Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

Date of Birth:

Mar 30, 1888

Place of Birth:

Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

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.

filmography:

Sold Out Sold Out

1916

Shenandoah Shenandoah

1913

Pink Gods Pink Gods

1922

The Talker The Talker

1925

Hollywood Hollywood

1923

The Whip The Whip

1928

Blockade Blockade

1928

Ponjola Ponjola

1923

Show Boat Show Boat

1951

Adam's Rib Adam's Rib

1923

Cynthia Cynthia

1947

Crossroads Crossroads

1942

Adam's Rib Adam's Rib

1949

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