Anna Q. Nilsson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

115

Gender

Female

Birthday

1888-03-30

Day of death

1974-02-11 (85 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Sunset Boulevard

    Sunset Boulevard

  • Lonesome Ladies

    Lonesome Ladies

  • Regeneration

    Regeneration

  • The Regeneration

    The Regeneration

  • An American in Paris

    An American in Paris

  • Pink Gods

    Pink Gods

  • The People of Värmland

    The People of Värmland

  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • Wanderer of the Wasteland

    Wanderer of the Wasteland

  • The Masked Woman

    The Masked Woman

  • The 13th Juror

    The 13th Juror

  • The Fatal Legacy

    The Fatal Legacy

  • The Love Burglar

    The Love Burglar

  • Broadway After Dark

    Broadway After Dark

  • The Fighting Chance

    The Fighting Chance

  • The Fire Patrol

    The Fire Patrol

  • The Side Show of Life

    The Side Show of Life

  • Prison Farm

    Prison Farm

  • The Supreme Sacrifice

    The Supreme Sacrifice

  • The Man From Home

    The Man From Home

  • Cynthia

    Cynthia

  • Riders of the Timberline

    Riders of the Timberline

  • The Great Man's Lady

    The Great Man's Lady

  • School for Girls

    School for Girls

  • Sold Out

    Sold Out

  • They Died with Their Boots On

    They Died with Their Boots On

  • Grounds for Marriage

    Grounds for Marriage

  • Fighting Father Dunne

    Fighting Father Dunne

  • Hearts Aflame

    Hearts Aflame

  • Every Girl Should Be Married

    Every Girl Should Be Married

  • The Toll Gate

    The Toll Gate

  • No Man's Land

    No Man's Land

  • Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

  • Hello, 'Frisco

    Hello, 'Frisco

  • Enemies of Children

    Enemies of Children

  • The Isle of Lost Ships

    The Isle of Lost Ships

  • The Secret Heart

    The Secret Heart

  • Vanity's Price

    Vanity's Price

  • In Judgment of...

    In Judgment of...

  • The Rustle of Silk

    The Rustle of Silk

  • Soldiers of Fortune

    Soldiers of Fortune

  • Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

  • Cry 'Havoc'

    Cry 'Havoc'

  • Thundering Dawn

    Thundering Dawn

  • Flowing Gold

    Flowing Gold

  • A Trip to Paramountown

    A Trip to Paramountown

  • The Little Minister

    The Little Minister

  • A Mississippi Tragedy

    A Mississippi Tragedy

  • The 13th Commandment

    The 13th Commandment

  • Midnight Lovers

    Midnight Lovers

  • Three Live Ghosts

    Three Live Ghosts

  • If I Marry Again

    If I Marry Again

  • In the Good Old Summertime

    In the Good Old Summertime

  • The Tight Rein

    The Tight Rein

  • The Luck of the Irish

    The Luck of the Irish

  • Without Limit

    Without Limit

  • Ten Nights in a Bar Room

    Ten Nights in a Bar Room

  • Winds of Chance

    Winds of Chance

  • The Greater Glory

    The Greater Glory

  • Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!

    Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!

  • The Trail To Yesterday

    The Trail To Yesterday

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate

    Seven Keys to Baldpate

  • The Scarlet Road

    The Scarlet Road

  • It Had to Be You

    It Had to Be You

  • Show Boat

    Show Boat

  • The Destroyer

    The Destroyer

  • The Haunting Fear

    The Haunting Fear

  • I Live on Danger

    I Live on Danger

  • Venus in the East

    Venus in the East

  • Painted People

    Painted People

  • Her Surrender

    Her Surrender

  • Behind the Criminal

    Behind the Criminal

  • The Talker

    The Talker

  • Miss Nobody

    Miss Nobody

  • The Night Operator at Buxton

    The Night Operator at Buxton

  • The Unknown Man

    The Unknown Man

  • The Inevitable

    The Inevitable

  • Girls' Town

    Girls' Town

  • Sorrell and Son

    Sorrell and Son

  • Auction of Souls

    Auction of Souls

  • Her Kingdom of Dreams

    Her Kingdom of Dreams

  • The World Changes

    The World Changes

  • Ponjola

    Ponjola

  • The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

  • Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec

    Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec

  • Shenandoah

    Shenandoah

  • The Farmer's Daughter

    The Farmer's Daughter

  • Blockade

    Blockade

  • Headin' for God's Country

    Headin' for God's Country

  • The Whip

    The Whip

  • Cheating Cheaters

    Cheating Cheaters

  • A Sister's Burden

    A Sister's Burden

  • The Lotus Eater

    The Lotus Eater

  • Easy Pickings

    Easy Pickings

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

  • One Hour Before Dawn

    One Hour Before Dawn

  • Why Girls Leave Home

    Why Girls Leave Home

  • Souls for Sale

    Souls for Sale

  • The Great Diamond Robbery

    The Great Diamond Robbery

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • A Sporting Chance

    A Sporting Chance

  • The Siren's Reign

    The Siren's Reign

  • Vanity Pool

    Vanity Pool

  • Heart of the Sunset

    Heart of the Sunset

  • Over There

    Over There

  • The Confederate Ironclad

    The Confederate Ironclad

  • Babe Comes Home

    Babe Comes Home

  • The Splendid Road

    The Splendid Road

  • Inez from Hollywood

    Inez from Hollywood

  • Too Much Money

    Too Much Money

  • What Women Will Do

    What Women Will Do

  • In the Heart of a Fool

    In the Heart of a Fool

  • The Darling of the CSA

    The Darling of the CSA