Anna Q. Nilsson
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Mar 30, 1888 (138 years old)
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.
Known For
| 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven BrothersMrs. Elcott (uncredited) | |
| 1954 | The Great Diamond RobberyNurse (uncredited) | |
| 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven BrothersMrs. Elcott | |
| 1951 | The Unknown Man(uncredited) | |
| 1951 | Grounds for MarriageDowager at Friday Club (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | Show BoatSeamstress (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | An American in ParisKay Jansen (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | Sunset BoulevardAnna Q. Nilsson | |
| 1949 | In the Good Old SummertimeWoman with Harp (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | Adam's RibMrs. Poynter (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | Fighting Father DunneMrs. Olaf Knudson | |
| 1948 | Every Girl Should Be MarriedSaleslady | |
| 1947 | CynthiaMiss Brady, English Teacher | |
| 1947 | It Had to Be YouSaleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | The Farmer's DaughterMrs. Holstrom | |
| 1946 | The Secret HeartDr. Rossiger's Secretary | |
| 1943 | Cry 'Havoc'Nurse (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Headin' for God's CountryMrs. Nilsson | |
| 1942 | I Live on DangerMrs. Sherman | |
| 1942 | Girls' TownMother Lorraine | |
| 1942 | CrossroadsMadame Deval (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Riders of the TimberlineDonna Ryan | |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots OnMrs. Taipe (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | The Great Man's LadyPaula Wales | |
| 1938 | Prison FarmMatron Ames | |
| 1937 | Behind the CriminalMadge | |
| 1935 | Wanderer of the WastelandMrs. Virey | |
| 1934 | The Little MinisterVillager | |
| 1934 | School for GirlsDr. Anne Galvin | |
| 1933 | The World ChangesMrs. Peterson | |
| 1931 | Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!Self | |
| 1928 | BlockadeBess | |
| 1928 | The WhipIris d'Aquila | |
| 1927 | Sorrell and SonDora Sorrell | |
| 1927 | Easy PickingsMary Ryan | |
| 1927 | Lonesome LadiesPolly Fosdick | |
| 1927 | Babe Comes HomeVernie | |
| 1927 | The Masked WomanDiane Delatour | |
| 1927 | The 13th JurorHelen Marsden | |
| 1926 | Midnight LoversDiana Fothergill | |
| 1926 | Miss NobodyBarbara Brown | |
| 1926 | The Greater GloryFanny | |
| 1926 | Too Much MoneyAnnabel Broadley | |
| 1925 | If I Marry AgainAlicia Wingate | |
| 1925 | The Splendid RoadSandra De Hault | |
| 1925 | Winds of ChanceCountess Courteau | |
| 1925 | The TalkerKate Lennox | |
| 1925 | One Way StreetLady Sylvia Hutton | |
| 1924 | Flowing GoldAllegheny Briskow | |
| 1924 | Broadway After DarkHelen Tremaine | |
| 1924 | The Fire PatrolMary Ferguson | |
| 1924 | Painted PeopleLeslie Carter | |
| 1924 | Hello, 'FriscoAnna Q. Nilsson | |
| 1924 | The Side Show of LifeLady Auriol Dayne | |
| 1924 | Inez from HollywoodInez Laranetta | |
| 1924 | Vanity's PriceVanna du Maurier | |
| 1924 | Between FriendsJessica Drene | |
| 1924 | The Breath of Scandal | |
| 1924 | Half-a-Dollar BillThe Stranger - Mrs. Webber | |
| 1923 | Enemies of ChildrenPatricia - Patsy as an adult | |
| 1923 | HollywoodAnna Q. Nilsson | |
| 1923 | Souls for SaleSelf - Celebrity Actress (uncredited) | |
| 1923 | PonjolaLady Flavia Desmond | |
| 1923 | Adam's RibMrs. Michael Ramsay | |
| 1923 | The Isle of Lost ShipsDorothy Fairfax | |
| 1923 | The SpoilersCherry Malotte | |
| 1923 | The Rustle of SilkLady Feo | |
| 1923 | Thundering DawnMary Rogers | |
| 1923 | Hearts AflameHelen Foraker | |
| 1922 | A Trip to ParamountownSelf | |
| 1922 | Three Live GhostsIvis | |
| 1922 | The Man From HomeGenevieve Granger-Simpson | |
| 1922 | Pink GodsLady Margot Cork | |
| 1921 | The Lotus EaterMadge Vance | |
| 1921 | The People of Värmland | |
| 1921 | Without LimitEmber Edwards | |
| 1921 | Why Girls Leave HomeAnna Hedder | |
| 1921 | Ten Nights in a Bar Room | |
| 1921 | What Women Will Do | |
| 1920 | One Hour Before DawnEllen Aldrich | |
| 1920 | The Fighting ChanceSylvia Landis | |
| 1920 | In the Heart of a FoolMargaret Muller | |
| 1920 | The Luck of the IrishRuth Warren | |
| 1920 | The 13th CommandmentLeila Kip | |
| 1920 | The Toll GateMary Brown | |
| 1920 | The Brute MasterMadeline Grey | |
| 1920 | The FigureheadMary Forbes | |
| 1919 | Cheating CheatersGrace Palmer | |
| 1919 | Soldiers of FortuneAlice Langham | |
| 1919 | The Love BurglarJoan Gray | |
| 1919 | Auction of Souls | |
| 1919 | Venus in the EastMrs. Pat Dyvenot | |
| 1919 | Her Kingdom of DreamsCarlotta Stanmore | |
| 1919 | A Sporting ChancePamela Brent | |
| 1919 | The Way of the StrongAudrie Hendrie / Monica Norton | |
| 1919 | A Very Good Young ManViva Bacchus | |
| 1918 | In Judgment of...Mary Manners | |
| 1918 | No Man's LandKatherine Gresham | |
| 1918 | The Trail To Yesterday | |
| 1918 | Vanity PoolCarol Harper | |
| 1918 | Heart of the SunsetAlaire Austin | |
| 1917 | Seven Keys to BaldpateMary Norton | |
| 1917 | The InevitableFlorence Grey | |
| 1917 | Over ThereBettie Adams | |
| 1917 | The Moral CodeJean Hyland | |
| 1917 | InfidelityElaine Bernard | |
| 1916 | Sold OutLeila Austin | |
| 1916 | The Supreme SacrificeHelen Chambers | |
| 1916 | The Tight ReinAmy | |
| 1916 | Her SurrenderRhoda Courtlandt | |
| 1916 | The Scarlet RoadBetty Belgrave | |
| 1915 | The Siren's ReignMarguerite Morrison - The Other Woman | |
| 1915 | The DestroyerHelen Vedrine | |
| 1915 | The Haunting FearDiana - an Adventuress | |
| 1915 | A Sister's BurdenIda - Nathanial's Wife | |
| 1915 | The Night Operator at BuxtonHelen | |
| 1915 | The RegenerationMarie Deering | |
| 1915 | Barbara FrietchieSue Negly | |
| 1914 | RegenerationKatherine Williams | |
| 1914 | Wolfe or the Conquest of QuebecMignon Mars | |
| 1913 | ShenandoahGertrude Illingham | |
| 1913 | The Fatal LegacyAnna Halleck - Harry's Wife | |
| 1913 | A Mississippi TragedyMartha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter | |
| 1913 | Uncle Tom's CabinEliza - a Runaway Slave | |
| 1912 | The Darling of the CSAAgnes Lane | |
| 1912 | The Confederate IroncladElinor | |
| 1912 | The Grit of the Girl TelegrapherBetty - the Girl Telegrapher |