Anna Q. Nilsson

Actress

Biography

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.

Personal Info

Occupation Actress

Place of Birth Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

Birthday 1888-03-30

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Filmography by Year

2

1954

4

1951

1

1950

2

1949

2

1948

2

1947

1

1946

2

1943

4

1942

2

1941

1

1938

1

1937

1

1935

2

1934

1

1933

1

1928

6

1927

4

1926

3

1925

6

1924

8

1923

4

1922

3

1921

5

1920

6

1919

3

1918

1

1917

3

1916

6

1915

2

1914

4

1913

2

1912

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