Asta Nielsen
AKA: Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen
Birthday: 1881-09-11
Died: 1972-05-25
Birthplace: 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).
Filmography
Character: Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
Character: Helene Netzler
Character: Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
Character: Stella, cirkusdanserinde
Character: Nelly Panburne
Character: Auguste - Old Street Walker
Character: Von Hessendorffs Tochter
Character: herself (archive footage)
Character: Enricos Ehefrau Teresa
Character: Sabine Schulze
Character: Henriette Mauclerc
Character: Eskimo Ivigtut
Character: Miss May Wolton
Character: Girl Lissy / Mulatto / Filmstar / Maria
Character: Elsie Lindtner
Character: Maria Magdalena
Character: Nastassja Baraschkowa
Character: Jesta Schneider
Character: Thilda Wardier
Character: Isabella Bouflon
Character: Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck
Character: Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne
Character: Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her Daughter
Character: Brigantenbraut
Character: Creszenz Fitzinger
Character: Thekla von der Linde
Character: Zigeunerin Zirzi
Character: Thilda Wardier
Character: Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
Character: (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: (archive footage)