Personal Info
Known Credits
83
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1881-09-11 (144 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
Also Known For
Asta Sofie Amalie NielsenThe Silent MuseDie Asta
Asta Nielsen
Biography
Asta Nielsen is often considered the 'first international movie star', and was an explosively popular female lead through the 1910s and 20s. Though born in Denmark, she mostly worked in Germany and starred in over 70 films, usually directed by her husband Urban Gad. She was known for her boyish looks and had her breakout in the erotically charged 'Afgrunden' (1910). ...
Known For
Acting
2023 --
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
| Self (archive footage)
2020 --
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
| Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
2016 --
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
| Self
2003 --
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
| (archive footage)
1968 --
Asta Nielsen
| Herself
1933 --
Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist
| herself (archive footage)
1932 --
Impossible Love
| Vera Holgk
1927 --
The Dangerous Age
| Elsie Lindtner
1927 --
Small Town Sinners
| Selma Karchow
1927 --
Agitated Woman
| Clarina
1927 --
Tragedy of the Street
| Auguste - Old Street Walker
1927 --
The Vice of Humanity
| Tamara
1926 --
The Fallen
| Anna Grosser
1925 --
Living Buddhas
| Tibetanerin
1925 --
Hedda Gabler
| Hedda Gabler
1925 --
Athleten
| Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck
1925 --
The Joyless Street
| Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
1924 --
The Woman in Flames
| Josephine
1924 --
Battle of the Butterflies
|
1924 --
The Film in the Film
| Herself
1924 --
The House by the Sea
| Enricos Ehefrau Teresa
1923 --
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
| Maria Magdalena
1923 --
Downfall
| Kaja Falk
1923 --
Navarro the Dancer
| Navarro
1923 --
Earth Spirit
| Lulu
1922 --
Vanina
| Vanina
1922 --
Revenge of the Bandits
| Brigantenbraut
1922 --
Fräulein Julie
| Julie
1921 --
Wandering Souls
| Nastassja Baraschkowa
1921 --
Roswolsky's Mistress
| Mary Verhag
1921 --
Hamlet
| Hamlet
1920 --
Steuermann Holk
| Isabella Bouflon
1920 --
Kurfürstendamm
| Girl Lissy / Mulatto / Filmstar / Maria
1920 --
Graf Sylvains Rache
| Madelaine
1920 --
The Merry-Go-Round
| Elena
1919 --
In the Eyes of the Law
| Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her Daughter
1919 --
Intoxication
| Henriette Mauclerc
1919 --
Towards the Light
| Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
1919 --
So Ends My Song
| Dora Waren
1918 --
The Queen of the Stock Exchange
| Helene Netzler
1918 --
The Eskimo Baby
| Eskimo Ivigtut
1918 --
Eine Rose der Wildnis
| Wanda
1918 --
In Turmoil
| Margit
1917 --
The Orphanage Child
| Esther
1916 --
Cinderella
| Lotte
1916 --
The White Roses
| Thilda Wardier
1916 --
Dora Brandes
| Dora Brandes
1916 --
The ABC of Love
| Lis
1916 --
Little Angel's Wedding
| Jesta Schneider
1916 --
Frontstairs and Backstairs
| Sabine Schulze
1916 --
Die Ewige Nacht
| Marta
1916 --
The Guinea-Pig
| Jesta
1915 --
The False Asta Nielsen
| Herself
1915 --
Die Tochter der Landstrasse
| Zigeunerin Zirzi
1915 --
Asta Nielsen als Mannequin
|
1914 --
Das Feuer
| Wanda Petri
1914 --
Zapata's Gang
|
1914 --
Das Kind ruft
| Elana
1914 --
Little Angel
| Jesta
1913 --
The Film Prima Donna
| Ruth Breton
1913 --
S1
| Von Hessendorffs Tochter
1913 --
The Suffragette
| Nelly Panburne
1913 --
Death in Seville
| Juanita
1913 --
Die Sünden der Väter
|
1913 --
Jugend und Tollheit
| Jesta Müller
1912 --
Comedians
| Kamma
1912 --
A Romany Spy
| Zidra
1912 --
When the Mask Falls
| Sanna
1912 --
The General's Children
| Thekla von der Linde
1912 --
Der Totentanz
| Bella Burk
1912 --
Poor Jenny
| Jenny Schmidt
1912 --
Zu Tode Gehetzt
| Paula Müller
1912 --
Die Macht des Goldes
| Creszenz Fitzinger
1911 --
The Traitress
|
1911 --
The Ballet Dancer
| Camille
1911 --
The Strange Bird
| Miss May Wolton
1911 --
Gypsy Blood
| Luscha
1911 --
The Great Moment
| Annie
1911 --
The Black Dream
| Stella, cirkusdanserinde
1911 --
The Moth
| Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne
1911 --
Gypsy Blood
| Jonna
1910 --
The Abyss
| Magda Vang