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
6.7
They Died with Their Boots On
WesternWar
7.1
Adam's Rib
ComedyRomance
6.2
Show Boat
RomanceDrama
6.7
In the Good Old Summertime
ComedyMusic
6.2
The Boy with Green Hair
DramaComedy
7.5
Hello, 'Frisco
Comedy
10.0
Painted People
Comedy
6.5
The Secret Heart
Drama
6.3
Souls for Sale
ComedyDrama
9.0
The Figurehead
Drama
7.1
The Farmer's Daughter
ComedyRomance
6.5
Cry 'Havoc'
DramaWar
7.5
School for Girls
Crime
5.9
Every Girl Should Be Married
ComedyRomance
8.0
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Drama
10.0
The Great Diamond Robbery
ComedyCrime
9.0
Hollywood
ComedyDrama
7.0
Infidelity
Drama
10.0
The Inevitable
Drama
6.3
The Great Man's Lady
WesternDrama
5.9
Crossroads
DramaMystery