Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1881-09-11
- Day of Death1972-05-25 (90 years)
- Place of BirthVesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Also Known AsAsta 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).
Acting Career
- 1932
Impossible Love
As: Vera Holgk
- 1927
The Dangerous Age
As: Elsie Lindtner
- 1927
Small Town Sinners
As: Selma Karchow
- 1927
Agitated Woman
As: Clarina
- 1927
Tragedy of the Street
As: Auguste - Old Street Walker
- 1927
The Vice of Humanity
As: Tamara
- 1926
The Fallen
As: Anna Grosser
- 1925
Living Buddhas
As: Tibetanerin
1925Hedda Gabler
As: Hedda Gabler
- 1925
The Joyless Street
As: Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
1924The Woman in Flames
As: Josephine
1923I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
As: Maria Magdalena
1923Downfall
As: Kaja Falk
1923Navarro the Dancer
As: Navarro
1923Earth Spirit
As: Lulu
1922Vanina
As: Vanina
1922Revenge of the Bandits
As: Brigantenbraut
1922Fräulein Julie
As: Julie
1921Wandering Souls
As: Nastassja Baraschkowa
1921Roswolsky's Mistress
As: Mary Verhag
- 1921
Hamlet
As: Hamlet
1920The Merry-Go-Round
As: Elena
1920Mata Hari
As: Mata Hari
1919In the Eyes of the Law
As: Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her Daughter
1919Intoxication
As: Henriette Mauclerc
1919Towards the Light
As: Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
1919So Ends My Song
As: Dora Waren
1918The Eskimo Baby
As: Eskimo Ivigtut
1916Cinderella
As: Lotte
1916The White Roses
As: Thilda Wardier
1916The ABC of Love
As: Lis
1916Dora Brandes
As: Dora Brandes
1916Frontstairs and Backstairs
As: Sabine Schulze
1916Little Angel's Wedding
As: Jesta Schneider
1916The Guinea-Pig
As: Jesta
1915Die Tochter der Landstrasse
As: Zigeunerin Zirzi
- 1914
Little Angel
As: Jesta
1913The Film Prima Donna
As: Ruth Breton
1913S1
As: Von Hessendorffs Tochter
1913The Suffragette
As: Nelly Panburne
1913Death in Seville
As: Juanita
1913Jugend und Tollheit
As: Jesta Müller
1912Comedians
As: Kamma
1912A Romany Spy
As: Zidra
1912When the Mask Falls
As: Sanna
1912Der Totentanz
As: Bella Burk
1912Poor Jenny
As: Jenny Schmidt
1911The Ballet Dancer
As: Camille
1911The Strange Bird
As: Miss May Wolton
1911Gypsy Blood
As: Luscha
1911The Great Moment
As: Annie
- 1911
The Black Dream
As: Stella, cirkusdanserinde
1911The Moth
As: Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne
1911Gypsy Blood
As: Jonna
- 1910
The Abyss
As: Magda Vang