Anna Q. Nilsson
Actor
- Born
- March 30, 1888 · Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
- Died
- February 11, 1974 (age 85)
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
August 10, 1950
An American in Paris
September 26, 1951
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
July 22, 1954
Adam's Rib
November 17, 1949
They Died with Their Boots On
November 20, 1941
Show Boat
July 19, 1951
The Boy with Green Hair
November 26, 1948
The Regeneration
September 13, 1915
In the Good Old Summertime
July 29, 1949
The Farmer's Daughter
March 26, 1947
Crossroads
July 23, 1942
Every Girl Should Be Married
December 25, 1948
Acting127
- 1954Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited), Mrs. Elcott
- 1954The Great Diamond Robbery as Nurse (uncredited)
- 1951The Unknown Man as (uncredited)
- 1951An American in Paris as Kay Jansen (uncredited)
- 1951Show Boat as Seamstress (uncredited)
- 1951Grounds for Marriage as Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)
- 1950Sunset Boulevard as Anna Q. Nilsson
- 1949Adam's Rib as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
- 1949In the Good Old Summertime as Woman with Harp (uncredited)
- 1948