Anna Q. Nilsson
Date of birth: 1888-03-30
Place of birth: Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Anna Quirentia Nilsson, Annie Nilsson, Anna Nilsson, Анна Нильсен
Biography
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.
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Sunset Boulevard
1950-08-10
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood o
One Hour Before Dawn
1920-07-11
When a hypnotist named Norman Osgood mesmerizes a man named Harrison Kirke without his consent, Kirk
Sold Out
1916-06-05
This picture tells of Leila Austen, a wealthy girl, who leaves Halsey Brent, a young suitor, to marr
Enemies of Children
1923-12-13
A street waif of questionable parentage through circumstances is taken into a wealthy home where she
Cheating Cheaters
1919-01-26
Two gangs of crooks, living side-by-side, each mistake the other for a wealthy household and each pl
In Judgment of...
1918-08-12
Debutante Mary Manners has inherited the power of mind-reading from her gypsy ancestors.
The Fighting Chance
1920-08-01
Sylvia Landis promises to marry the wealthy but unprincipled Quarrier because of his social standing
The Little Minister
1934-12-28
The stoic, proper Rev. Gavin Dishart, newly assigned to a church in the small Scottish village of Th
Soldiers of Fortune
1919-11-22
Civil engineer Robert Clay is commissioned by wealthy New Yorker Mr. Langham to open iron deposits i
The Love Burglar
1919-07-13
A young man infiltrates the underworld by pretending to be a convicted burglar. While undercover, he
If I Marry Again
1925-02-15
When his son marries a woman whose mother is the madame of a brothel, a wealthy father in San Franci
Auction of Souls
1919-01-19
A Hollywood biographical film about a survivor's experience of the Armenian Genocide. Arshaluys (Aur
Regeneration
1914-05-11
Remembering the miserable end of his father who had died a drunkard's death, George resolves to conq
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
1914-05-25
General Wolfe, appointed commander of the expedition against Quebec, comes to bid his mother goodbye
Shenandoah
1913-07-04
Bronson Howard's Great Civil War Story in Three Reels, Featuring General Philip Sheridan's Ride from
The Fatal Legacy
1913-09-10
On his wedding eve Henry Halleck opens a sealed envelope which has been handed down to each generati
A Mississippi Tragedy
1913-04-05
Calhoun, a planter, lives with his son and daughter, James and Martha. He strongly objects to young
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1913-12-17
Uncle Tom and Eliza's child are sold to Haley, a slave dealer. When Eliza learns that her son is to
The Siren's Reign
1915-04-02
An upright young man marries a siren, a drunken, unfaithful woman, who mothers his child, and then r
The Destroyer
1915-04-30
An actress weaves her web, like a disgusting spider, around a susceptible young man, lures him away
The Haunting Fear
1915-06-11
Lured by Diana, Katherine runs away from home. The foolish girl is soon drawn into the whirlpool. Sh
A Sister's Burden
1915-05-10
Compelled to keep house for her father and her younger sister and brother, Martha is deprived of all
Hollywood
1923-08-19
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She l
The Supreme Sacrifice
1916-03-20
David Aldrich aspires to be an author. The publishers reject most of his manuscripts because they se
In the Heart of a Fool
1920-10-01
Laura Nesbit, daughter of old Dr. Nesbit and belle of the younger social set in the town of Harvey,
The Night Operator at Buxton
1915-03-13
Bob's daughter is sick, so Helen volunteers to take his place on the night run, unaware that the Bla
Flowing Gold
1924-03-01
Calvin Gray, a former soldier, is hired to manage the wealth of the Briskow family in a Texas oil to
Behind the Criminal
1937-10-30
Episode 13 of the Crime Does Not Play series from MGM.
The Splendid Road
1925-12-06
Young Sandra De Hault arrives by ship in Sacramento, California, during the 1849 Gold Rush. While on
Sorrell and Son
1927-12-02
Stephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts husband a
The Luck of the Irish
1920-01-05
William Grogan, lives in New York City and meets the outside world only through the little basement
The Unknown Man
1951-11-09
A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.
Winds of Chance
1925-08-15
A love triangle set against the turn-of-the-century gold rush.
I Live on Danger
1942-06-16
A cocky radio reporter sets out to prove an ex-convict is innocent in the murder of a mob boss.
Cynthia
1947-08-29
Sheltered by her conservative parents, a small-town teenager finally goes out on a date.
The Secret Heart
1946-12-25
Penny Addams lives in a constant state of depression stemming from the trauma of her father's death
The World Changes
1933-11-25
Generational saga tracing the events in the lives of the midwest pioneering Nordholm family, as seen
A Trip to Paramountown
1922-07-10
Documentary short film depicting the filmmaking activity at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood, feat
Blockade
1928-12-16
Blockade was one of those curious 1929 hybrids known as a "part-talkie." The story of a dauntless fe
No Man's Land
1918-07-08
Free and easy Garrett Cope loves Katherine Gresham, but his rival, Henry Miller, who is really Heinr
Fighting Father Dunne
1948-05-12
A dedicated priest tries to reform a group of homeless boys in turn-of-the-century St. Louis.
Girls' Town
1942-03-06
A West Coast version of "Stage Door", set at a Hollywood boarding house for young women hoping for m
Grounds for Marriage
1951-01-12
Opera singer Ina Massine tries to win back former husband Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett.
The Regeneration
1915-09-12
At 10 years old, Owen becomes a ragged orphan when his mother dies. Abusive next-door neighbors the
Broadway After Dark
1924-05-19
Ralph Norton, man-about-town and wealthy favorite in Broadway society circles, is attracted to Helen
The Whip
1928-09-16
Lord Brancaster, a decent and upright British nobleman, loses his memory in an accident. While in th
Easy Pickings
1927-02-20
Simeon Van Horne is poisoned by Stewart, his lawyer, who hopes to get a part of the estate to be div
Souls for Sale
1923-04-22
A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.
The Fire Patrol
1924-08-14
Prison Farm
1938-06-17
Shirley Ross plays an innocent young girl convicted for complicity in a crime committed by her boy f
Ponjola
1923-10-28
Ponjola is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the novel of the same name by Cynthia Stockley
Cry 'Havoc'
1943-11-23
The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn't what they expected. A
The 13th Commandment
1920-01-17
Disillusioned by the transience of wealth when her father's bank balance can no longer support his f
Adam's Rib
1923-09-24
Michael Ramsay only has time for gathering his fortune in wheat. His wife seeks comfort elsewhere an
Show Boat
1951-07-19
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boa
The Toll Gate
1920-04-15
Outlaw Black Deering leads a band of desperadoes, but decides to give up the bandit life. Agreeing t
The Tight Rein
1916-05-14
Two wealthy mill owners wishing to consolidate their riches plot the arranged marriage of their chil
Her Surrender
1916-10-01
A story of violence, deceit, deception and malfeasance among the rich set and the hoodlums with whom
In the Good Old Summertime
1949-07-29
Two co-workers in a music shop dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an
Three Live Ghosts
1922-01-01
Adapted from a popular Broadway play and concerns three veterans who return to London from the War o
The Man From Home
1922-04-30
A fairly conventional romance of an American heiress, loved by boy back home, bedazzled by a glamoro
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1917-10-16
A writer bets a publisher friend that he can write a 10,000-word novel in 24 hours. The publisher ta
An American in Paris
1951-09-26
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954-07-22
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that the
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948-12-25
Anabel Sims is determined to find the perfect husband. She thinks she's found her man in Madison Bro
Headin' for God's Country
1943-08-26
In this anti-Japanese WW II propaganda film, Japanese invaders attempt to raid Alaska and are totall
The Darling of the CSA
1912-09-06
Anna Q. Nilsson is the title character, Agnes Lane, a daring spy for the South during the Civil War.
Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!
1931-09-18
Snippets of Greta Garbo movies interspersed with provincial gigs of girls resembling Garbo. The film
Riders of the Timberline
1941-09-17
Hopalong Cassidy and Johnny Nelson ride to the mountains to help a man and his daughter save their l
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954-01-29
Ambrose C. Park, left on a park bench as an infant with an impulsive need to find his parents, is an
Adam's Rib
1949-11-18
A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam
It Had to Be You
1947-12-07
A chronic runaway bride is haunted by her conscience, who becomes reality.
The Farmer's Daughter
1947-03-26
After leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unex
Lonesome Ladies
1927-07-03
Released on July 3, 1927
Painted People
1924-01-28
Ellie Byrne and Don Lane, chums, living in the poor section of a factory town, go away to make their
Midnight Lovers
1926-10-25
During World War I, a young woman marries a famous flying ace. After the honeymoon, he is called bac
The Lotus Eater
1921-11-27
Naive Jacques Lenoi marries money-hungry Madge Vance. When Madge realizes he isn't as moneyed as she
They Died with Their Boots On
1941-11-20
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death
The Great Man's Lady
1941-10-31
In Hoyt City, a statue of founder Ethan Hoyt is dedicated, and 100 year old Hannah Sempler Hoyt (who
The Isle of Lost Ships
1923-03-17
A likely lost film. The passengers on an ocean steamer guided by a strict captain are shipwrecked. H
Crossroads
1942-07-23
A French diplomat who's recovered from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can't remember.
The Confederate Ironclad
1912-10-04
During the Civil War, Elinor, a pretty Northern girl, comes south to visit her aunt-- Little does an
Babe Comes Home
1927-05-22
A baseball-styled sports filmed centered on Babe Ruth and Anna Q. It is considered a lost film.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954-07-22
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that the
Venus in the East
1919-01-26
Buddy McNair is so enchanted by the newspaper photos of New York society beauty Mrs. Pat Dyvenot tha
Hello, 'Frisco
1924-09-28
A comedy short directed by character Slim Summerville.
Her Kingdom of Dreams
1919-09-21
A young girl living a secluded and unsophisticated life is suddenly thrust into a great wealth and a
Miss Nobody
1926-06-27
The father of an heiress dies broke leaving her destitute without inheritance. She falls in with a g
The Greater Glory
1926-05-02
Fanny von Berg's engagement to Count Maxim von Hurtig is suddenly broken off and she is denounced by
The Masked Woman
1927-01-16
Baron Tolento lusts for Diane Delatour, his physician's wife, and donates money to their favorite ch
The Side Show of Life
1924-07-21
An English circus clown finds he's lost his touch after returning from war.
The Trail To Yesterday
1918-05-06
A Sporting Chance
1919-07-13
A young lady takes on a convict as her chauffeur, believing him to be a burglar. In reality, however
The Spoilers
1923-08-26
Based on the novel The Spoilers by Rex Beach.
The People of Värmland
1921-10-23
Anna is a poor girl who loves Erik, the son of a rich farmer. His parents are however determined to
The Rustle of Silk
1923-05-13
Lola de Breze loves Lord Arthur Fallaray from afar, though there seems to be no way to bring them to
Without Limit
1921-03-20
Robert Frazer and Anna Q. Nilsson star in this drama, based on Temple Dusk by Calvin Johnson. David
The 13th Juror
1927-11-13
A 1927 American mystery film directed by Edward Laemmle and written by Charles Logue and Walter Anth
Inez from Hollywood
1924-12-14
Inez Laranotta is an actress who is notorious for her vamp roles and for the wild parties she attend
Too Much Money
1926-01-03
Millionaire Robert Broadley, in order to curb his wive's enthusiasm for spending money foolishly, in
The Talker
1925-05-24
Kate Lennox is bored with suburban life and her husband, Harry. Their next-door neighbors, the hen-p
School for Girls
1934-03-22
After being convicted of stealing some jewels, Annette Eldrige is sent to a reformatory administered
Vanity Pool
1918-12-07
A candidate for governor, eager Gerald Harper persuades his equally ambitious wife Carol to enlist t
Heart of the Sunset
1918-03-01
Alaire Austin runs a cattle ranch along the Texas-Mexican border with her corrupt husband Ed. After
Pink Gods
1922-09-24
The owner of vast diamond mines, John Quelch is constantly fearful of theft and convinced that any w
Thundering Dawn
1923-11-05
Jack Standish feels responsible for the failure of the partnership with his father and goes to the S
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935-09-09
Adam Larey becomes a fugitive from justice when he escapes after being blamed for a crime he did not
Vanity's Price
1924-09-07
Successful actress Vanna Du Maurier ignores her friends' advice and overworks herself toward her goa
The Inevitable
1917-04-05
The Scarlet Road
1916-02-16
Twenty-one-year-old Harry Tremaine has perfected an airplane motor which he hopes will make his fort
Why Girls Leave Home
1921-09-04
Mr. Hedder is an old fashioned man who will not let his daughter Anna own an evening gown, but she i
Over There
1917-10-27
Ten Nights in a Bar Room
1921-12-11
Hearts Aflame
1923-01-01
The son of a retired timber baron meets and falls in love with a Michigan woman who refuses to sell
What Women Will Do
1921-02-01
Barbara Frietchie
1915-11-28
An old woman in Frederick, Maryland during the U.S. Civil War displays her American flag in defiance
Between Friends
1924-05-11
When Jack Greylock elopes with Jessica, wife of his lifelong friend David Drene, they are taken with
The Way of the Strong
1919-03-17
In an Alaskan mining camp, James Leyburn runs off with his gold prospecting partner Alexander Hendri