Person
Anna Q. Nilsson
Acting · 1888–1974 · Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
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
Anna Q. Nilsson
Shenandoah
Gertrude Illingham
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)
An American in Paris
Kay Jansen (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Eliza - a Runaway Slave
In the Good Old Summertime
Woman with Harp (uncredited)
School for Girls
Dr. Anne Galvin
Hollywood
Anna Q. Nilsson
Adam's Rib
Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1954Seven Brides for Seven BrothersMrs. Elcott (uncredited)
- 1954The Great Diamond RobberyNurse (uncredited)
- 1951The Unknown Man(uncredited)
- 1951An American in ParisKay Jansen (uncredited)
- 1951Show BoatSeamstress (uncredited)
- 1951Grounds for MarriageDowager at Friday Club (uncredited)
- 1950Sunset BoulevardAnna Q. Nilsson
- 1949Adam's RibMrs. Poynter (uncredited)
- 1949In the Good Old SummertimeWoman with Harp (uncredited)
- 1948Every Girl Should Be MarriedSaleslady
- 1948The Boy with Green Hair
- 1948Fighting Father DunneMrs. Olaf Knudson
- 1947It Had to Be YouSaleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)
- 1947CynthiaMiss Brady, English Teacher
- 1947The Farmer's DaughterMrs. Holstrom
- 1946The Secret HeartDr. Rossiger's Secretary
- 1943Cry 'Havoc'Nurse (uncredited)
- 1943Headin' for God's CountryMrs. Nilsson
- 1942CrossroadsMadame Deval (uncredited)
- 1942I Live on DangerMrs. Sherman
- 1942Girls' TownMother Lorraine
- 1941They Died with Their Boots OnMrs. Taipe (uncredited)
- 1941The Great Man's LadyPaula Wales
- 1941Riders of the TimberlineDonna Ryan
- 1938Prison FarmMatron Ames
- 1937Behind the CriminalMadge
- 1935Wanderer of the WastelandMrs. Virey
- 1934The Little MinisterVillager
- 1934School for GirlsDr. Anne Galvin
- 1933The World ChangesMrs. Peterson
- 1931Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!Self
- 1928BlockadeBess
- 1928The WhipIris d'Aquila
- 1927Sorrell and SonDora Sorrell
- 1927The 13th JurorHelen Marsden
- 1927Lonesome LadiesPolly Fosdick
- 1927Babe Comes HomeVernie
- 1927Easy PickingsMary Ryan
- 1927The Masked WomanDiane Delatour
- 1926Midnight LoversDiana Fothergill
- 1926Miss NobodyBarbara Brown
- 1926The Greater GloryFanny
- 1926Too Much MoneyAnnabel Broadley
- 1925The Splendid RoadSandra De Hault
- 1925Winds of ChanceCountess Courteau
- 1925The TalkerKate Lennox
- 1925One Way StreetLady Sylvia Hutton
- 1925If I Marry AgainAlicia Wingate
- 1924Inez from HollywoodInez Laranetta
- 1924Hello, 'FriscoAnna Q. Nilsson
- 1924Vanity's PriceVanna du Maurier
- 1924The Breath of ScandalAnna
- 1924The Fire PatrolMary Ferguson
- 1924The Side Show of LifeLady Auriol Dayne
- 1924Broadway After DarkHelen Tremaine
- 1924Between FriendsJessica Drene
- 1924Flowing GoldAllegheny Briskow
- 1924Painted PeopleLeslie Carter
- 1924Half-a-Dollar BillThe Stranger - Mrs. Webber
- 1923Enemies of ChildrenPatricia - Patsy as an adult
- 1923Thundering DawnMary Rogers
- 1923PonjolaLady Flavia Desmond
- 1923Adam's RibMrs. Michael Ramsay
- 1923The SpoilersCherry Malotte
- 1923HollywoodAnna Q. Nilsson
- 1923The Rustle of SilkLady Feo
- 1923Souls for SaleSelf - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
- 1923The Isle of Lost ShipsDorothy Fairfax
- 1923Hearts AflameHelen Foraker
- 1922Pink GodsLady Margot Cork
- 1922A Trip to ParamountownSelf
- 1922The Man From HomeGenevieve Granger-Simpson
- 1922Three Live GhostsIvis
- 1921Ten Nights in a Bar Room
- 1921The Lotus EaterMadge Vance
- 1921The People of VärmlandAnna
- 1921Why Girls Leave HomeAnna Hedder
- 1921Without LimitEmber Edwards
- 1921What Women Will DoLily Gibbs
- 1920The Brute MasterMadeline Grey
- 1920In the Heart of a FoolMargaret Muller
- 1920The Fighting ChanceSylvia Landis
- 1920One Hour Before DawnEllen Aldrich
- 1920The FigureheadMary Forbes
- 1920The Toll GateMary Brown
- 1920The 13th CommandmentLeila Kip
- 1920The Luck of the IrishRuth Warren
- 1919Soldiers of FortuneAlice Langham
- 1919Her Kingdom of DreamsCarlotta Stanmore
- 1919The Love BurglarJoan Gray
- 1919A Sporting ChancePamela Brent
- 1919A Very Good Young ManViva Bacchus
- 1919The Way of the StrongAudrie Hendrie / Monica Norton
- 1919Cheating CheatersGrace Palmer
- 1919Venus in the EastMrs. Pat Dyvenot
- 1919Auction of SoulsEdith Graham
- 1918Vanity PoolCarol Harper
- 1918In Judgment of...Mary Manners
- 1918No Man's LandKatherine Gresham
- 1918The Trail To Yesterday
- 1918Heart of the SunsetAlaire Austin
- 1917Over ThereBettie Adams
- 1917Seven Keys to BaldpateMary Norton
- 1917The InevitableFlorence Grey
- 1917The Moral CodeJean Hyland
- 1917InfidelityElaine Bernard
- 1916Her SurrenderRhoda Courtlandt
- 1916Sold OutLeila Austin
- 1916The Tight ReinAmy
- 1916The Supreme SacrificeHelen Chambers
- 1916The Scarlet RoadBetty Belgrave
- 1915Barbara FrietchieSue Negly
- 1915The RegenerationMarie Deering
- 1915The Haunting FearDiana - an Adventuress
- 1915A Sister's BurdenIda - Nathanial's Wife
- 1915The DestroyerHelen Vedrine
- 1915The Siren's ReignMarguerite Morrison - The Other Woman
- 1915The Night Operator at BuxtonHelen
- 1914Wolfe or the Conquest of QuebecMignon Mars
- 1914RegenerationKatherine Williams
- 1913Uncle Tom's CabinEliza - a Runaway Slave
- 1913The Fatal LegacyAnna Halleck - Harry's Wife
- 1913ShenandoahGertrude Illingham
- 1913A Mississippi TragedyMartha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter
- 1912The Confederate IroncladElinor
- 1912The Grit of the Girl TelegrapherBetty - the Girl Telegrapher
- 1912The Darling of the CSAAgnes Lane
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