Anna Q. Nilsson
Acting
1888-03-30 · Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
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.
movieSeven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited) · 1954 · 7.1
movieSeven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Mrs. Elcott · 1954 · 7.1
movieThe Great Diamond Robbery
as Nurse (uncredited) · 1954 · 10.0
movieThe Unknown Man
as (uncredited) · 1951 · 5.1
movieAn American in Paris
as Kay Jansen (uncredited) · 1951 · 7.0
movieShow Boat
as Seamstress (uncredited) · 1951 · 6.2
movieGrounds for Marriage
as Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited) · 1951 · 5.0
movieSunset Boulevard
as Anna Q. Nilsson · 1950 · 8.3
movieAdam's Rib
as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited) · 1949 · 7.1
movieIn the Good Old Summertime
as Woman with Harp (uncredited) · 1949 · 6.7
movieEvery Girl Should Be Married
as Saleslady · 1948 · 6.0
movieThe Boy with Green Hair
as · 1948 · 6.2
movieFighting Father Dunne
as Mrs. Olaf Knudson · 1948 · 7.5
movieIt Had to Be You
as Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited) · 1947 · 7.8
movieCynthia
as Miss Brady, English Teacher · 1947 · 6.2
movieThe Farmer's Daughter
as Mrs. Holstrom · 1947 · 7.1
movieThe Secret Heart
as Dr. Rossiger's Secretary · 1946 · 6.5
movieCry 'Havoc'
as Nurse (uncredited) · 1943 · 6.5
movieHeadin' for God's Country
as Mrs. Nilsson · 1943 · 8.0
movieCrossroads
as Madame Deval (uncredited) · 1942 · 5.9
movieI Live on Danger
as Mrs. Sherman · 1942 · 6.1
movieGirls' Town
as Mother Lorraine · 1942 · 10.0
movieThey Died with Their Boots On
as Mrs. Taipe (uncredited) · 1941 · 6.7
movieThe Great Man's Lady
as Paula Wales · 1941 · 6.3