Anna Q. Nilsson

Known for

Acting

Born

Mar 30, 1888

Died

Feb 11, 1974

From

Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

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.

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Sunset Boulevard

19508.3out of 10

An American in Paris

19517.0out of 10

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

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Adam's Rib

19497.1out of 10

They Died with Their Boots On

19416.7out of 10

Show Boat

19516.2out of 10

The Boy with Green Hair

19486.2out of 10

The Regeneration

19156.8out of 10

In the Good Old Summertime

19496.7out of 10

The Farmer's Daughter

19477.1out of 10

Crossroads

19425.9out of 10

Every Girl Should Be Married

19485.9out of 10

Souls for Sale

19236.3out of 10

The Little Minister

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Cry 'Havoc'

19436.5out of 10

The Unknown Man

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The Great Man's Lady

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The Secret Heart

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