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).
Known For
| Birth Location | Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Born | 1881-09-11 |
| Died | 1972-05-25 |
Movies
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
as Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
2020
2016
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
as (archive footage)
2003
Asta Nielsen
as Herself
1968
12 Minuten UFA
as (archive footage)
1943
Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist
as herself (archive footage)
1933
Impossible Love
as Vera Holgk
1932
The Dangerous Age
as Elsie Lindtner
1927
Small Town Sinners
as Selma Karchow
1927
Agitated Woman
as Clarina
1927
Tragedy of the Street
as Auguste - Old Street Walker
1927
The Vice of Humanity
as Tamara
1927
The Fallen
as Anna Grosser
1926
Living Buddhas
as Tibetanerin
1925
Hedda Gabler
as Hedda Gabler
1925
Athleten
as Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck
1925
Joyless Street
as Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
1925
The Woman in Flames
as Josephine
1924
The Film in the Film
as Herself
1924
The House by the Sea
as Enricos Ehefrau Teresa
1924
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
as Maria Magdalena
1923
Downfall
as Kaja Falk
1923
Navarro the Dancer
as Navarro
1923
Earth Spirit
as Lulu
1923
Vanina
as Vanina
1922
Revenge of the Bandits
as Brigantenbraut
1922
Fräulein Julie
as Julie
1922
Wandering Souls
as Nastassja Baraschkowa
1921
Roswolsky's Mistress
as Mary Verhag
1921
Hamlet
as Hamlet
1921
Steuermann Holk
as Isabella Bouflon
1920
Kurfürstendamm
as Girl Lissy / Mulatto / Filmstar / Maria
1920
Graf Sylvains Rache
as Madelaine
1920
Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang
as Elena
1920
According to Law
as Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her Daughter
1919
Intoxication
as Henriette Mauclerc
1919
Towards the Light
as Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
1919
So Ends My Song
as Dora Waren
1919
The Queen of the Stock Exchange
as Helene Netzler
1918
The Eskimo Baby
as Eskimo Ivigtut
1918
Eine Rose der Wildnis
as Wanda
1918
In Turmoil
as Margit
1918
The Orphanage Child
as Esther
1917
Cinderella
as Lotte
1916
White Roses
as Thilda Wardier
1916
The White Roses
as Thilda Wardier
1916
Dora Brandes
as Dora Brandes
1916
The ABC of Love
as Lis
1916
Little Angel's Wedding
as Jesta Schneider
1916
Frontstairs and Backstairs
as Sabine Schulze
1916
Die Ewige Nacht
as Marta
1916
The Guinea-Pig
as Jesta
1916
The False Asta Nielsen
as Herself
1915
Die Tochter der Landstrasse
as Zigeunerin Zirzi
1915
Das Feuer
as Wanda Petri
1914
1914
Das Kind ruft
as Elana
1914
Little Angel
as Jesta
1914
The Film Prima Donna
as Ruth Breton
1913
S1
as Von Hessendorffs Tochter
1913
The Suffragette
as Nelly Panburne
1913
Death in Seville
as Juanita
1913
1913
Jugend und Tollheit
as Jesta Müller
1913
Comedians
as Kamma
1912
A Romany Spy
as Zidra
1912
When the Mask Falls
as Sanna
1912
The General's Children
as Thekla von der Linde
1912
Der Totentanz
as Bella Burk
1912
Poor Jenny
as Jenny Schmidt
1912
Zu Tode Gehetzt
as Paula Müller
1912
Die Macht des Goldes
as Creszenz Fitzinger
1912
1911
The Ballet Dancer
as Camille
1911
The Strange Bird
as Miss May Wolton
1911
Gypsy Blood
as Luscha
1911
The Great Moment
as Annie
1911
The Black Dream
as Stella, cirkusdanserinde
1911
The Moth
as Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne
1911
Gypsy Blood
as Jonna
1911
The Abyss
as Magda Vang
1910