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Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

Acting·1888–1974·121 films

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