Anna Q. Nilsson
Known for Acting
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
1950
as Anna Q. Nilsson
The Unknown Man
1951
as (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
as Mrs. Elcott
An American in Paris
1951
as Kay Jansen (uncredited)
Adam's Rib
1949
as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
Show Boat
1951
as Seamstress (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Woman with Harp (uncredited)
Crossroads
1942
as Madame Deval (uncredited)
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
as Mrs. Holstrom
Hollywood
1923
as Anna Q. Nilsson
Cry 'Havoc'
1943
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
as Nurse (uncredited)
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948
as Saleslady
The Great Man's Lady
1941
as Paula Wales
The Secret Heart
1946
as Dr. Rossiger's Secretary
Cynthia
1947
as Miss Brady, English Teacher
Inez from Hollywood
1924
as Inez Laranetta
The Little Minister
1934
as Villager