Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

Birthday

30.03.1888

Deathday

11.02.1974

Place of birth

Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

Gender

Female

Known for

Acting

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.

Movies

Girls' Town

Girls' Town

3/6/1942

Blockade

Blockade

12/16/1928

Easy Pickings

Easy Pickings

2/20/1927

The Whip

The Whip

9/16/1928

Shenandoah

Shenandoah

7/4/1913

The Destroyer

The Destroyer

4/30/1915

Miss Nobody

Miss Nobody

6/27/1926

The 13th Juror

The 13th Juror

11/13/1927

Without Limit

Without Limit

3/20/1921

Hollywood

Hollywood

8/19/1923

Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold

3/1/1924

The Lotus Eater

The Lotus Eater

11/27/1921

Over There

Over There

10/27/1917

The Spoilers

The Spoilers

8/26/1923

Her Surrender

Her Surrender

10/1/1916

Sold Out

Sold Out

6/5/1916

Regeneration

Regeneration

5/11/1914

Midnight Lovers

Midnight Lovers

10/25/1926

Ponjola

Ponjola

10/28/1923

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

11/17/1949

Pink Gods

Pink Gods

9/24/1922

Infidelity

Infidelity

1/11/1917

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

9/24/1923

Prison Farm

Prison Farm

6/17/1938

Cry 'Havoc'

Cry 'Havoc'

11/23/1943

Cynthia

Cynthia

8/29/1947

Show Boat

Show Boat

7/19/1951

Crossroads

Crossroads

7/23/1942

The Toll Gate

The Toll Gate

4/15/1920

The Unknown Man

The Unknown Man

11/16/1951

The Talker

The Talker

5/24/1925

Vanity Pool

Vanity Pool

12/7/1918

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