Asta Nielsen
Known for Acting
Born September 10, 1881
Died May 25, 1972
Place of Birth Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
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
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
1923
as Maria Magdalena
The Film in the Film
1924
as Self
Joyless Street
1925
as Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
Zapata's Gang
1914
Little Angel
1914
as Jesta
Earth Spirit
1923
as Lulu
The Woman in Flames
1924
as Josephine
The Abyss
1910
as Magda Vang
Roswolsky's Mistress
1921
as Mary Verhag
Hamlet
1921
as Hamlet
Hamlet
1921
Producer
The Suffragette
1913
as Nelly Panburne
Intoxication
1919
as Henriette Mauclerc
Vanina
1922
as Vanina
The Merry-Go-Round
1920
as Elena
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Kurfürstendamm
1920
as Girl Lissy / Mulatto / Filmstar / Maria
The Strange Bird
1911
as Miss May Wolton
So Ends My Song
1919
as Dora Waren
Cinderella
1916
as Lotte
The Dangerous Age
1927
as Elsie Lindtner
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