Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1888-03-30
Day of Death
1974-02-11
Place of Birth
Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
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.
Filmography (128)
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Mrs. Elcott
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Nurse (uncredited)
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
⭐ 5.1
Role:
(uncredited)
The Unknown Man
1951
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Kay Jansen (uncredited)
An American in Paris
1951
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Seamstress (uncredited)
Show Boat
1951
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)
Grounds for Marriage
1951
⭐ 8.3
Role:
Anna Q. Nilsson
Sunset Boulevard
1950
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
Adam's Rib
1949
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Woman with Harp (uncredited)
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Saleslady
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Unknown
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Mrs. Olaf Knudson
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
⭐ 7.8
Role:
Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
1947
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Miss Brady, English Teacher
