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Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

Acting

Born: March 30, 1888Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

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
Filmography
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Mrs. Elcott

1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)

1954
The Great Diamond Robbery

The Great Diamond Robbery

Nurse (uncredited)

1954
The Unknown Man

The Unknown Man

(uncredited)

1951
An American in Paris

An American in Paris

Kay Jansen (uncredited)

1951
Show Boat

Show Boat

Seamstress (uncredited)

1951
Grounds for Marriage

Grounds for Marriage

Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)

1951
Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

Anna Q. Nilsson

1950
Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)

1949
In the Good Old Summertime

In the Good Old Summertime

Woman with Harp (uncredited)

1949
Every Girl Should Be Married

Every Girl Should Be Married

Saleslady

1948
Fighting Father Dunne

Fighting Father Dunne

Mrs. Olaf Knudson

1948
It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)

1947
Cynthia

Cynthia

Miss Brady, English Teacher

1947
The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

Mrs. Holstrom

1947
The Secret Heart

The Secret Heart

Dr. Rossiger's Secretary

1946
Cry 'Havoc'

Cry 'Havoc'

Nurse (uncredited)

1943
Headin' for God's Country

Headin' for God's Country

Mrs. Nilsson

1943
Crossroads

Crossroads

Madame Deval (uncredited)

1942
I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

Mrs. Sherman

1942
Girls' Town

Girls' Town

Mother Lorraine

1942
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)

1941
The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

Paula Wales

1941
Riders of the Timberline

Riders of the Timberline

Donna Ryan

1941
Prison Farm

Prison Farm

Matron Ames

1938
Behind the Criminal

Behind the Criminal

Madge

1937
Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland

Mrs. Virey

1935
The Little Minister

The Little Minister

Villager

1934
School for Girls

School for Girls

Dr. Anne Galvin

1934
The World Changes

The World Changes

Mrs. Peterson

1933
Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!

Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!

Self

1931
Blockade

Blockade

Bess

1928

The Whip

Iris d'Aquila

1928
Sorrell and Son

Sorrell and Son

Dora Sorrell

1927
The 13th Juror

The 13th Juror

Helen Marsden

1927
Lonesome Ladies

Lonesome Ladies

Polly Fosdick

1927
Babe Comes Home

Babe Comes Home

Vernie

1927

Easy Pickings

Mary Ryan

1927
The Masked Woman

The Masked Woman

Diane Delatour

1927
Midnight Lovers

Midnight Lovers

Diana Fothergill

1926
Miss Nobody

Miss Nobody

Barbara Brown

1926
The Greater Glory

The Greater Glory

Fanny

1926
Too Much Money

Too Much Money

Annabel Broadley

1926
The Splendid Road

The Splendid Road

Sandra De Hault

1925
Winds of Chance

Winds of Chance

Countess Courteau

1925
The Talker

The Talker

Kate Lennox

1925
One Way Street

One Way Street

Lady Sylvia Hutton

1925
If I Marry Again

If I Marry Again

Alicia Wingate

1925
Inez from Hollywood

Inez from Hollywood

Inez Laranetta

1924

Hello, 'Frisco

Anna Q. Nilsson

1924
Vanity's Price

Vanity's Price

Vanna du Maurier

1924
The Breath of Scandal

The Breath of Scandal

1924
The Fire Patrol

The Fire Patrol

Mary Ferguson

1924
The Side Show of Life

The Side Show of Life

Lady Auriol Dayne

1924
Broadway After Dark

Broadway After Dark

Helen Tremaine

1924
Between Friends

Between Friends

Jessica Drene

1924
Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold

Allegheny Briskow

1924
Painted People

Painted People

Leslie Carter

1924
Half-a-Dollar Bill

Half-a-Dollar Bill

The Stranger - Mrs. Webber

1924
Enemies of Children

Enemies of Children

Patricia - Patsy as an adult

1923
Thundering Dawn

Thundering Dawn

Mary Rogers

1923
Ponjola

Ponjola

Lady Flavia Desmond

1923
Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

Mrs. Michael Ramsay

1923
The Spoilers

The Spoilers

Cherry Malotte

1923
Hollywood

Hollywood

Anna Q. Nilsson

1923
The Rustle of Silk

The Rustle of Silk

Lady Feo

1923
Souls for Sale

Souls for Sale

Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)

1923
The Isle of Lost Ships

The Isle of Lost Ships

Dorothy Fairfax

1923
Hearts Aflame

Hearts Aflame

Helen Foraker

1923
Pink Gods

Pink Gods

Lady Margot Cork

1922
A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown

Self

1922
The Man From Home

The Man From Home

Genevieve Granger-Simpson

1922
Three Live Ghosts

Three Live Ghosts

Ivis

1922
Ten Nights in a Bar Room

Ten Nights in a Bar Room

1921
The Lotus Eater

The Lotus Eater

Madge Vance

1921
The People of Värmland

The People of Värmland

1921
Why Girls Leave Home

Why Girls Leave Home

Anna Hedder

1921
Without Limit

Without Limit

Ember Edwards

1921
What Women Will Do

What Women Will Do

1921
The Brute Master

The Brute Master

Madeline Grey

1920
In the Heart of a Fool

In the Heart of a Fool

Margaret Muller

1920
The Fighting Chance

The Fighting Chance

Sylvia Landis

1920
One Hour Before Dawn

One Hour Before Dawn

Ellen Aldrich

1920
The Figurehead

The Figurehead

Mary Forbes

1920
The Toll Gate

The Toll Gate

Mary Brown

1920
The 13th Commandment

The 13th Commandment

Leila Kip

1920
The Luck of the Irish

The Luck of the Irish

Ruth Warren

1920
Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune

Alice Langham

1919
Her Kingdom of Dreams

Her Kingdom of Dreams

Carlotta Stanmore

1919
A Sporting Chance

A Sporting Chance

Pamela Brent

1919
The Love Burglar

The Love Burglar

Joan Gray

1919
A Very Good Young Man

A Very Good Young Man

Viva Bacchus

1919
The Way of the Strong

The Way of the Strong

Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton

1919
Venus in the East

Venus in the East

Mrs. Pat Dyvenot

1919
Cheating Cheaters

Cheating Cheaters

Grace Palmer

1919
Auction of Souls

Auction of Souls

1919
Vanity Pool

Vanity Pool

Carol Harper

1918

In Judgment of...

Mary Manners

1918
No Man's Land

No Man's Land

Katherine Gresham

1918
The Trail To Yesterday

The Trail To Yesterday

1918
Heart of the Sunset

Heart of the Sunset

Alaire Austin

1918
Over There

Over There

Bettie Adams

1917
Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Mary Norton

1917
The Inevitable

The Inevitable

Florence Grey

1917
The Moral Code

The Moral Code

Jean Hyland

1917
Infidelity

Infidelity

Elaine Bernard

1917
Her Surrender

Her Surrender

Rhoda Courtlandt

1916
Sold Out

Sold Out

Leila Austin

1916

The Tight Rein

Amy

1916
The Supreme Sacrifice

The Supreme Sacrifice

Helen Chambers

1916
The Scarlet Road

The Scarlet Road

Betty Belgrave

1916
Barbara Frietchie

Barbara Frietchie

Sue Negly

1915
The Regeneration

The Regeneration

Marie Deering

1915
The Haunting Fear

The Haunting Fear

Diana - an Adventuress

1915
A Sister's Burden

A Sister's Burden

Ida - Nathanial's Wife

1915
The Destroyer

The Destroyer

Helen Vedrine

1915
The Siren's Reign

The Siren's Reign

Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman

1915
The Night Operator at Buxton

The Night Operator at Buxton

Helen

1915
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec

Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec

Mignon Mars

1914
Regeneration

Regeneration

Katherine Williams

1914
Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Eliza - a Runaway Slave

1913
The Fatal Legacy

The Fatal Legacy

Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife

1913
Shenandoah

Shenandoah

Gertrude Illingham

1913
A Mississippi Tragedy

A Mississippi Tragedy

Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter

1913
The Confederate Ironclad

The Confederate Ironclad

Elinor

1912

The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher

Betty - the Girl Telegrapher

1912
The Darling of the CSA

The Darling of the CSA

Agnes Lane

1912