1888-03-30 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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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Mrs. Elcott | 1954-07-22 |
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The Great Diamond Robbery | Nurse (uncredited) | 1954-01-29 |
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Mrs. Elcott (uncredited) | 1954-07-22 |
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Show Boat | Seamstress (uncredited) | 1951-07-19 |
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Grounds for Marriage | Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited) | 1951-01-12 |
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The Unknown Man | (uncredited) | 1951-11-16 |
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An American in Paris | Kay Jansen (uncredited) | 1951-09-26 |
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Sunset Boulevard | Anna Q. Nilsson | 1950-08-10 |
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Adam's Rib | Mrs. Poynter (uncredited) | 1949-11-17 |
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In the Good Old Summertime | Woman with Harp (uncredited) | 1949-07-29 |
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The Boy with Green Hair | 1948-11-26 | |
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Fighting Father Dunne | Mrs. Olaf Knudson | 1948-05-12 |
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Every Girl Should Be Married | Saleslady | 1948-12-25 |
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Cynthia | Miss Brady, English Teacher | 1947-08-29 |
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The Farmer's Daughter | Mrs. Holstrom | 1947-03-26 |
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It Had to Be You | Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited) | 1947-12-07 |
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The Secret Heart | Dr. Rossiger's Secretary | 1946-12-25 |
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Cry 'Havoc' | Nurse (uncredited) | 1943-11-23 |
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Headin' for God's Country | Mrs. Nilsson | 1943-08-26 |
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Crossroads | Madame Deval (uncredited) | 1942-07-23 |
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I Live on Danger | Mrs. Sherman | 1942-06-16 |
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Girls' Town | Mother Lorraine | 1942-03-06 |
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The Great Man's Lady | Paula Wales | 1941-10-31 |
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Riders of the Timberline | Donna Ryan | 1941-09-17 |
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They Died with Their Boots On | Mrs. Taipe (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
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Prison Farm | Matron Ames | 1938-06-17 |
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Behind the Criminal | Madge | 1937-10-30 |
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Wanderer of the Wasteland | Mrs. Virey | 1935-09-09 |
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The Little Minister | Villager | 1934-12-28 |
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School for Girls | Dr. Anne Galvin | 1934-03-22 |
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The World Changes | Mrs. Peterson | 1933-11-25 |
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Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo! | Self | 1931-09-18 |
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The Whip | Iris d'Aquila | 1928-09-16 |
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Blockade | Bess | 1928-12-16 |
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The Masked Woman | Diane Delatour | 1927-01-16 |
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Easy Pickings | Mary Ryan | 1927-02-20 |
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The 13th Juror | Helen Marsden | 1927-11-13 |
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Babe Comes Home | Vernie | 1927-05-22 |
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Lonesome Ladies | Polly Fosdick | 1927-07-03 |
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Sorrell and Son | Dora Sorrell | 1927-12-02 |
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Too Much Money | Annabel Broadley | 1926-01-03 |
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Midnight Lovers | Diana Fothergill | 1926-10-25 |
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The Greater Glory | Fanny | 1926-05-02 |
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Miss Nobody | Barbara Brown | 1926-06-27 |
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Winds of Chance | Countess Courteau | 1925-08-15 |
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The Talker | Kate Lennox | 1925-05-24 |
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If I Marry Again | Alicia Wingate | 1925-02-15 |
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The Splendid Road | Sandra De Hault | 1925-12-06 |
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One Way Street | Lady Sylvia Hutton | 1925-04-12 |
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Painted People | Leslie Carter | 1924-01-28 |
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Hello, 'Frisco | Anna Q. Nilsson | 1924-09-28 |
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Inez from Hollywood | Inez Laranetta | 1924-12-14 |
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The Side Show of Life | Lady Auriol Dayne | 1924-07-21 |
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Vanity's Price | Vanna du Maurier | 1924-09-07 |
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Between Friends | Jessica Drene | 1924-05-11 |
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Flowing Gold | Allegheny Briskow | 1924-03-01 |
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The Breath of Scandal | Anna | 1924-09-01 |
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Broadway After Dark | Helen Tremaine | 1924-05-19 |
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The Fire Patrol | Mary Ferguson | 1924-08-14 |
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Half-a-Dollar Bill | The Stranger - Mrs. Webber | 1924-01-14 |
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The Rustle of Silk | Lady Feo | 1923-05-13 |
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The Spoilers | Cherry Malotte | 1923-08-26 |
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Hollywood | Anna Q. Nilsson | 1923-08-19 |
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Enemies of Children | Patricia - Patsy as an adult | 1923-12-13 |
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Hearts Aflame | Helen Foraker | 1923-01-01 |
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The Isle of Lost Ships | Dorothy Fairfax | 1923-03-17 |
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Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited) | 1923-04-22 |
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Ponjola | Lady Flavia Desmond | 1923-10-28 |
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Adam's Rib | Mrs. Michael Ramsay | 1923-09-24 |
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Thundering Dawn | Mary Rogers | 1923-11-05 |
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Three Live Ghosts | Ivis | 1922-01-01 |
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The Man From Home | Genevieve Granger-Simpson | 1922-04-30 |
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Pink Gods | Lady Margot Cork | 1922-09-24 |
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A Trip to Paramountown | Self | 1922-07-10 |
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What Women Will Do | Lily Gibbs | 1921-02-01 |
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Ten Nights in a Bar Room | 1921-12-11 | |
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The Lotus Eater | Madge Vance | 1921-11-27 |
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Värmlänningarna | Anna | 1921-10-23 |
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Why Girls Leave Home | Anna Hedder | 1921-09-04 |
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Without Limit | Ember Edwards | 1921-03-20 |
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The Brute Master | Madeline Grey | 1920-11-28 |
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The Figurehead | Mary Forbes | 1920-06-14 |
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One Hour Before Dawn | Ellen Aldrich | 1920-07-11 |
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The Fighting Chance | Sylvia Landis | 1920-08-01 |
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The Toll Gate | Mary Brown | 1920-04-15 |
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In the Heart of a Fool | Margaret Muller | 1920-10-01 |
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The Luck of the Irish | Ruth Warren | 1920-01-05 |
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The 13th Commandment | Leila Kip | 1920-01-17 |
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The Love Burglar | Joan Gray | 1919-07-13 |
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Soldiers of Fortune | Alice Langham | 1919-11-22 |
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The Way of the Strong | Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton | 1919-03-17 |
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Cheating Cheaters | Grace Palmer | 1919-01-26 |
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A Very Good Young Man | Viva Bacchus | 1919-07-06 |
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Auction of Souls | Edith Graham | 1919-01-19 |
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A Sporting Chance | Pamela Brent | 1919-07-13 |
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Her Kingdom of Dreams | Carlotta Stanmore | 1919-09-21 |
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Venus in the East | Mrs. Pat Dyvenot | 1919-01-26 |
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Vanity Pool | Carol Harper | 1918-12-07 |
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Heart of the Sunset | Alaire Austin | 1918-03-01 |
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No Man's Land | Katherine Gresham | 1918-07-08 |
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The Trail To Yesterday | 1918-05-06 | |
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In Judgment of... | Mary Manners | 1918-08-12 |
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Over There | Bettie Adams | 1917-10-27 |
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Seven Keys to Baldpate | Mary Norton | 1917-10-16 |
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The Moral Code | Jean Hyland | 1917-02-15 |
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Infidelity | Elaine Bernard | 1917-01-11 |
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The Inevitable | Florence Grey | 1917-04-05 |
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The Supreme Sacrifice | Helen Chambers | 1916-03-20 |
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The Scarlet Road | Betty Belgrave | 1916-02-16 |
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The Tight Rein | Amy | 1916-05-14 |
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Sold Out | Leila Austin | 1916-06-05 |
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Her Surrender | Rhoda Courtlandt | 1916-10-01 |
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The Siren's Reign | Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman | 1915-04-02 |
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Barbara Frietchie | Sue Negly | 1915-11-28 |
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The Night Operator at Buxton | Helen | 1915-03-13 |
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A Sister's Burden | Ida - Nathanial's Wife | 1915-05-10 |
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The Haunting Fear | Diana - an Adventuress | 1915-06-11 |
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The Regeneration | Marie Deering | 1915-09-12 |
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The Destroyer | Helen Vedrine | 1915-04-30 |
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Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec | Mignon Mars | 1914-05-25 |
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Regeneration | Katherine Williams | 1914-05-11 |
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Shenandoah | Gertrude Illingham | 1913-07-04 |
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The Fatal Legacy | Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife | 1913-09-10 |
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Uncle Tom's Cabin | Eliza - a Runaway Slave | 1913-12-17 |
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A Mississippi Tragedy | Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter | 1913-04-05 |
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The Confederate Ironclad | Elinor | 1912-10-04 |
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The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher | Betty - the Girl Telegrapher | 1912-09-21 |
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The Darling of the CSA | Agnes Lane | 1912-09-06 |
