Asta Nielsen

Asta Nielsen (90)

1881-09-11 - 1972-05-25 | Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark

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).

On Movies

  • Impossible Love
  • The Dangerous Age
  • Tragedy of the Street
  • The Vice of Humanity
  • The Joyless Street
  • The House by the Sea
  • I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
  • Downfall
  • Earth Spirit
  • Vanina
  • Fräulein Julie
  • Roswolsky's Mistress
  • Hamlet
  • Kurfürstendamm
  • The Merry-Go-Round
  • In the Eyes of the Law
  • Intoxication
  • Towards the Light
  • So Ends My Song
  • The Queen of the Stock Exchange
  • The Eskimo Baby
  • Cinderella
  • The White Roses
  • The ABC of Love
  • Frontstairs and Backstairs
  • The Guinea-Pig
  • Die Tochter der Landstrasse
  • Zapata's Gang
  • Das Kind ruft
  • The Film Prima Donna
  • The Suffragette
  • Death in Seville
  • A Romany Spy
  • When the Mask Falls
  • Der Totentanz
  • Zu Tode Gehetzt
  • The Traitress
  • The Ballet Dancer
  • The Strange Bird
  • The Great Moment
  • The Black Dream
  • Gypsy Blood
  • The Abyss

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