Anna Q. Nilsson
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
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Id 8638
Known For Acting
Known Credits 1
Gender Female
Birthday 1888-03-30
Place of Birth Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
Also Known As Anna Quirentia Nilsson Annie Nilsson Anna Nilsson Анна Нильсен Content Score
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Anna Q. Nilsson 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 G . . . . Read More moss
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited) 1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Mrs. Elcott 1954
The Great Diamond Robbery as Nurse (uncredited) 1951
The Unknown Man as (uncredited) 1951
An American in Paris as Kay Jansen (uncredited) 1951
Show Boat as Seamstress (uncredited) 1951
Grounds for Marriage as Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited) 1950
Sunset Boulevard as Anna Q. Nilsson 1949
Adam's Rib as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited) 1949
In the Good Old Summertime as Woman with Harp (uncredited) 1948
Every Girl Should Be Married as Saleslady 1948
Fighting Father Dunne as Mrs. Olaf Knudson 1947
It Had to Be You as Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited) 1947
Cynthia as Miss Brady, English Teacher 1947
The Farmer's Daughter as Mrs. Holstrom 1946
The Secret Heart as Dr. Rossiger's Secretary 1943
Cry 'Havoc' as Nurse (uncredited) 1943
Headin' for God's Country as Mrs. Nilsson 1942
Crossroads as Madame Deval (uncredited) 1942
I Live on Danger as Mrs. Sherman 1942
Girls' Town as Mother Lorraine 1941
They Died with Their Boots On as Mrs. Taipe (uncredited) 1941
The Great Man's Lady as Paula Wales 1941
Riders of the Timberline as Donna Ryan 1938
Prison Farm as Matron Ames 1937
Behind the Criminal as Madge 1935
Wanderer of the Wasteland as Mrs. Virey 1934
The Little Minister as Villager 1934
School for Girls as Dr. Anne Galvin 1933
The World Changes as Mrs. Peterson 1931
Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo! as Self 1928
The Whip as Iris d'Aquila 1927
Sorrell and Son as Dora Sorrell 1927
The 13th Juror as Helen Marsden 1927
Lonesome Ladies as Polly Fosdick 1927
Babe Comes Home as Vernie 1927
Easy Pickings as Mary Ryan 1927
The Masked Woman as Diane Delatour 1926
Midnight Lovers as Diana Fothergill 1926
Miss Nobody as Barbara Brown 1926
The Greater Glory as Fanny 1926
Too Much Money as Annabel Broadley 1925
The Splendid Road as Sandra De Hault 1925
Winds of Chance as Countess Courteau 1925
The Talker as Kate Lennox 1925
If I Marry Again as Alicia Wingate 1924
Inez from Hollywood as Inez Laranetta 1924
Hello, 'Frisco as Anna Q. Nilsson 1924
Vanity's Price as Vanna du Maurier 1924
The Fire Patrol as Mary Ferguson 1924
The Side Show of Life as Lady Auriol Dayne 1924
Broadway After Dark as Helen Tremaine 1924
Between Friends as Jessica Drene 1924
Flowing Gold as Allegheny Briskow 1924
Painted People as Leslie Carter 1924
Half-a-Dollar Bill as The Stranger - Mrs. Webber 1923
Enemies of Children as Patricia - Patsy as an adult 1923
Thundering Dawn as Mary Rogers 1923
Ponjola as Lady Flavia Desmond 1923
Adam's Rib as Mrs. Michael Ramsay 1923
The Spoilers as Cherry Malotte 1923
Hollywood as Anna Q. Nilsson 1923
The Rustle of Silk as Lady Feo 1923
Souls for Sale as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited) 1923
The Isle of Lost Ships as Dorothy Fairfax 1923
Hearts Aflame as Helen Foraker 1922
Pink Gods as Lady Margot Cork 1922
A Trip to Paramountown as Self 1922
The Man From Home as Genevieve Granger-Simpson 1922
Three Live Ghosts as Ivis 1921
Ten Nights in a Bar Room as 1921
The Lotus Eater as Madge Vance 1921
Why Girls Leave Home as Anna Hedder 1921
Without Limit as Ember Edwards 1920
In the Heart of a Fool as Margaret Muller 1920
The Fighting Chance as Sylvia Landis 1920
One Hour Before Dawn as Ellen Aldrich 1920
The Toll Gate as Mary Brown 1920
The Luck of the Irish as Ruth Warren 1919
Soldiers of Fortune as Alice Langham 1919
Her Kingdom of Dreams as Carlotta Stanmore 1919
The Love Burglar as Joan Gray 1919
A Sporting Chance as Pamela Brent 1919
A Very Good Young Man as Viva Bacchus 1919
The Way of the Strong as Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton 1919
Cheating Cheaters as Grace Palmer 1919
Venus in the East as Mrs. Pat Dyvenot 1918
Vanity Pool as Carol Harper 1918
In Judgment of... as Mary Manners 1918
No Man's Land as Katherine Gresham 1917
Over There as Bettie Adams 1917
Seven Keys to Baldpate as Mary Norton 1917
The Inevitable as Florence Grey 1917
The Moral Code as Jean Hyland 1916
Her Surrender as Rhoda Courtlandt 1916
Sold Out as Leila Austin 1916
The Supreme Sacrifice as Helen Chambers 1916
The Scarlet Road as Betty Belgrave 1915
Barbara Frietchie as Sue Negly 1915
The Regeneration as Marie Deering 1915
The Haunting Fear as Diana - an Adventuress 1915
A Sister's Burden as Ida - Nathanial's Wife 1915
The Destroyer as Helen Vedrine 1915
The Siren's Reign as Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman 1915
The Night Operator at Buxton as Helen 1914
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec as Mignon Mars 1914
Regeneration as Katherine Williams 1913
Uncle Tom's Cabin as Eliza - a Runaway Slave 1913
The Fatal Legacy as Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife 1913
Shenandoah as Gertrude Illingham 1913
A Mississippi Tragedy as Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter 1912
The Confederate Ironclad as Elinor 1912
The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher as Betty - the Girl Telegrapher 1912
The Darling of the CSA as Agnes Lane 
