Acting
Anna Q. Nilsson
Also Known As: Anna Quirentia Nilsson, Annie Nilsson, Anna Nilsson
Birth Date
March 30, 1888
Death Date
February 11, 1974
(passed away at 85)
Place of Birth
Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
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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.
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Sunset Boulevard
Anna Q. Nilsson
1950
An American in Paris
Kay Jansen (uncredited)
1951
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)
1954
They Died with Their Boots On
Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
1941
Adam's Rib
Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
1949
In the Good Old Summertime
Woman with Harp (uncredited)
1949
Every Girl Should Be Married
Saleslady
1948
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
The Farmer's Daughter
Mrs. Holstrom
1947
It Had to Be You
Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)
1947
Show Boat
Seamstress (uncredited)
1951
The Great Man's Lady
Paula Wales
1941
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Mrs. Virey
1935
The Great Diamond Robbery
Nurse (uncredited)
1954
The Secret Heart
Dr. Rossiger's Secretary
1946
Crossroads
Madame Deval (uncredited)
1942
The Unknown Man
(uncredited)
1951
The Figurehead
Mary Forbes
1920
Cry 'Havoc'
Nurse (uncredited)
1943
Riders of the Timberline
Donna Ryan
1941