Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

🎂 30th March 1888 (137 yrs) 📍 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.

Anna Q. Nilsson

🎬 Movies Featuring Anna Q. Nilsson

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

as Mrs. Elcott
The Great Diamond Robbery

The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)

as Nurse (uncredited)
The Unknown Man

The Unknown Man (1951)

as (uncredited)
An American in Paris

An American in Paris (1951)

as Kay Jansen (uncredited)
Show Boat

Show Boat (1951)

as Seamstress (uncredited)
Grounds for Marriage

Grounds for Marriage (1951)

as Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

as Anna Q. Nilsson
Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib (1949)

as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
In the Good Old Summertime

In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

as Woman with Harp (uncredited)
Every Girl Should Be Married

Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)

as Saleslady
Fighting Father Dunne

Fighting Father Dunne (1948)

as Mrs. Olaf Knudson
It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You (1947)

as Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)
Cynthia

Cynthia (1947)

as Miss Brady, English Teacher
The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter (1947)

as Mrs. Holstrom
The Secret Heart

The Secret Heart (1946)

as Dr. Rossiger's Secretary
Cry 'Havoc'

Cry 'Havoc' (1943)

as Nurse (uncredited)
Headin' for God's Country

Headin' for God's Country (1943)

as Mrs. Nilsson
Crossroads

Crossroads (1942)

as Madame Deval (uncredited)
I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger (1942)

as Mrs. Sherman
Girls' Town

Girls' Town (1942)

as Mother Lorraine
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

as Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady (1941)

as Paula Wales
Riders of the Timberline

Riders of the Timberline (1941)

as Donna Ryan
Prison Farm

Prison Farm (1938)

as Matron Ames
Behind the Criminal

Behind the Criminal (1937)

as Madge
Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935)

as Mrs. Virey
The Little Minister

The Little Minister (1934)

as Villager
School for Girls

School for Girls (1934)

as Dr. Anne Galvin
The World Changes

The World Changes (1933)

as Mrs. Peterson
Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!

Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo! (1931)

as Self
Blockade

Blockade (1928)

as Bess
No Image

The Whip (1928)

as Iris d'Aquila
Sorrell and Son

Sorrell and Son (1927)

as Dora Sorrell
The 13th Juror

The 13th Juror (1927)

as Helen Marsden
Lonesome Ladies

Lonesome Ladies (1927)

as Polly Fosdick
Babe Comes Home

Babe Comes Home (1927)

as Vernie
No Image

Easy Pickings (1927)

as Mary Ryan
The Masked Woman

The Masked Woman (1927)

as Diane Delatour
Midnight Lovers

Midnight Lovers (1926)

as Diana Fothergill
Miss Nobody

Miss Nobody (1926)

as Barbara Brown
The Greater Glory

The Greater Glory (1926)

as Fanny
Too Much Money

Too Much Money (1926)

as Annabel Broadley
The Splendid Road

The Splendid Road (1925)

as Sandra De Hault
Winds of Chance

Winds of Chance (1925)

as Countess Courteau
The Talker

The Talker (1925)

as Kate Lennox
If I Marry Again

If I Marry Again (1925)

as Alicia Wingate
Inez from Hollywood

Inez from Hollywood (1924)

as Inez Laranetta
No Image

Hello, 'Frisco (1924)

as Anna Q. Nilsson
Vanity's Price

Vanity's Price (1924)

as Vanna du Maurier
The Breath of Scandal

The Breath of Scandal (1924)

The Fire Patrol

The Fire Patrol (1924)

as Mary Ferguson
The Side Show of Life

The Side Show of Life (1924)

as Lady Auriol Dayne
Broadway After Dark

Broadway After Dark (1924)

as Helen Tremaine
Between Friends

Between Friends (1924)

as Jessica Drene
Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold (1924)

as Allegheny Briskow
Painted People

Painted People (1924)

as Leslie Carter
Half-a-Dollar Bill

Half-a-Dollar Bill (1924)

as The Stranger - Mrs. Webber
Enemies of Children

Enemies of Children (1923)

as Patricia - Patsy as an adult
Thundering Dawn

Thundering Dawn (1923)

as Mary Rogers
Ponjola

Ponjola (1923)

as Lady Flavia Desmond
Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib (1923)

as Mrs. Michael Ramsay
The Spoilers

The Spoilers (1923)

as Cherry Malotte
Hollywood

Hollywood (1923)

as Anna Q. Nilsson
The Rustle of Silk

The Rustle of Silk (1923)

as Lady Feo
Souls for Sale

Souls for Sale (1923)

as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
The Isle of Lost Ships

The Isle of Lost Ships (1923)

as Dorothy Fairfax
Hearts Aflame

Hearts Aflame (1923)

as Helen Foraker
Pink Gods

Pink Gods (1922)

as Lady Margot Cork
A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown (1922)

as Self
The Man From Home

The Man From Home (1922)

as Genevieve Granger-Simpson
Three Live Ghosts

Three Live Ghosts (1922)

as Ivis
Ten Nights in a Bar Room

Ten Nights in a Bar Room (1921)

The Lotus Eater

The Lotus Eater (1921)

as Madge Vance
The People of Värmland

The People of Värmland (1921)

Why Girls Leave Home

Why Girls Leave Home (1921)

as Anna Hedder
Without Limit

Without Limit (1921)

as Ember Edwards
What Women Will Do

What Women Will Do (1921)

In the Heart of a Fool

In the Heart of a Fool (1920)

as Margaret Muller
The Fighting Chance

The Fighting Chance (1920)

as Sylvia Landis
One Hour Before Dawn

One Hour Before Dawn (1920)

as Ellen Aldrich
The Toll Gate

The Toll Gate (1920)

as Mary Brown
The 13th Commandment

The 13th Commandment (1920)

The Luck of the Irish

The Luck of the Irish (1920)

as Ruth Warren
Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune (1919)

as Alice Langham
Her Kingdom of Dreams

Her Kingdom of Dreams (1919)

as Carlotta Stanmore
The Love Burglar

The Love Burglar (1919)

as Joan Gray
A Sporting Chance

A Sporting Chance (1919)

as Pamela Brent
A Very Good Young Man

A Very Good Young Man (1919)

as Viva Bacchus
The Way of the Strong

The Way of the Strong (1919)

as Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton
Cheating Cheaters

Cheating Cheaters (1919)

as Grace Palmer
Venus in the East

Venus in the East (1919)

as Mrs. Pat Dyvenot
Auction of Souls

Auction of Souls (1919)

Vanity Pool

Vanity Pool (1918)

as Carol Harper
No Image

In Judgment of... (1918)

as Mary Manners
No Man's Land

No Man's Land (1918)

as Katherine Gresham
The Trail To Yesterday

The Trail To Yesterday (1918)

Heart of the Sunset

Heart of the Sunset (1918)

Over There

Over There (1917)

as Bettie Adams
Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917)

as Mary Norton
The Inevitable

The Inevitable (1917)

as Florence Grey
The Moral Code

The Moral Code (1917)

as Jean Hyland
Infidelity

Infidelity (1917)

as Elaine Bernard
Her Surrender

Her Surrender (1916)

as Rhoda Courtlandt
Sold Out

Sold Out (1916)

as Leila Austin
No Image

The Tight Rein (1916)

as Amy
The Supreme Sacrifice

The Supreme Sacrifice (1916)

as Helen Chambers
The Scarlet Road

The Scarlet Road (1916)

as Betty Belgrave
Barbara Frietchie

Barbara Frietchie (1915)

as Sue Negly
The Regeneration

The Regeneration (1915)

as Marie Deering
The Haunting Fear

The Haunting Fear (1915)

as Diana - an Adventuress
A Sister's Burden

A Sister's Burden (1915)

as Ida - Nathanial's Wife
The Destroyer

The Destroyer (1915)

as Helen Vedrine
The Siren's Reign

The Siren's Reign (1915)

as Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman
The Night Operator at Buxton

The Night Operator at Buxton (1915)

as Helen
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec

Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec (1914)

as Mignon Mars
Regeneration

Regeneration (1914)

as Katherine Williams
Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin (1913)

as Eliza - a Runaway Slave
The Fatal Legacy

The Fatal Legacy (1913)

as Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife
Shenandoah

Shenandoah (1913)

as Gertrude Illingham
A Mississippi Tragedy

A Mississippi Tragedy (1913)

as Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter
The Confederate Ironclad

The Confederate Ironclad (1912)

as Elinor
No Image

The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher (1912)

as Betty - the Girl Telegrapher
The Darling of the CSA

The Darling of the CSA (1912)

as Agnes Lane