Asta Nielsen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1881-09-11

Place of Birth

Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Asta Nielsen

Biography

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).

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Acting History

2023
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone as Self (archive footage)
2020
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema as Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
2016
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film as Self
2003
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen as (archive footage)
1995
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen as Self (archive footage)
1968
Asta Nielsen as Herself
1951
German Film Award as Self
1933
Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist as herself (archive footage)
1932
Impossible Love as Vera Holgk
1927
The Dangerous Age as Elsie Lindtner
1927
Small Town Sinners as Selma Karchow
1927
Agitated Woman as Clarina
1927
Tragedy of the Street as Auguste - Old Street Walker
1927
The Vice of Humanity as Tamara
1926
The Fallen as Anna Grosser
1925
Living Buddhas as Tibetanerin
1925
Hedda Gabler as Hedda Gabler
1925
Athleten as Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck
1925
The Joyless Street as Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
1924
The Woman in Flames as Josephine
1924
Battle of the Butterflies
1924
The Film in the Film as Self
1924
The House by the Sea as Enricos Ehefrau Teresa
1923
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity as Maria Magdalena
1923
Downfall as Kaja Falk
1923
Navarro the Dancer as Navarro
1923
Earth Spirit as Lulu
1922
Vanina as Vanina
1922
Revenge of the Bandits as Brigantenbraut
1922
Fräulein Julie as Julie
1921
Wandering Souls as Nastassja Baraschkowa
1921
Roswolsky's Mistress as Mary Verhag
1921
Hamlet as Hamlet
1920
Steuermann Holk as Isabella Bouflon
1920
Kurfürstendamm as Girl Lissy / Mulatto / Filmstar / Maria
1920
Graf Sylvains Rache as Madelaine
1920
The Merry-Go-Round as Elena
1920
Mata Hari as Mata Hari
1919
In the Eyes of the Law as Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her Daughter
1919
Intoxication as Henriette Mauclerc
1919
Towards the Light as Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
1919
So Ends My Song as Dora Waren
1918
The Queen of the Stock Exchange as Helene Netzler
1918
The Eskimo Baby as Eskimo Ivigtut
1918
Eine Rose der Wildnis as Wanda
1918
In Turmoil as Margit
1917
The Orphanage Child as Esther
1916
Cinderella as Lotte
1916
The White Roses as Thilda Wardier
1916
Dora Brandes as Dora Brandes
1916
The ABC of Love as Lis
1916
Little Angel's Wedding as Jesta Schneider
1916
Frontstairs and Backstairs as Sabine Schulze
1916
Die Ewige Nacht as Marta
1916
The Guinea-Pig as Jesta
1915
The False Asta Nielsen as Herself
1915
Die Tochter der Landstrasse as Zigeunerin Zirzi
1915
Asta Nielsen als Mannequin
1914
Das Feuer as Wanda Petri
1914
Zapata's Gang
1914
Das Kind ruft as Elana
1914
Little Angel as Jesta
1913
The Film Prima Donna as Ruth Breton
1913
S1 as Von Hessendorffs Tochter
1913
The Suffragette as Nelly Panburne
1913
Death in Seville as Juanita
1913
Die Sünden der Väter
1913
Jugend und Tollheit as Jesta Müller
1912
Comedians as Kamma
1912
A Romany Spy as Zidra
1912
When the Mask Falls as Sanna
1912
The General's Children as Thekla von der Linde
1912
Der Totentanz as Bella Burk
1912
Poor Jenny as Jenny Schmidt
1912
Zu Tode Gehetzt as Paula Müller
1912
Die Macht des Goldes as Creszenz Fitzinger
1911
The Traitress
1911
The Ballet Dancer as Camille
1911
The Strange Bird as Miss May Wolton
1911
Gypsy Blood as Luscha
1911
The Great Moment as Annie
1911
The Black Dream as Stella, cirkusdanserinde
1911
The Moth as Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne
1911
Gypsy Blood as Jonna
1910
The Abyss as Magda Vang