Anna Q. Nilsson
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as Anna Q. Nilsson Sunset Boulevard 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.
Filmography
Sunset Boulevard
as Anna Q. Nilsson
An American in Paris
as Kay Jansen (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Mrs. Elcott
Adam's Rib
as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
Show Boat
as Seamstress (uncredited)
The Regeneration
as Marie Deering
In the Good Old Summertime
as Woman with Harp (uncredited)
The Farmer's Daughter
as Mrs. Holstrom
Crossroads
as Madame Deval (uncredited)
Every Girl Should Be Married
as Saleslady
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
The Little Minister
as Villager
Cry 'Havoc'
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Unknown Man
as (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
as Paula Wales
The Secret Heart
as Dr. Rossiger's Secretary
The Toll Gate
as Mary Brown