Asta Nielsen
Birthday: 1881-09-11 | Place of Birth: Vesterbro, Copenhagen, DenmarkAsta 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
Role
as Self (archive footage)
as Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Herself
as Maria Magdalena
as herself (archive footage)
as Vera Holgk
as Auguste - Old Street Walker
as Elsie Lindtner
as Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
as Tamara
as Enricos Ehefrau Teresa
as Kaja Falk
as Lulu
as Navarro
as Vanina
as Hamlet
as Mary Verhag
as Nastassja Baraschkowa
as Elena
as Girl Lissy / Mulatto / Filmstar / Maria
as Madelaine
as Mata Hari
as Dora Waren
as Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
