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
FFröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!1931 · Self	Self
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