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Asta Nielsen

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1881-09-11

Deathday: 1972-05-25 (90 years old)

Biography

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).

Filmography

all 86

Movies 85

self 7

TV Shows 1

Producer 1

Self (archive footage)

Asta Nielsen

Biography

Filmography

all 86

Movies 85

self 7

TV Shows 1

Producer 1

Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone (2023)

Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema (2020)

Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film (2016)

Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen (2003)

Asta Nielsen (1968)

Deutscher Filmpreis (1951)

12 Minuten UFA (1943)

Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist (1933)

Impossible Love (1932)

The Dangerous Age (1927)

Small Town Sinners (1927)

Agitated Woman (1927)

Tragedy of the Street (1927)

The Vice of Humanity (1927)

The Fallen (1926)

Living Buddhas (1925)

Hedda Gabler (1925)

Athleten (1925)

The Joyless Street (1925)

The Woman in Flames (1924)

Battle of the Butterflies (1924)

The Film in the Film (1924)

The House by the Sea (1924)

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity (1923)

Downfall (1923)

Navarro the Dancer (1923)

Earth Spirit (1923)

Vanina (1922)

Revenge of the Bandits (1922)

Fräulein Julie (1922)

Wandering Souls (1921)

Roswolsky's Mistress (1921)

Hamlet (1921)

Steuermann Holk (1920)

Kurfürstendamm (1920)

Graf Sylvains Rache (1920)

Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang (1920)

In the Eyes of the Law (1919)

Intoxication (1919)

Towards the Light (1919)

So Ends My Song (1919)

Die Büchse der Pandora (1919)

The Queen of the Stock Exchange (1918)

The Eskimo Baby (1918)

Eine Rose der Wildnis (1918)

In Turmoil (1918)

The Orphanage Child (1917)

Cinderella (1916)

The White Roses (1916)

The White Roses (1916)

The ABC of Love (1916)

Dora Brandes (1916)

Frontstairs and Backstairs (1916)

Little Angel's Wedding (1916)

Die Ewige Nacht (1916)

The Guinea-Pig (1916)

The False Asta Nielsen (1915)

Die Tochter der Landstrasse (1915)

Das Feuer (1914)

Zapata's Gang (1914)

Das Kind ruft (1914)

Little Angel (1914)

The Film Prima Donna (1913)

S1 (1913)

The Suffragette (1913)

Death in Seville (1913)

Die Sünden der Väter (1913)

Jugend und Tollheit (1913)

Comedians (1912)

A Romany Spy (1912)

When the Mask Falls (1912)

The General's Children (1912)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1881-09-11

Deathday
1972-05-25 (90 years old)

Birth Name
Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen

Birth Place
Gammel Kongevej, Denmark

Relationships
Gregori Chmara (1923 - 1930)

Citizenships
Kingdom of Denmark

Also Known As
Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen, The Silent Muse, Die Asta

Awards
German Film Award