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Anna Q. Nilsson

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

Born

Mar 30, 1888

Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

Died

Feb 11, 1974

Known For

Acting

Movies

128 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.2

Known For

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
1950 • as Anna Q. Nilsson
★ 8.3
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
1951 • as Kay Jansen (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954 • as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954 • as Mrs. Elcott
★ 7.1
Her Surrender
Her Surrender
1916 • as Rhoda Courtlandt
★ 8.0
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 • as Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Infidelity
Infidelity
1917 • as Elaine Bernard
★ 7.0
The Inevitable
The Inevitable
1917 • as Florence Grey
★ 10.0
movie
Hello, 'Frisco
1924 • as Anna Q. Nilsson
★ 7.5
In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime
1949 • as Woman with Harp (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
1949 • as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Painted People
Painted People
1924 • as Leslie Carter
★ 10.0
School for Girls
School for Girls
1934 • as Dr. Anne Galvin
★ 7.5
The World Changes
The World Changes
1933 • as Mrs. Peterson
★ 4.8
Every Girl Should Be Married
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948 • as Saleslady
★ 5.9
The Figurehead
The Figurehead
1920 • as Mary Forbes
★ 9.0
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1913 • as Eliza - a Runaway Slave
★ 8.0
movie
Without Limit
Without Limit
1921 • as Ember Edwards
★ 9.0
The Darling of the CSA
The Darling of the CSA
1912 • as Agnes Lane
★ 4.0
Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale
1923 • as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Sorrell and Son
Sorrell and Son
1927 • as Dora Sorrell
★ 6.0
movie
Easy Pickings
1927 • as Mary Ryan
★ 10.0
Blockade
Blockade
1928 • as Bess
★ 10.0
Show Boat
Show Boat
1951 • as Seamstress (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Venus in the East
Venus in the East
1919 • as Mrs. Pat Dyvenot
★ 8.0
The Luck of the Irish
The Luck of the Irish
1920 • as Ruth Warren
★ 3.0
The Breath of Scandal
The Breath of Scandal
1924 • as Anna
★ 9.0
A Very Good Young Man
A Very Good Young Man
1919 • as Viva Bacchus
★ 10.0
The Scarlet Road
The Scarlet Road
1916 • as Betty Belgrave
★ 8.0
The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher
The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher
1912 • as Betty - the Girl Telegrapher
★ 10.0
Crossroads
Crossroads
1942 • as Madame Deval (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Half-a-Dollar Bill
Half-a-Dollar Bill
1924 • as The Stranger - Mrs. Webber
★ 10.0
A Sister's Burden
A Sister's Burden
1915 • as Ida - Nathanial's Wife
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
1947 • as Mrs. Holstrom
★ 7.2
The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
1941 • as Paula Wales
★ 6.3
Babe Comes Home
Babe Comes Home
1927 • as Vernie
★ 9.0
Auction of Souls
Auction of Souls
1919 • as Edith Graham
★ 4.9
movie
The Tight Rein
1916 • as Amy
★ 8.0
Cheating Cheaters
Cheating Cheaters
1919 • as Grace Palmer
★ 8.0
The Moral Code
The Moral Code
1917 • as Jean Hyland
★ 1.0
One Hour Before Dawn
One Hour Before Dawn
1920 • as Ellen Aldrich
★ 10.0
The Siren's Reign
The Siren's Reign
1915 • as Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman
★ 7.0
One Way Street
One Way Street
1925 • as Lady Sylvia Hutton
★ 9.0
The Greater Glory
The Greater Glory
1926 • as Fanny
★ 8.0
The Way of the Strong
The Way of the Strong
1919 • as Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton
★ 4.5
The Man From Home
The Man From Home
1922 • as Genevieve Granger-Simpson
★ 5.7
The Confederate Ironclad
The Confederate Ironclad
1912 • as Elinor
★ 6.5
It Had to Be You
It Had to Be You
1947 • as Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)
★ 7.8
The 13th Commandment
The 13th Commandment
1920 • as Leila Kip
★ 9.0
A Sporting Chance
A Sporting Chance
1919 • as Pamela Brent
★ 10.0
The Great Diamond Robbery
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954 • as Nurse (uncredited)
★ 10.0
The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart
1946 • as Dr. Rossiger's Secretary
★ 6.5
The Unknown Man
The Unknown Man
1951 • as (uncredited)
★ 5.1
Vanity Pool
Vanity Pool
1918 • as Carol Harper
Her Kingdom of Dreams
Her Kingdom of Dreams
1919 • as Carlotta Stanmore
★ 7.0
Cynthia
Cynthia
1947 • as Miss Brady, English Teacher
★ 6.2
The Little Minister
The Little Minister
1934 • as Villager
★ 5.8
The Isle of Lost Ships
The Isle of Lost Ships
1923 • as Dorothy Fairfax
★ 10.0
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935 • as Mrs. Virey
★ 6.0
Cry 'Havoc'
Cry 'Havoc'
1943 • as Nurse (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Grounds for Marriage
Grounds for Marriage
1951 • as Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Prison Farm
Prison Farm
1938 • as Matron Ames
★ 6.8
I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger
1942 • as Mrs. Sherman
★ 6.1
Hollywood
Hollywood
1923 • as Anna Q. Nilsson
★ 9.0
Riders of the Timberline
Riders of the Timberline
1941 • as Donna Ryan
★ 4.5
What Women Will Do
What Women Will Do
1921 • as Lily Gibbs
★ 7.0
Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home
1921 • as Anna Hedder
★ 10.0
The Rustle of Silk
The Rustle of Silk
1923 • as Lady Feo
★ 10.0
The Side Show of Life
The Side Show of Life
1924 • as Lady Auriol Dayne
★ 8.0
The Brute Master
The Brute Master
1920 • as Madeline Grey
★ 8.0
Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne
1948 • as Mrs. Olaf Knudson
★ 7.5
Headin' for God's Country
Headin' for God's Country
1943 • as Mrs. Nilsson
★ 8.0
In the Heart of a Fool
In the Heart of a Fool
1920 • as Margaret Muller
★ 3.7
Miss Nobody
Miss Nobody
1926 • as Barbara Brown
★ 9.0
Enemies of Children
Enemies of Children
1923 • as Patricia - Patsy as an adult
★ 9.0
Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune
1919 • as Alice Langham
★ 7.0
Girls' Town
Girls' Town
1942 • as Mother Lorraine
★ 10.0
If I Marry Again
If I Marry Again
1925 • as Alicia Wingate
★ 3.3
A Trip to Paramountown
A Trip to Paramountown
1922 • as Self
★ 7.8
Hearts Aflame
Hearts Aflame
1923 • as Helen Foraker
★ 9.0
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
1923 • as Mrs. Michael Ramsay
★ 6.8
Midnight Lovers
Midnight Lovers
1926 • as Diana Fothergill
★ 7.5
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1917 • as Mary Norton
★ 4.4
The Spoilers
The Spoilers
1923 • as Cherry Malotte
★ 9.0
The Splendid Road
The Splendid Road
1925 • as Sandra De Hault
★ 7.0
Three Live Ghosts
Three Live Ghosts
1922 • as Ivis
★ 6.5
Too Much Money
Too Much Money
1926 • as Annabel Broadley
★ 9.0
The Regeneration
The Regeneration
1915 • as Marie Deering
★ 6.8
Broadway After Dark
Broadway After Dark
1924 • as Helen Tremaine
★ 10.0
Heart of the Sunset
Heart of the Sunset
1918 • as Alaire Austin
★ 8.0
Lonesome Ladies
Lonesome Ladies
1927 • as Polly Fosdick
★ 7.0
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
1914 • as Mignon Mars
The 13th Juror
The 13th Juror
1927 • as Helen Marsden
★ 9.0
The Fighting Chance
The Fighting Chance
1920 • as Sylvia Landis
★ 7.0
The Whip
The Whip
1928 • as Iris d'Aquila
★ 10.0
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
1918 • as Katherine Gresham
The Toll Gate
The Toll Gate
1920 • as Mary Brown
★ 5.7
Winds of Chance
Winds of Chance
1925 • as Countess Courteau
★ 6.5
Barbara Frietchie
Barbara Frietchie
1915 • as Sue Negly
Pink Gods
Pink Gods
1922 • as Lady Margot Cork
★ 7.0
Inez from Hollywood
Inez from Hollywood
1924 • as Inez Laranetta
★ 8.0
Thundering Dawn
Thundering Dawn
1923 • as Mary Rogers
★ 8.0
The Love Burglar
The Love Burglar
1919 • as Joan Gray
★ 8.0
The Talker
The Talker
1925 • as Kate Lennox
★ 4.0
The Lotus Eater
The Lotus Eater
1921 • as Madge Vance
★ 9.0
Vanity's Price
Vanity's Price
1924 • as Vanna du Maurier
★ 8.0
Ponjola
Ponjola
1923 • as Lady Flavia Desmond
★ 7.5
The Masked Woman
The Masked Woman
1927 • as Diane Delatour
★ 10.0
Between Friends
Between Friends
1924 • as Jessica Drene
★ 7.0
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
1913 • as Gertrude Illingham
★ 10.0
The Supreme Sacrifice
The Supreme Sacrifice
1916 • as Helen Chambers
The Fire Patrol
The Fire Patrol
1924 • as Mary Ferguson
★ 7.0
Behind the Criminal
Behind the Criminal
1937 • as Madge
★ 6.0
The Destroyer
The Destroyer
1915 • as Helen Vedrine
★ 9.0
Sold Out
Sold Out
1916 • as Leila Austin
★ 8.0
Over There
Over There
1917 • as Bettie Adams
★ 9.0
The People of Värmland
The People of Värmland
1921 • as Anna
★ 6.5
Flowing Gold
Flowing Gold
1924 • as Allegheny Briskow
★ 9.0
movie
In Judgment of...
1918 • as Mary Manners
The Haunting Fear
The Haunting Fear
1915 • as Diana - an Adventuress
★ 8.0
A Mississippi Tragedy
A Mississippi Tragedy
1913 • as Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter
★ 7.0
The Fatal Legacy
The Fatal Legacy
1913 • as Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife
★ 7.0
Regeneration
Regeneration
1914 • as Katherine Williams
★ 8.0