Anna Q. Nilsson
Actor
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.
Born1888-03-30
Place of BirthYstad, Skåne län, Sweden
Known For
8.3
Sunset Boulevard
Drama
7.0
An American in Paris
MusicRomance
7.1
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
ComedyDrama
7.1
Adam's Rib
ComedyRomance
6.7
They Died with Their Boots On
WesternWar
6.2
Show Boat
RomanceDrama
6.2
The Boy with Green Hair
DramaComedy
10.0
Painted People
Comedy
9.0
The Figurehead
Drama
7.5
Hello, 'Frisco
Comedy
6.7
In the Good Old Summertime
ComedyMusic
5.9
Every Girl Should Be Married
ComedyRomance
8.0
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Drama
7.1
The Farmer's Daughter
ComedyRomance
7.5
School for Girls
Crime
6.5
Cry 'Havoc'
DramaWar
6.5
The Secret Heart
Drama
5.9
Crossroads
DramaMystery
10.0
Blockade
Adventure
7.8
It Had to Be You
RomanceComedy
6.3
Souls for Sale
ComedyDrama
5.1
The Unknown Man
CrimeDrama
7.0
Infidelity
Drama
5.8
The Little Minister
DramaRomance