Anna Q. Nilsson
Birthday: 1888-03-30 | Place of Birth: Ystad, Skåne län, SwedenAnna 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Mrs. Olaf Knudson
as Miss Brady, English Teacher
as Donna Ryan
as Matron Ames
as Mrs. Virey
as Self
as Mary Ryan
as Fanny
as Kate Lennox
as Lady Auriol Dayne
as Mary Ferguson
