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Brigitte Nielsen

Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn July 15, 1963 (61 years)
Brigitte Nielsen (born Gitte Nielsen; July 15, 1963) is a Danish actress, model, singer, and television personality, who began her acting career with appearances in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV. She is also known for her marriage to Sylvester Stallone (1985-1987) and subsequently appeared with him in the 1986 film Cobra. She then was noted for her widely publicized breakup with Stallone in 1987, and her subsequent relationship with New York Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau from 1988 to 1990. She's also known for her relationship with rapper Flavor Flav in 2005.

She began her career modeling for Greg Gorman and Helmut Newton. She then acted in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV, later returning to the Rocky series in Creed II (2018). Nielsen married Sylvester Stallone, with whom she starred in the 1986 film Cobra. She played a villain in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) and starred as the Black Witch in the 1990s Italian film series Fantaghirò. She later built a career starring in B-movies, hosting TV shows, and appearing on reality shows.

Her exploits were well-covered in the entertainment media in the 1980s, and the world press started referring to her as an "Amazon"  because of her tall stature (verified by the Guinness Book of World Records at six feet, or 1.82 meters).  She first commented on her stature and used the term "Amazonian" to describe herself in 1985. She later built a career appearing in B-movies, and in the 2000s, for appearing on reality shows such as The Surreal Life, on which she met and began a relationship with rapper Flavor Flav. In 2008, she appeared on the reality show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, which depicted her and several other celebrities dealing with recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

She's been married 5 times, Sylvester Stallone was her second husband. She has 5 children: a son with her first husband, a son with NY Jets football player Marc Gastineau, 2 sons with her fourth husband, and a daughter (at the age of 54) with her fifth husband, who is 15 years younger. In her 2011 book, she revealed having had an affair with Arnold Schwarzenegger (he verified this in 2020) during the filming of Red Sonja (1985), after Schwarzenegger had just started a relationship with Maria Shriver. Besides her native Danish, she is fluent in English, German and Italian.

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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Mercenaries
  • Big Money Rustlas
  • The Double 0 Kid
  • The Hustle
Known For
  • Cobra
  • Rocky IV
  • Beverly Hills Cop II
  • Red Sonja
  • Chained Heat 2
  • Galaxis
  • Snowboard Academy
  • Mercenaries
  • Mission of Justice
  • Compelling Evidence
  • The Double 0 Kid
  • Domino
  • Hostile Environment
  • Murder by Moonlight
  • She's Too Tall
  • Cave of the Golden Rose
  • Bye Bye Baby
  • Body Count
  • Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago - The Ultimate Director's Cut
  • Eldorado
  • The Hustle
  • The Experience
  • Korn: Deuce
  • Nite Tales: The Series

Filmography

2022
The Guardians of Justice (TV Series) · as Anubis Queen
2021
2021
2019
The Experience · as Ezilda
2018
Creed II · as Ludmilla Drago
2017
Grindhouse Nightmares · as Angel (archive Footage)
2014
2012
Eldorado · as Angel
2011
Ronal the Barbarian · as Amazon Queen (voice)
2010
Raising Hope (TV Series) · as Svetlana
2010
2009
2009
SOKO Stuttgart (TV Series) · as Gina Wartenberg
2009
Nite Tales: The Series (TV Series) · as Mona
2008
All Star Mr & Mrs (TV Series)
2008
The Hustle · as Rich Woman
2002
Korn: Deuce · as Lab Doctor
2000
Doomsdayer · as Elizabeth Gast
1999
1999
Family Guy (TV Series) · as Ludmilla Vobet Drago (archive Footage)
1998
Ciao Darwin (TV Series) · as Capitana Alte
1998
She's Too Tall · as Veronica Lamar
1997
1996
A Place in the Sun (1996) (TV Series) · as Gitte
1995
Galaxis · as Ladera
1995
Body Count · as Sybil
1995
Compelling Evidence · as Michelle Stone
1994
1994
1993
1993
Chained Heat 2 · as Magda Kassar
1992
Mission of Justice · as Dr. Rachel K. Larkin
1992
1991
1991
976-Evil II · as Agnes
1991
Cave of the Golden Rose (TV Series) · as Dark Witch
1990
Stars in Their Eyes (TV Series) · as Annie Lennox
1990
Counterstrike (TV Series) · as Monica Steile
1989
Murder by Moonlight · as Maggie Bartok
1988
Domino · as Domino
1988
Bye Bye Baby · as Lisa
1987
Beverly Hills Cop II · as Karla Fry
1986
Cobra · as Ingrid
1985
Rocky IV · as Ludmilla Vobet Drago
1985
Red Sonja · as Red Sonja

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