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Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 30, 1888
Died Feb 11, 1974 (85)
Birthplace Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 25, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
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 discov ... ered 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

Filmography

The Great Diamond Robbery

The Great Diamond Robbery

1954

as Nurse (uncredited)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

as Mrs. Elcott

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)

Show Boat

Show Boat

1951

as Seamstress (uncredited)

Grounds for Marriage

Grounds for Marriage

1951

as Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)

An American in Paris

An American in Paris

1951

as Kay Jansen (uncredited)

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950

as Anna Q. Nilsson

In the Good Old Summertime

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

as Woman with Harp (uncredited)

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

1949

as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)

Fighting Father Dunne

Fighting Father Dunne

1948

as Mrs. Olaf Knudson

Every Girl Should Be Married

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948

as Saleslady

Cynthia

Cynthia

1947

as Miss Brady, English Teacher

The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

1947

as Mrs. Holstrom

It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

1947

as Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)

The Secret Heart

The Secret Heart

1946

as Dr. Rossiger's Secretary

Cry 'Havoc'

Cry 'Havoc'

1943

as Nurse (uncredited)

Headin' for God's Country

Headin' for God's Country

1943

as Mrs. Nilsson

Girls' Town

Girls' Town

1942

as Mother Lorraine

Crossroads

Crossroads

1942

as Madame Deval (uncredited)

I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

1942

as Mrs. Sherman

The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

1942

as Paula Wales

Riders of the Timberline

Riders of the Timberline

1941

as Donna Ryan

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)

Prison Farm

Prison Farm

1938

as Matron Ames

Behind the Criminal

Behind the Criminal

1937

as Madge

Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland

1935

as Mrs. Virey

School for Girls

School for Girls

1934

as Dr. Anne Galvin

The Little Minister

The Little Minister

1934

as Villager

The World Changes

The World Changes

1933

as Mrs. Peterson

Blockade

Blockade

1928

as Bess

The Whip

The Whip

1928

as Iris d'Aquila

Easy Pickings

Easy Pickings

1927

as Mary Ryan

The 13th Juror

The 13th Juror

1927

as Helen Marsden

The Masked Woman

The Masked Woman

1927

as Diane Delatour

Babe Comes Home

Babe Comes Home

1927

as Vernie

Sorrell and Son

Sorrell and Son

1927

as Dora Sorrell

Lonesome Ladies

Lonesome Ladies

1927

as Polly Fosdick

Miss Nobody

Miss Nobody

1926

as Barbara Brown

The Greater Glory

The Greater Glory

1926

as Fanny

Too Much Money

Too Much Money

1926

as Annabel Broadley

Midnight Lovers

Midnight Lovers

1926

as Diana Fothergill

The Talker

The Talker

1925

as Kate Lennox

Winds of Chance

Winds of Chance

1925

as Countess Courteau

The Splendid Road

The Splendid Road

1925

as Sandra De Hault

If I Marry Again

If I Marry Again

1925

as Alicia Wingate

The Fire Patrol

The Fire Patrol

1924

as Mary Ferguson

Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold

1924

as Allegheny Briskow

Inez from Hollywood

Inez from Hollywood

1924

as Inez Laranetta

The Side Show of Life

The Side Show of Life

1924

as Lady Auriol Dayne

Broadway After Dark

Broadway After Dark

1924

as Helen Tremaine

Painted People

Painted People

1924

as Leslie Carter

Hello, 'Frisco

Hello, 'Frisco

1924

as Anna Q. Nilsson

The Isle of Lost Ships

The Isle of Lost Ships

1923

as Dorothy Fairfax

Ponjola

Ponjola

1923

as Lady Flavia Desmond

Thundering Dawn

Thundering Dawn

1923

as Mary Rogers

The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1923

as Cherry Malotte

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

1923

as Mrs. Michael Ramsay

The Rustle of Silk

The Rustle of Silk

1923

as Lady Feo

Hollywood

Hollywood

1923

as Anna Q. Nilsson

Three Live Ghosts

Three Live Ghosts

1922

as Ivis

The Man From Home

The Man From Home

1922

as Genevieve Granger-Simpson

Pink Gods

Pink Gods

1922

as Lady Margot Cork

Without Limit

Without Limit

1921

as Ember Edwards

The Lotus Eater

The Lotus Eater

1921

as Madge Vance

The Fighting Chance

The Fighting Chance

1920

as Sylvia Landis

The Luck of the Irish

The Luck of the Irish

1920

as Ruth Warren

In the Heart of a Fool

In the Heart of a Fool

1920

as Margaret Muller

The Toll Gate

The Toll Gate

1920

as Mary Brown

The Love Burglar

The Love Burglar

1919

as Joan Gray

Cheating Cheaters

Cheating Cheaters

1919

as Grace Palmer

Venus in the East

Venus in the East

1919

as Mrs. Pat Dyvenot

Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune

1919

as Alice Langham

A Sporting Chance

A Sporting Chance

1919

as Pamela Brent

Her Kingdom of Dreams

Her Kingdom of Dreams

1919

as Carlotta Stanmore

In Judgment of...

In Judgment of...

1918

as Mary Manners

Vanity Pool

Vanity Pool

1918

as Carol Harper

No Man's Land

No Man's Land

1918

as Katherine Gresham

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1917

as Mary Norton

The Tight Rein

The Tight Rein

1916

as Amy

Sold Out

Sold Out

1916

as Leila Austin

The Supreme Sacrifice

The Supreme Sacrifice

1916

as Helen Chambers

The Regeneration

The Regeneration

1915

as Marie Deering

The Destroyer

The Destroyer

1915

as Helen Vedrine

The Haunting Fear

The Haunting Fear

1915

as Diana - an Adventuress

The Siren's Reign

The Siren's Reign

1915

as Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman

A Sister's Burden

A Sister's Burden

1915

as Ida - Nathanial's Wife

Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec

Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec

1914

as Mignon Mars

A Mississippi Tragedy

A Mississippi Tragedy

1913

as Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1913

as Eliza - a Runaway Slave

The Fatal Legacy

The Fatal Legacy

1913

as Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife

Shenandoah

Shenandoah

1913

as Gertrude Illingham

The Confederate Ironclad

The Confederate Ironclad

1912

as Elinor

The Darling of the CSA

The Darling of the CSA

1912

as Agnes Lane

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