2005.
She began her career modeling for Greg Gorman and Helmut Newton. She then acted in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV, later returning to the Rocky series in Creed II (2018). Nielsen married Sylvester Stallone, with whom she starred in the 1986 film Cobra. She played a villain in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) and starred as the Black Witch in the 1990s Italian film series Fantaghirò. She later built a career starring in B-movies, hosting TV shows, and appearing on reality shows.
Her exploits were well-covered in the entertainment media in the 1980s, and the world press started referring to her as an "Amazon" because of her tall stature (verified by the Guinness Book of World Records at six feet, or 1.82 meters). She first commented on her stature and used the term "Amazonian" to describe herself in 1985. She later built a career appearing in B-movies, and in the 2000s, for appearing on reality shows such as The Surreal Life, on which she met and began a relationship with rapper Flavor Flav. In 2008, she appeared on the reality show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, which depicted her and several other celebrities dealing with recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
She's been married 5 times, Sylvester Stallone was her second husband. She has 5 children: a son with her first husband, a son with NY Jets football player Marc Gastineau, 2 sons with her fourth husband, and a daughter (at the age of 54) with her fifth husband, who is 15 years younger. In her 2011 book, she revealed having had an affair with Arnold Schwarzenegger (he verified this in 2020) during the filming of Red Sonja (1985), after Schwarzenegger had just started a relationship with Maria Shriver. Besides her native Danish, she is fluent in English, German and Italian.
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Known For
TV Shows (51)
Family Guy
1999
as Ludmilla Vobet Drago (archive footage)
The View
1997
as Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
Riverboat
1992
as Self
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
Celebrity Juice
2008
as Self
SOKO Stuttgart
2009
as Gina Wartenberg
Portlandia
2011
as Brigitte Nielsen
Celebrity Big Brother
2001
as Self
Sanremo Music Festival
1951
as Self - Host
The Kardashians
2022
as Self
Germany's Next Topmodel
2006
as Self - Special Guest
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
Best Week Ever
2004
as Self
Let's Dance
2006
as Self - Contestant
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self
Das perfekte Promi-Dinner
2006
as Self
Boulevard Bio
1991
as Self
Til middag hos...
2010
as Sig selv
Ciao Darwin
1998
as Capitana Alte
The Surreal Life
2003
as Self
La Ferme Célébrités
2004
as Brigitte
Belve
2018
The Cave of the Golden Rose
1991
as Dark Witch
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
2008
as Self
Fantasy World Cup
1998
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self
All Star Mr & Mrs
2008
Dave Navarro's Spread
2007
Nachtshow
1994
as Self
High Chaparall
2003
as Self
Parabéns
1992
as Self
Flavor of Love
2006
as Self
Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!
2004
as Self
The Salon
2003
as Self
Midnight Money Madness
2006
as Self
The Surreal Life: Fame Games
2007
as Self - Participant
Zulu kvægræs
2010
as Medvært
Nite Tales: The Series
2009
as Mona
Strange Love
2005
as Self
Ich bin ein Star – Lasst mich wieder rein!
2015
Glööckler, Glanz und Gloria
2012
as Self
Gitte Talks
2015
as Brigitte Nielsen
Die Promi-Hochzeitsplaner
2013
as Self
The Friday Night Project
2005
as Self - Host
Movies (37)
Creed II
2018
as Ludmilla Drago
Rocky IV
1985
as Ludmilla Vobet Drago
Cobra
1986
as Ingrid
Red Sonja
1985
as Red Sonja
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Karla Fry
Ronal the Barbarian
2011
as Amazone Dronning (stemme)
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009
as Ludmilla Vobet Dragon (voice)
Eldorado
2012
as Angel
Mercenaries
2014
as Ulrika
976-Evil II
1992
as Agnes
Domino
1988
as Domino
Doomsdayer
2001
as Elizabeth Gast
Mission of Justice
1992
as Dr. Rachel K. Larkin
Galaxis
1995
as Ladera
Body Count
1995
as Sybil
The Hustle
2008
as Rich Woman
The Cave of the Golden Rose 2
1992
as Strega Nera
The Cave of the Golden Rose 4
1994
as Strega Nera
Hostile Environment
1999
as Minna
Grindhouse Nightmares
2018
as Angel (archive footage)
The Experience
2019
as Ezilda
Chained Heat 2
1993
as Magda Kassar
Paparazzi
1998
as Self
The Cave of the Golden Rose 5
1996
as Strega nera
The Cave of the Golden Rose 3
1993
as Strega Nera
Bye Bye Baby
1988
as Lisa
Big Money Rustlas
2010
as The Wife
Ferro
2020
as Self
Snowboard Academy
1997
as Mimi
Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav
2007
as Self
Murder on the Moon
1989
as Maggie Bartok
The Double 0 Kid
1992
as Rhonda
She's Too Tall
1998
as Veronica Lamar
Compelling Evidence
1995
as Michelle Stone
Korn: Deuce
2002
as Lab Doctor
Voyage: Killing Brigitte Nielsen
2007
as Brigitte
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
1990
as Ludmilla Vobet Drago (archive footage)
About Brigitte Nielsen
Brigitte Nielsen (born Gitte Nielsen; July 15, 1963) is a Danish actress, model, singer, and television personality, who began her acting career with appearances in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV. She is also known for her marriage to Sylvester Stallone (1985-1987) and subsequently appeared with him in the 1986 film Cobra. She then was noted for her widely publicized breakup with Stallone in 1987, and her subsequent relationship with New York Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau from 1988 to 1990. She's also known for her relationship with… With 88 credits spanning from 1951 to 2022, Brigitte Nielsen has appeared in 37 films and 51 TV shows.
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- Creed II (2018) — as Ludmilla Drago
- Rocky IV (1985) — as Ludmilla Vobet Drago
- Cobra (1986) — as Ingrid
- Red Sonja (1985) — as Red Sonja
- Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) — as Karla Fry
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