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Asta Nielsen

Actor, Producer
Born September 11, 1881Died May 25, 1972 (90 years)
Asta Nielsen is often considered the 'first international movie star', and was an explosively popular female lead through the 1910s and 20s. Though born in Denmark, she mostly worked in Germany and starred in over 70 films, usually directed by her husband Urban Gad. She was known for her boyish looks and had her breakout in the erotically charged 'Afgrunden' (1910).

Known For

  • The Woman Always Pays
  • The Joyless Street
  • Den sorte drøm
  • The Traitress
  • Earth Spirit
  • A Militant Suffragette
  • Poor Jenny
  • Zapata's Gang
  • Der fremde Vogel
  • The Talking Muse
  • Die weißen Rosen

Filmography

2020
2004
2003
The Talking Muse · as (archive Footage)
1927
Dirnentragödie · as Auguste - Old Street Walker
1925
The Joyless Street · as Maria Lechner (mizzi)
1923
Crown of Thorns · as Maria Magdalena
1923
Earth Spirit · as Lulu
1922
Vanina · as Vanina
1922
Fräulein Julie · as Julie
1921
Hamlet · as Hamlet
1920
Steuermann Holk · as Isabella Bouflon
1920
The Merry-Go-Round · as Elena
1919
Towards the Light · as Komtesse Ysabel, Grevindens Datter
1918
Die Börsenkönigin · as Helene Netzler
1918
Das Eskimobaby · as Eskimo Ivigtut
1918
1916
The ABC of Love · as Lis
1916
Die weißen Rosen · as Thilda Wardier
1915
Vordertreppe - Hintertreppe · as Sabine Schulze
1915
1914
Das Feuer · as Wanda Petri
1914
1914
1914
Engelein · as Jesta
1913
A Militant Suffragette · as Nelly Panburne
1913
1912
Zu Tode gehetzt · as Paula Müller
1912
Poor Jenny · as Jenny Schmidt
1911
1911
Der fremde Vogel · as Miss May Wolton
1911
Balletdanserinden · as Camille
1911
Den sorte drøm · as Stella, Cirkusdanserinde
1910
The Woman Always Pays · as Magda Vang
1910
The Abyss · as Magda Vang

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