ANNA Q. NILSSON
Anna Q. Nilsson
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: March 30, 1888
Deathday: February 11, 1974
Place of Birth: Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
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
Starring
Mrs. Elcott, Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
1951·
An American in ParisKay Jansen (uncredited)
1951·
Show BoatSeamstress (uncredited)
1951·
Grounds for MarriageDowager at Friday Club (uncredited)
1951·
The Unknown Man(uncredited)
1950·
Sunset BoulevardAnna Q. Nilsson
1949·
Adam's RibMrs. Poynter (uncredited)
Woman with Harp (uncredited)
Saleslady
Mrs. Olaf Knudson
Mrs. Holstrom
1947·
It Had to Be YouSaleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)
1947·
CynthiaMiss Brady, English Teacher
1946·
The Secret HeartDr. Rossiger's Secretary
Mrs. Nilsson
1943·
Cry 'Havoc'Nurse (uncredited)
1942·
CrossroadsMadame Deval (uncredited)
1942·
Girls' TownMother Lorraine
1942·
I Live on DangerMrs. Sherman
1941·
The Great Man's LadyPaula Wales
Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
Donna Ryan
1938·
Prison FarmMatron Ames
1937·
Behind the CriminalMadge
Mrs. Virey
1934·
School for GirlsDr. Anne Galvin
1934·
The Little MinisterVillager
1933·
The World ChangesMrs. Peterson
Self
1928·
The WhipIris d'Aquila
1928·
BlockadeBess
1927·
The 13th JurorHelen Marsden
1927·
The Masked WomanDiane Delatour
1927·
Babe Comes HomeVernie
1927·
Lonesome LadiesPolly Fosdick
1927·
Easy PickingsMary Ryan
1927·
Sorrell and SonDora Sorrell
1926·
Too Much MoneyAnnabel Broadley
1926·
The Greater GloryFanny
1926·
Miss NobodyBarbara Brown
1926·
Midnight LoversDiana Fothergill
1925·
One Way StreetLady Sylvia Hutton
1925·
The TalkerKate Lennox
1925·
Winds of ChanceCountess Courteau
1925·
The Splendid RoadSandra De Hault
1925·
If I Marry AgainAlicia Wingate
1924·
Half-a-Dollar BillThe Stranger - Mrs. Webber
Anna
1924·
Between FriendsJessica Drene
1924·
Vanity's PriceVanna du Maurier
1924·
Inez from HollywoodInez Laranetta
Lady Auriol Dayne
1924·
Hello, 'FriscoAnna Q. Nilsson
1924·
Painted PeopleLeslie Carter
1924·
The Fire PatrolMary Ferguson
1924·
Broadway After DarkHelen Tremaine
1924·
Flowing GoldAllegheny Briskow
1923·
Hearts AflameHelen Foraker
1923·
Thundering DawnMary Rogers
1923·
The Rustle of SilkLady Feo
1923·
The SpoilersCherry Malotte
Dorothy Fairfax
1923·
Adam's RibMrs. Michael Ramsay
1923·
PonjolaLady Flavia Desmond
1923·
Souls for SaleSelf - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
1923·
HollywoodAnna Q. Nilsson
1923·
Enemies of ChildrenPatricia - Patsy as an adult
1922·
Pink GodsLady Margot Cork
1922·
The Man From HomeGenevieve Granger-Simpson
1922·
Three Live GhostsIvis
Self
1921·
What Women Will DoLily Gibbs
1921·
Why Girls Leave HomeAnna Hedder
1921·
Without LimitEmber Edwards
Anna
1921·
The Lotus EaterMadge Vance
1920·
The FigureheadMary Forbes
1920·
The Brute MasterMadeline Grey
1920·
The Toll GateMary Brown
1920·
The 13th CommandmentLeila Kip
Ruth Warren
Margaret Muller
1920·
The Fighting ChanceSylvia Landis
1920·
One Hour Before DawnEllen Aldrich
Viva Bacchus
Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton
1919·
A Sporting ChancePamela Brent
Carlotta Stanmore
1919·
Venus in the EastMrs. Pat Dyvenot
1919·
Auction of SoulsEdith Graham
1919·
The Love BurglarJoan Gray
1919·
Soldiers of FortuneAlice Langham
1919·
Cheating CheatersGrace Palmer
1918·
Heart of the SunsetAlaire Austin
1918·
Vanity PoolCarol Harper
1918·
No Man's LandKatherine Gresham
1918·
In Judgment of...Mary Manners
1917·
InfidelityElaine Bernard
1917·
The Moral CodeJean Hyland
1917·
Over ThereBettie Adams
1917·
The InevitableFlorence Grey
Mary Norton
1916·
The Scarlet RoadBetty Belgrave
1916·
Her SurrenderRhoda Courtlandt
1916·
The Tight ReinAmy
Helen Chambers
1916·
Sold OutLeila Austin
1915·
Barbara FrietchieSue Negly
1915·
The RegenerationMarie Deering
Helen
1915·
A Sister's BurdenIda - Nathanial's Wife
1915·
The Haunting FearDiana - an Adventuress
1915·
The DestroyerHelen Vedrine
1915·
The Siren's ReignMarguerite Morrison - The Other Woman
Mignon Mars
1914·
RegenerationKatherine Williams
1913·
Uncle Tom's CabinEliza - a Runaway Slave
Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter
1913·
The Fatal LegacyAnna Halleck - Harry's Wife
1913·
ShenandoahGertrude Illingham
Betty - the Girl Telegrapher
Elinor
Agnes Lane