Asta Nielsen
Acting1881Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
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).
Known For
Acting History
2023
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
as Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
2016
2003
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
as (archive footage)
1995
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
as Self (archive footage)
1968
Asta Nielsen
as Herself
Asta Nielsen
Director
1962
German Film Award
TVas Self• 1 eps
1933
Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist
as herself (archive footage)
1932
Impossible Love
as Vera Holgk
1927
Tragedy of the Street
as Auguste - Old Street Walker
The Dangerous Age
as Elsie Lindtner
Small Town Sinners
as Selma Karchow
The Vice of Humanity
as Tamara
Agitated Woman
as Clarina
1926
The Fallen
as Anna Grosser
1925
Hedda Gabler
as Hedda Gabler
Joyless Street
as Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
Living Buddhas
as Tibetanerin
Athleten
as Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck
1924
The House by the Sea
as Enricos Ehefrau Teresa
The Film in the Film
as Self
The Woman in Flames
as Josephine
1923
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
as Maria Magdalena
Earth Spirit
as Lulu
Downfall
as Kaja Falk
Navarro the Dancer
as Navarro
1922
1921
Hamlet
as Hamlet
Wandering Souls
as Nastassja Baraschkowa
Roswolsky's Mistress
as Mary Verhag
Hamlet
Producer
1920
Kurfürstendamm
as Girl Lissy / Mulatto / Filmstar / Maria
The Merry-Go-Round
as Elena
Steuermann Holk
as Isabella Bouflon
Mata Hari
as Mata Hari
Graf Sylvains Rache
as Madelaine
1919
Towards the Light
as Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
Intoxication
as Henriette Mauclerc
So Ends My Song
as Dora Waren
In the Eyes of the Law
as Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her Daughter
1918
The Queen of the Stock Exchange
as Helene Netzler
The Eskimo Baby
as Eskimo Ivigtut
In Turmoil
as Margit
Eine Rose der Wildnis
as Wanda
1917
The Orphanage Child
as Esther
1916
The Guinea-Pig
as Jesta
Little Angel's Wedding
as Jesta Schneider
The ABC of Love
as Lis
Frontstairs and Backstairs
as Sabine Schulze
The White Roses
as Thilda Wardier
Die ewige Nacht
as Marta
Dora Brandes
as Dora Brandes
Cinderella
as Lotte
1915
The False Asta Nielsen
as Herself
Die Tochter der Landstrasse
as Zigeunerin Zirzi
1914
1913
The Suffragette
as Nelly Panburne
The Film Prima Donna
as Ruth Breton
S1
as Von Hessendorffs Tochter
Death in Seville
as Juanita
Jugend und Tollheit
as Jesta Müller
1912
A Romany Spy
as Zidra
Poor Jenny
as Jenny Schmidt
Comedians
as Kamma
When the Mask Falls
as Sanna
Der Totentanz
as Bella Burk
Die Macht des Goldes
as Creszenz Fitzinger
Zu Tode Gehetzt
as Paula Müller
The General's Children
as Thekla von der Linde
1911
The Ballet Dancer
as Camille
The Black Dream
as Stella, cirkusdanserinde
The Strange Bird
as Miss May Wolton
The Great Moment
as Annie
Gypsy Blood
as Jonna
Gypsy Blood
as Luscha
The Moth
as Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne
1910
The Abyss
as Magda Vang