Acting
Anna Q. Nilsson
- Born
- 1888-03-30 · Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
- Died
- 1974-02-11
- Filmography
- 127 titles on TMDB
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.
Backdrop from Sunset Boulevard
Films & television
127 titles
Anna Q. Nilsson
Kay Jansen (uncredited)
Mrs. Elcott (uncredited) · Mrs. Elcott
Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
Woman with Harp (uncredited)
Mrs. Holstrom
Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)
Seamstress (uncredited)
Paula Wales
Mrs. Virey
Nurse (uncredited)
Dr. Rossiger's Secretary
Madame Deval (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Mary Forbes
Nurse (uncredited)
Donna Ryan
Anna Q. Nilsson
Mrs. Nilsson
Villager
Mrs. Sherman
Mrs. Peterson
Mrs. Pat Dyvenot
Florence Grey
Leslie Carter
Elaine Bernard
Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
Dr. Anne Galvin
Viva Bacchus
Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)
Ember Edwards
Grace Palmer
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