Anna Q. Nilsson
Known for
Acting
Life
1888 – 1974 (aged 85)
Born in
Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
Credits
View on IMDb124 acting credits
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.
Known For
Sunset Boulevard
10 Aug 1950
An American in Paris
26 Sep 1951
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
22 Jul 1954
Adam's Rib
17 Nov 1949
They Died with Their Boots On
20 Nov 1941
Show Boat
19 Jul 1951
The Boy with Green Hair
26 Nov 1948
The Regeneration
13 Sep 1915
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Filmography
1954
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothersas Mrs. Elcott
- The Great Diamond Robberyas Nurse (uncredited)
1951
- The Unknown Manas (uncredited)
- An American in Parisas Kay Jansen (uncredited)
- Show Boatas Seamstress (uncredited)
- Grounds for Marriageas Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)
1950
- Sunset Boulevardas Anna Q. Nilsson
1949
- Adam's Ribas Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
- In the Good Old Summertimeas Woman with Harp (uncredited)
1948
- Every Girl Should Be Marriedas Saleslady
- The Boy with Green Hair
- Fighting Father Dunneas Mrs. Olaf Knudson
1947
- It Had to Be Youas Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)
- Cynthiaas Miss Brady, English Teacher
- The Farmer's Daughteras Mrs. Holstrom
1946
- The Secret Heartas Dr. Rossiger's Secretary
1943
- Cry 'Havoc'as Nurse (uncredited)
- Headin' for God's Countryas Mrs. Nilsson
1942
- Crossroadsas Madame Deval (uncredited)
- I Live on Dangeras Mrs. Sherman
- Girls' Townas Mother Lorraine
1941
- They Died with Their Boots Onas Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
- The Great Man's Ladyas Paula Wales
- Riders of the Timberlineas Donna Ryan
1938
- Prison Farmas Matron Ames
1937
- Behind the Criminalas Madge
1935
- Wanderer of the Wastelandas Mrs. Virey
1934
- The Little Ministeras Villager
- School for Girlsas Dr. Anne Galvin
1933
- The World Changesas Mrs. Peterson
1927
- Sorrell and Sonas Dora Sorrell
- The 13th Juroras Helen Marsden
- Lonesome Ladiesas Polly Fosdick
- Babe Comes Homeas Vernie
- Easy Pickingsas Mary Ryan
- The Masked Womanas Diane Delatour
1926
- Midnight Loversas Diana Fothergill
- Miss Nobodyas Barbara Brown
- The Greater Gloryas Fanny
- Too Much Moneyas Annabel Broadley
1925
- The Splendid Roadas Sandra De Hault
- Winds of Chanceas Countess Courteau
- The Talkeras Kate Lennox
- One Way Streetas Lady Sylvia Hutton
- If I Marry Againas Alicia Wingate
1924
- Inez from Hollywoodas Inez Laranetta
- Hello, 'Friscoas Anna Q. Nilsson
- Vanity's Priceas Vanna du Maurier
- The Breath of Scandalas Anna
- The Fire Patrolas Mary Ferguson
- The Side Show of Lifeas Lady Auriol Dayne
- Broadway After Darkas Helen Tremaine
- Between Friendsas Jessica Drene
- Flowing Goldas Allegheny Briskow
- Painted Peopleas Leslie Carter
- Half-a-Dollar Billas The Stranger - Mrs. Webber
1923
- Enemies of Childrenas Patricia - Patsy as an adult
- Thundering Dawnas Mary Rogers
- Ponjolaas Lady Flavia Desmond
- Adam's Ribas Mrs. Michael Ramsay
- The Spoilersas Cherry Malotte
- Hollywoodas Anna Q. Nilsson
- The Rustle of Silkas Lady Feo
- The Isle of Lost Shipsas Dorothy Fairfax
- Hearts Aflameas Helen Foraker
1922
- Pink Godsas Lady Margot Cork
- The Man From Homeas Genevieve Granger-Simpson
- Three Live Ghostsas Ivis
1921
- Ten Nights in a Bar Room
- The Lotus Eateras Madge Vance
- The People of Värmlandas Anna
- Why Girls Leave Homeas Anna Hedder
- Without Limitas Ember Edwards
- What Women Will Doas Lily Gibbs
1920
- The Brute Masteras Madeline Grey
- In the Heart of a Foolas Margaret Muller
- The Fighting Chanceas Sylvia Landis
- One Hour Before Dawnas Ellen Aldrich
- The Figureheadas Mary Forbes
- The Toll Gateas Mary Brown
- The 13th Commandmentas Leila Kip
- The Luck of the Irishas Ruth Warren
1919
- Soldiers of Fortuneas Alice Langham
- Her Kingdom of Dreamsas Carlotta Stanmore
- The Love Burglaras Joan Gray
- A Sporting Chanceas Pamela Brent
- A Very Good Young Manas Viva Bacchus
- The Way of the Strongas Audrie Hendrie
- Cheating Cheatersas Grace Palmer
- Venus in the Eastas Mrs. Pat Dyvenot
- Auction of Soulsas Edith Graham
1918
- Vanity Poolas Carol Harper
- In Judgment of...as Mary Manners
- No Man's Landas Katherine Gresham
- The Trail To Yesterday
- Heart of the Sunsetas Alaire Austin
1917
- Over Thereas Bettie Adams
- Seven Keys to Baldpateas Mary Norton
- The Inevitableas Florence Grey
- The Moral Codeas Jean Hyland
- Infidelityas Elaine Bernard
1916
- Her Surrenderas Rhoda Courtlandt
- Sold Outas Leila Austin
- The Tight Reinas Amy
- The Supreme Sacrificeas Helen Chambers
- The Scarlet Roadas Betty Belgrave
1915
- Barbara Frietchieas Sue Negly
- The Regenerationas Marie Deering
- The Haunting Fearas Diana - an Adventuress
- A Sister's Burdenas Ida - Nathanial's Wife
- The Destroyeras Helen Vedrine
- The Siren's Reignas Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman
- The Night Operator at Buxtonas Helen
1914
- Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebecas Mignon Mars
- Regenerationas Katherine Williams
1913
- Uncle Tom's Cabinas Eliza - a Runaway Slave
- The Fatal Legacyas Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife
- Shenandoahas Gertrude Illingham
- A Mississippi Tragedyas Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter
1912
- The Confederate Ironcladas Elinor
- The Grit of the Girl Telegrapheras Betty - the Girl Telegrapher
- The Darling of the CSAas Agnes Lane