Asta Nielsen
Known for: Acting
Born: September 10, 1881 in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark - Died: May 24, 1972
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).
Known for
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Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
(archive footage)
Joyless Street
Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
Mata Hari
Mata Hari
Asta Nielsen
Herself
The Abyss
Magda Vang
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
Self (archive footage)
The Queen of the Stock Exchange
Helene Netzler
Little Angel
Jesta
Towards the Light
Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
The Film Prima Donna
Ruth Breton
Vanina
Vanina
The Black Dream
Stella, cirkusdanserinde
Hamlet
Hamlet
Poor Jenny
Jenny Schmidt
A Romany Spy
Zidra
Downfall
Kaja Falk
Earth Spirit
Lulu
Zapata's Gang
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
Impossible Love
Vera Holgk
The Suffragette
Nelly Panburne
Tragedy of the Street
Auguste - Old Street Walker
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Von Hessendorffs Tochter
The ABC of Love
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