Anna Q. Nilsson
Acting
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.
Born: March 30, 1888 · Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
Filmography (22)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
Actor: Mrs. Elcott (uncre…Actor: Mrs. Elcott
The Unknown Man
1951
Actor: (uncredited)
An American in Paris
1951
Actor: Kay Jansen (uncred…
Show Boat
1951
Actor: Seamstress (uncred…
Sunset Boulevard
1950
Actor: Anna Q. Nilsson
Adam's Rib
1949
Actor: Mrs. Poynter (uncr…
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
Actor: Woman with Harp (u…
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948
Actor: Saleslady
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
Actor: Mrs. Holstrom
The Secret Heart
1946
Actor: Dr. Rossiger's Sec…
Cry 'Havoc'
1943
Actor: Nurse (uncredited)
Crossroads
1942
Actor: Madame Deval (uncr…
I Live on Danger
1942
Actor: Mrs. Sherman
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Actor: Mrs. Taipe (uncred…
The Great Man's Lady
1941
Actor: Paula Wales
The Little Minister
1934
Actor: Villager
The World Changes
1933
Actor: Mrs. Peterson
Souls for Sale
1923
Actor: Self - Celebrity A…
The Toll Gate
1920
Actor: Mary Brown
Auction of Souls
1919
Actor
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1917
Actor: Mary Norton
The Regeneration
1915
Actor: Marie Deering