Anna Q. Nilsson
Personal Info
Anna Q. Nilsson
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.
Known For
Sunset Boulevard
Anna Q. Nilsson
1950
Show Boat
Seamstress (uncredited)
1951
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)
1954Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Mrs. Elcott
1954
An American in Paris
Kay Jansen (uncredited)
1951
Adam's Rib
Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
1949
Cynthia
Miss Brady, English Teacher
1947
They Died with Their Boots On
Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
1941
Ponjola
Lady Flavia Desmond
1923
The Farmer's Daughter
Mrs. Holstrom
1947
Crossroads
Madame Deval (uncredited)
1942
The Spoilers
Cherry Malotte
1923Easy Pickings
Mary Ryan
1927Hello, 'Frisco
Anna Q. Nilsson
1924
The Destroyer
Helen Vedrine
1915The Whip
Iris d'Aquila
1928
Every Girl Should Be Married
Saleslady
1948
The Secret Heart
Dr. Rossiger's Secretary
1946
The Talker
Kate Lennox
1925
The Boy with Green Hair
Painted People
Leslie Carter
1924
Cry 'Havoc'
Nurse (uncredited)
1943
The World Changes
Mrs. Peterson
1933
In the Good Old Summertime
Woman with Harp (uncredited)
1949
Prison Farm
Matron Ames
1938
Riders of the Timberline
Donna Ryan
1941
Her Surrender
Rhoda Courtlandt
1916
The Great Man's Lady
Paula Wales
1941
Hollywood
Anna Q. Nilsson
1923
Broadway After Dark
Helen Tremaine
1924
The 13th Commandment
Leila Kip
1920
Why Girls Leave Home
Anna Hedder
1921
The 13th Juror
Helen Marsden
1927
The Unknown Man
(uncredited)
1951
Three Live Ghosts
Ivis
1922
The Luck of the Irish
Ruth Warren
1920
Half-a-Dollar Bill
The Stranger - Mrs. Webber
1924
Sold Out
Leila Austin
1916
The Greater Glory
Fanny
1926
It Had to Be You
Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)
1947