Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 11, 1881
Place of Birth
Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
Also Known As
- Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen
- The Silent Muse
- Die 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).
Known For - Movies
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
as Maria Magdalena
Joyless Street
as Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
The Abyss
as Magda Vang
Roswolsky's Mistress
as Mary Verhag
Little Angel
as Jesta
Hamlet
as Hamlet
Towards the Light
as Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
The Woman in Flames
as Josephine
The Film in the Film
as Self
Earth Spirit
as Lulu