Anna Q. Nilsson

Actor
BirthdayMar 30, 1888 (86 years old)
DeathdayFeb 11, 1974
Place of birthYstad, Skåne län, Sweden
GenderFemale

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

Anna Q. Nilsson

Aug 10, 1950

Kay Jansen (uncredited)

Sep 26, 1951

Mrs. Elcott (uncredited), Mrs. Elcott

Jul 22, 1954

Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)

Nov 18, 1949

Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)

Nov 20, 1941

Seamstress (uncredited)

Jul 19, 1951

Marie Deering

Sep 12, 1915

Woman with Harp (uncredited)

Jul 29, 1949

Mrs. Holstrom

Mar 26, 1947

Madame Deval (uncredited)

Jul 23, 1942

Saleslady

Dec 25, 1948

Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)

Apr 22, 1923

Villager

Dec 28, 1934

Nov 9, 1951

Nurse (uncredited)

Nov 23, 1943

Paula Wales

Oct 31, 1941

Dr. Rossiger's Secretary

Dec 25, 1946

Mary Brown

Apr 15, 1920

Mary Norton

Oct 16, 1917

Jan 19, 1919

Anna Q. Nilsson

Aug 10, 1950

Kay Jansen (uncredited)

Sep 26, 1951

Mrs. Elcott (uncredited), Mrs. Elcott

Jul 22, 1954

Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)

Nov 18, 1949

Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)

Nov 20, 1941

Seamstress (uncredited)

Jul 19, 1951

Acting


Participated in 112 movies, 0 TV series

1954

Mrs. Elcott (uncredited), Mrs. Elcott


1954

Nurse (uncredited)



1951

Kay Jansen (uncredited)


1951

Seamstress (uncredited)


1951

Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)


1950

Anna Q. Nilsson


1949

Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)


1949

Woman with Harp (uncredited)



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