Asta Nielsen
September 11, 1881 (143 years old) in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
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
Credits
- 2023 ·Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikoneas Self (archive footage)
- 2020 ·Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinemaas Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
- 2016 ·Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Filmas Self
- 2003 ·Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsenas (archive footage)
- 1968 ·Asta Nielsenas Herself
- 1951 ·Deutscher Filmpreisas Self
- 1933 ·Asta Nielsen: A Great Artistas herself (archive footage)
- 1932 ·Impossible Loveas Vera Holgk
- 1927 ·The Dangerous Ageas Elsie Lindtner
- 1927 ·Small Town Sinnersas Selma Karchow
- 1927 ·Agitated Womanas Clarina
- 1927 ·Tragedy of the Streetas Auguste - Old Street Walker
- 1927 ·The Vice of Humanityas Tamara
- 1926 ·The Fallenas Anna Grosser
- 1925 ·Living Buddhasas Tibetanerin
- 1925 ·Hedda Gableras Hedda Gabler
- 1925 ·Athletenas Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck
- 1925 ·The Joyless Streetas Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
- 1924 ·The Woman in Flamesas Josephine
- 1924 ·Battle of the Butterfliesas
- 1924 ·The Film in the Filmas Herself
- 1924 ·The House by the Seaas Enricos Ehefrau Teresa
- 1923 ·I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanityas Maria Magdalena
- 1923 ·Downfallas Kaja Falk
- 1923 ·Navarro the Danceras Navarro
- 1923 ·Earth Spiritas Lulu
- 1922 ·Vaninaas Vanina
- 1922 ·Revenge of the Banditsas Brigantenbraut
- 1922 ·Fräulein Julieas Julie
- 1921 ·Wandering Soulsas Nastassja Baraschkowa
- 1921 ·Roswolsky's Mistressas Mary Verhag
- 1921 ·Hamletas Hamlet
- 1920 ·Steuermann Holkas Isabella Bouflon
- 1920 ·Kurfürstendammas Girl Lissy / Mulatto / Filmstar / Maria
- 1920 ·Graf Sylvains Racheas Madelaine
- 1920 ·The Merry-Go-Roundas Elena
- 1919 ·In the Eyes of the Lawas Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her Daughter
- 1919 ·Intoxicationas Henriette Mauclerc
- 1919 ·Towards the Lightas Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
- 1919 ·So Ends My Songas Dora Waren
- 1918 ·The Queen of the Stock Exchangeas Helene Netzler
- 1918 ·The Eskimo Babyas Eskimo Ivigtut
- 1918 ·Eine Rose der Wildnisas Wanda
- 1918 ·In Turmoilas Margit
- 1917 ·The Orphanage Childas Esther
- 1916 ·Cinderellaas Lotte
- 1916 ·The White Rosesas Thilda Wardier
- 1916 ·The ABC of Loveas Lis
- 1916 ·Dora Brandesas Dora Brandes
- 1916 ·Frontstairs and Backstairsas Sabine Schulze
- 1916 ·Little Angel's Weddingas Jesta Schneider
- 1916 ·Die Ewige Nachtas Marta
- 1916 ·The Guinea-Pigas Jesta
- 1915 ·The False Asta Nielsenas Herself
- 1915 ·Die Tochter der Landstrasseas Zigeunerin Zirzi
- 1915 ·Asta Nielsen als Mannequinas
- 1914 ·Das Feueras Wanda Petri
- 1914 ·Zapata's Gangas
- 1914 ·Das Kind ruftas Elana
- 1914 ·Little Angelas Jesta
- 1913 ·The Film Prima Donnaas Ruth Breton
- 1913 ·S1as Von Hessendorffs Tochter
- 1913 ·The Suffragetteas Nelly Panburne
- 1913 ·Death in Sevilleas Juanita
- 1913 ·Die Sünden der Väteras
- 1913 ·Jugend und Tollheitas Jesta Müller
- 1912 ·Comediansas Kamma
- 1912 ·A Romany Spyas Zidra
- 1912 ·When the Mask Fallsas Sanna
- 1912 ·The General's Childrenas Thekla von der Linde
- 1912 ·Der Totentanzas Bella Burk
- 1912 ·Poor Jennyas Jenny Schmidt
- 1912 ·Zu Tode Gehetztas Paula Müller
- 1912 ·Die Macht des Goldesas Creszenz Fitzinger
- 1911 ·The Traitressas
- 1911 ·The Ballet Danceras Camille
- 1911 ·The Strange Birdas Miss May Wolton
- 1911 ·Gypsy Bloodas Luscha
- 1911 ·The Great Momentas Annie
- 1911 ·The Black Dreamas Stella, cirkusdanserinde
- 1911 ·The Mothas Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne
- 1911 ·Gypsy Bloodas Jonna
- 1910 ·The Abyssas Magda Vang
- Future ·Mata Harias