Asta Nielsen
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).
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- Born:
- Sep 11, 1881 In Vesterbro, Copenaghen, Danimarca
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 76
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Abyss 1910-09-12
- Latest Project:
- Movie Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film 2016-07-18
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film | Self | 2016-07-18 |
| Series | Deutscher Filmpreis | herself | 1951-01-01 |
| Movie | 12 Minuten UFA | (archive footage) | 1943-01-01 |
| Movie | Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist | herself (archive footage) | 1933-01-01 |
| Movie | Impossible Love | Vera Holgk | 1932-12-23 |
| Movie | The Vice of Humanity | Tamara | 1927-04-05 |
| Movie | Tragedy of the Street | Auguste - Old Street Walker | 1927-04-14 |
| Movie | Agitated Woman | Clarina | 1927-08-19 |
| Movie | Small Town Sinners | Selma Karchow | 1927-09-12 |
| Movie | The Dangerous Age | Elsie Lindtner | 1927-11-17 |
| Movie | The Fallen | Anna Grosser | 1926-01-18 |
| Movie | The Joyless Street | Maria Lechner (Mizzi) | 1925-03-01 |
| Movie | Athleten | Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck | 1925-03-18 |
| Movie | Living Buddhas | Tibetanerin | 1925-05-11 |
| Movie | Hedda Gabler | Hedda Gabler | 1925-03-30 |
| Movie | The House by the Sea | Enricos Ehefrau Teresa | 1924-01-01 |
| Movie | The Film in the Film | Herself | 1924-06-26 |
| Movie | The Woman in Flames | Josephine | 1924-12-28 |
| Movie | Battle of the Butterflies | 1924-11-14 | |
| Movie | Earth Spirit | Lulu | 1923-02-22 |
| Movie | Navarro the Dancer | Navarro | 1923-04-02 |
| Movie | Downfall | Kaja Falk | 1923-05-16 |
| Movie | I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity | Maria Magdalena | 1923-12-24 |
| Movie | Revenge of the Bandits | Brigantenbraut | 1922-02-17 |
| Movie | Fräulein Julie | Julie | 1922-01-02 |
| Movie | Vanina | Vanina | 1922-10-05 |
| Movie | Roswolsky's Mistress | Mary Verhag | 1921-09-02 |
| Movie | Hamlet | Hamlet | 1921-01-27 |
| Movie | Wandering Souls | Nastassja Baraschkowa | 1921-11-28 |
| Movie | Felix | Zazako, Felixs søster | 1921-12-26 |
| Movie | Graf Sylvains Rache | Madelaine | 1920-03-05 |
| Movie | Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang | Elena | 1920-02-27 |
| Movie | Kurfürstendamm | Girl Lissy / Mulatto / Filmstar / Maria | 1920-07-29 |
| Movie | Steuermann Holk | Isabella Bouflon | 1920-11-14 |
| Movie | Towards the Light | Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter | 1919-07-30 |
| Movie | So Ends My Song | Dora Waren | 1919-06-18 |
| Movie | Intoxication | Henriette Mauclerc | 1919-08-01 |
| Movie | In the Eyes of the Law | Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her Daughter | 1919-09-26 |
| Movie | The Eskimo Baby | Eskimo Ivigtut | 1918-04-04 |
| Movie | In Turmoil | Margit | 1918-01-28 |
| Movie | The Queen of the Stock Exchange | Helene Netzler | 1918-05-23 |
| Movie | The Orphanage Child | Esther | 1917-01-01 |
| Movie | Little Angel's Wedding | Jesta Schneider | 1916-03-24 |
| Movie | Dora Brandes | Dora Brandes | 1916-08-16 |
| Movie | The Guinea-Pig | Jesta | 1916-01-01 |
| Movie | Frontstairs and Backstairs | Sabine Schulze | 1916-03-24 |
| Movie | The White Roses | Thilda Wardier | 1916-10-23 |
| Movie | The White Roses | Thilda Wardier | 1916-10-22 |
| Movie | The ABC of Love | Lis | 1916-08-16 |
| Movie | The False Asta Nielsen | Herself | 1915-12-10 |
| Movie | Little Angel | Jesta | 1914-01-03 |
| Movie | Das Kind ruft | Elana | 1914-02-06 |
| Movie | Zapata's Gang | 1914-02-27 | |
| Movie | Das Feuer | Wanda Petri | 1914-03-27 |
| Movie | Die Sünden der Väter | 1913-02-28 | |
| Movie | Jugend und Tollheit | Jesta Müller | 1913-01-03 |
| Movie | Death in Seville | Juanita | 1913-03-26 |
| Movie | S1 | Von Hessendorffs Tochter | 1913-11-15 |
| Movie | The Film Prima Donna | Ruth Breton | 1913-12-06 |
| Movie | The Suffragette | Nelly Panburne | 1913-09-12 |
| Movie | Der Totentanz | Bella Burk | 1912-09-07 |
| Movie | Poor Jenny | Jenny Schmidt | 1912-03-02 |
| Movie | The General's Children | Thekla von der Linde | 1912-10-05 |
| Movie | Die Macht des Goldes | Creszenz Fitzinger | 1912-02-03 |
| Movie | Comedians | Kamma | 1912-12-19 |
| Movie | A Romany Spy | Zidra | 1912-11-28 |
| Movie | When the Mask Falls | Sanna | 1912-11-01 |
| Movie | The Black Dream | Stella, cirkusdanserinde | 1911-09-04 |
| Movie | Gypsy Blood | Jonna | 1911-04-11 |
| Movie | The Great Moment | Annie | 1911-09-16 |
| Movie | The Moth | Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne | 1911-05-13 |
| Movie | The Strange Bird | Miss May Wolton | 1911-11-03 |
| Movie | The Traitress | 1911-12-09 | |
| Movie | The Ballet Dancer | Camille | 1911-11-16 |
| Movie | Gypsy Blood | Luscha | 1911-10-08 |
| Movie | The Abyss | Magda Vang | 1910-09-12 |