Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

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.

Personal info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1888-03-30

Place of birth

Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

Images

Cast

Sold Out

Sold Out

1916

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Regeneration

Regeneration

1914

7.50

Shenandoah

Shenandoah

1913

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Hollywood

Hollywood

1923

8.50

Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold

1924

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Cynthia

Cynthia

1947

5.90

Blockade

Blockade

1928

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Girls' Town

Girls' Town

1942

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The Whip

The Whip

1928

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Prison Farm

Prison Farm

1938

5.70

Ponjola

Ponjola

1923

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Cry 'Havoc'

Cry 'Havoc'

1943

6.30

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

1923

5.80

Show Boat

Show Boat

1951

6.10

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

1949

7.10

Crossroads

Crossroads

1942

5.80

Miss Nobody

Miss Nobody

1926

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The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1923

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The Talker

The Talker

1925

1.00

Vanity Pool

Vanity Pool

1918

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Pink Gods

Pink Gods

1922

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Over There

Over There

1917

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