Anna Q. Nilsson
Actor
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.
Filmography
An American in Paris
as Kay Jansen (uncredited) 1951
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited) 1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Mrs. Elcott 1954
Adam's Rib
as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited) 1949
They Died with Their Boots On
as Mrs. Taipe (uncredited) 1941
Show Boat
as Seamstress (uncredited) 1951
The Regeneration
as Marie Deering 1915
In the Good Old Summertime
as Woman with Harp (uncredited) 1949
Crossroads
as Madame Deval (uncredited) 1942
The Farmer's Daughter
as Mrs. Holstrom 1947
Every Girl Should Be Married
as Saleslady 1948
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited) 1923
The Little Minister
as Villager 1934
The Unknown Man
as (uncredited) 1951
Cry 'Havoc'
as Nurse (uncredited) 1943
The Great Man's Lady
as Paula Wales 1941