Anna Q. Nilsson

Acting·Mar 30, 1888·Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

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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.

Film	Credit
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers1954 · Mrs. Elcott (uncredited), Mrs. Elcott	Mrs. Elcott (uncredited), Mrs. Elcott
The Great Diamond Robbery1954 · Nurse (uncredited)	Nurse (uncredited)
The Unknown Man1951 · (uncredited)	(uncredited)
An American in Paris1951 · Kay Jansen (uncredited)	Kay Jansen (uncredited)
Show Boat1951 · Seamstress (uncredited)	Seamstress (uncredited)
Grounds for Marriage1951 · Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)	Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard1950 · Anna Q. Nilsson	Anna Q. Nilsson
Adam's Rib1949 · Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)	Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
In the Good Old Summertime1949 · Woman with Harp (uncredited)	Woman with Harp (uncredited)
Every Girl Should Be Married1948 · Saleslady	Saleslady
The Boy with Green Hair1948 · Actor	Actor
Fighting Father Dunne1948 · Mrs. Olaf Knudson	Mrs. Olaf Knudson
It Had to Be You1947 · Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)	Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)
Cynthia1947 · Miss Brady, English Teacher	Miss Brady, English Teacher
The Farmer's Daughter1947 · Mrs. Holstrom	Mrs. Holstrom
The Secret Heart1946 · Dr. Rossiger's Secretary	Dr. Rossiger's Secretary
Cry 'Havoc'1943 · Nurse (uncredited)	Nurse (uncredited)
Headin' for God's Country1943 · Mrs. Nilsson	Mrs. Nilsson
Crossroads1942 · Madame Deval (uncredited)	Madame Deval (uncredited)
I Live on Danger1942 · Mrs. Sherman	Mrs. Sherman
Girls' Town1942 · Mother Lorraine	Mother Lorraine
They Died with Their Boots On1941 · Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)	Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady1941 · Paula Wales	Paula Wales
Riders of the Timberline1941 · Donna Ryan	Donna Ryan
Prison Farm1938 · Matron Ames	Matron Ames
Behind the Criminal1937 · Madge	Madge
Wanderer of the Wasteland1935 · Mrs. Virey	Mrs. Virey
The Little Minister1934 · Villager	Villager
School for Girls1934 · Dr. Anne Galvin	Dr. Anne Galvin
The World Changes1933 · Mrs. Peterson	Mrs. Peterson
Blockade1928 · Bess	Bess
The Whip1928 · Iris d'Aquila	Iris d'Aquila
Sorrell and Son1927 · Dora Sorrell	Dora Sorrell
The 13th Juror1927 · Helen Marsden	Helen Marsden
Lonesome Ladies1927 · Polly Fosdick	Polly Fosdick
Babe Comes Home1927 · Vernie	Vernie
EEasy Pickings1927 · Mary Ryan	Mary Ryan
The Masked Woman1927 · Diane Delatour	Diane Delatour
Midnight Lovers1926 · Diana Fothergill	Diana Fothergill
Miss Nobody1926 · Barbara Brown	Barbara Brown
The Greater Glory1926 · Fanny	Fanny
Too Much Money1926 · Annabel Broadley	Annabel Broadley
The Splendid Road1925 · Sandra De Hault	Sandra De Hault
Winds of Chance1925 · Countess Courteau	Countess Courteau
The Talker1925 · Kate Lennox	Kate Lennox
One Way Street1925 · Lady Sylvia Hutton	Lady Sylvia Hutton
If I Marry Again1925 · Alicia Wingate	Alicia Wingate
Inez from Hollywood1924 · Inez Laranetta	Inez Laranetta
HHello, 'Frisco1924 · Anna Q. Nilsson	Anna Q. Nilsson
Vanity's Price1924 · Vanna du Maurier	Vanna du Maurier
The Breath of Scandal1924 · Anna	Anna
The Fire Patrol1924 · Mary Ferguson	Mary Ferguson
The Side Show of Life1924 · Lady Auriol Dayne	Lady Auriol Dayne
Broadway After Dark1924 · Helen Tremaine	Helen Tremaine
Between Friends1924 · Jessica Drene	Jessica Drene
Flowing Gold1924 · Allegheny Briskow	Allegheny Briskow
Painted People1924 · Leslie Carter	Leslie Carter
Half-a-Dollar Bill1924 · The Stranger - Mrs. Webber	The Stranger - Mrs. Webber
Enemies of Children1923 · Patricia - Patsy as an adult	Patricia - Patsy as an adult
Thundering Dawn1923 · Mary Rogers	Mary Rogers
Ponjola1923 · Lady Flavia Desmond	Lady Flavia Desmond
Adam's Rib1923 · Mrs. Michael Ramsay	Mrs. Michael Ramsay
The Spoilers1923 · Cherry Malotte	Cherry Malotte
Hollywood1923 · Anna Q. Nilsson	Anna Q. Nilsson
The Rustle of Silk1923 · Lady Feo	Lady Feo
The Isle of Lost Ships1923 · Dorothy Fairfax	Dorothy Fairfax
Hearts Aflame1923 · Helen Foraker	Helen Foraker
Pink Gods1922 · Lady Margot Cork	Lady Margot Cork
The Man From Home1922 · Genevieve Granger-Simpson	Genevieve Granger-Simpson
Three Live Ghosts1922 · Ivis	Ivis
Ten Nights in a Bar Room1921 · Actor	Actor
The Lotus Eater1921 · Madge Vance	Madge Vance
The People of Värmland1921 · Anna	Anna
Why Girls Leave Home1921 · Anna Hedder	Anna Hedder
Without Limit1921 · Ember Edwards	Ember Edwards
What Women Will Do1921 · Lily Gibbs	Lily Gibbs
The Brute Master1920 · Madeline Grey	Madeline Grey
In the Heart of a Fool1920 · Margaret Muller	Margaret Muller
The Fighting Chance1920 · Sylvia Landis	Sylvia Landis
One Hour Before Dawn1920 · Ellen Aldrich	Ellen Aldrich
The Figurehead1920 · Mary Forbes	Mary Forbes
The Toll Gate1920 · Mary Brown	Mary Brown
The 13th Commandment1920 · Leila Kip	Leila Kip
The Luck of the Irish1920 · Ruth Warren	Ruth Warren
Soldiers of Fortune1919 · Alice Langham	Alice Langham
Her Kingdom of Dreams1919 · Carlotta Stanmore	Carlotta Stanmore
The Love Burglar1919 · Joan Gray	Joan Gray
A Sporting Chance1919 · Pamela Brent	Pamela Brent
A Very Good Young Man1919 · Viva Bacchus	Viva Bacchus
The Way of the Strong1919 · Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton	Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton
Cheating Cheaters1919 · Grace Palmer	Grace Palmer
Venus in the East1919 · Mrs. Pat Dyvenot	Mrs. Pat Dyvenot
Auction of Souls1919 · Edith Graham	Edith Graham
Vanity Pool1918 · Carol Harper	Carol Harper
IIn Judgment of...1918 · Mary Manners	Mary Manners
No Man's Land1918 · Katherine Gresham	Katherine Gresham
The Trail To Yesterday1918 · Actor	Actor
Heart of the Sunset1918 · Alaire Austin	Alaire Austin
Over There1917 · Bettie Adams	Bettie Adams
Seven Keys to Baldpate1917 · Mary Norton	Mary Norton
The Inevitable1917 · Florence Grey	Florence Grey
The Moral Code1917 · Jean Hyland	Jean Hyland
Infidelity1917 · Elaine Bernard	Elaine Bernard
Her Surrender1916 · Rhoda Courtlandt	Rhoda Courtlandt
Sold Out1916 · Leila Austin	Leila Austin
TThe Tight Rein1916 · Amy	Amy
The Supreme Sacrifice1916 · Helen Chambers	Helen Chambers
The Scarlet Road1916 · Betty Belgrave	Betty Belgrave
Barbara Frietchie1915 · Sue Negly	Sue Negly
The Regeneration1915 · Marie Deering	Marie Deering
The Haunting Fear1915 · Diana - an Adventuress	Diana - an Adventuress
A Sister's Burden1915 · Ida - Nathanial's Wife	Ida - Nathanial's Wife
The Destroyer1915 · Helen Vedrine	Helen Vedrine
The Siren's Reign1915 · Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman	Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman
The Night Operator at Buxton1915 · Helen	Helen
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec1914 · Mignon Mars	Mignon Mars
Regeneration1914 · Katherine Williams	Katherine Williams
Uncle Tom's Cabin1913 · Eliza - a Runaway Slave	Eliza - a Runaway Slave
The Fatal Legacy1913 · Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife	Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife
Shenandoah1913 · Gertrude Illingham	Gertrude Illingham
A Mississippi Tragedy1913 · Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter	Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter
The Confederate Ironclad1912 · Elinor	Elinor
The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher1912 · Betty - the Girl Telegrapher	Betty - the Girl Telegrapher
The Darling of the CSA1912 · Agnes Lane	Agnes Lane