Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

Actor Mar 30 (died age 85) Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden 1912–1954 (42 year career)
5.5 avg rating

Biography

Anna 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 …

Known For

Filmography

Acting (126)

Movies (126)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

as Mrs. Elcott

7.1
The Great Diamond Robbery

The Great Diamond Robbery

1954

as Nurse (uncredited)

Grounds for Marriage

Grounds for Marriage

1951

as Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)

4.3
An American in Paris

An American in Paris

1951

as Kay Jansen (uncredited)

7.0
Show Boat

Show Boat

1951

as Seamstress (uncredited)

6.1
The Unknown Man

The Unknown Man

1951

as (uncredited)

4.8
Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950

as Anna Q. Nilsson

8.3
Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

1949

as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)

7.1
In the Good Old Summertime

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

as Woman with Harp (uncredited)

6.6
Fighting Father Dunne

Fighting Father Dunne

1948

as Mrs. Olaf Knudson

6.0
Every Girl Should Be Married

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948

as Saleslady

5.9
Cynthia

Cynthia

1947

as Miss Brady, English Teacher

5.9
It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

1947

as Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)

7.0
The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

1947

as Mrs. Holstrom

6.9
The Secret Heart

The Secret Heart

1946

as Dr. Rossiger's Secretary

6.3
Cry 'Havoc'

Cry 'Havoc'

1943

as Nurse (uncredited)

6.3
Headin' for God's Country

Headin' for God's Country

1943

as Mrs. Nilsson

Girls' Town

Girls' Town

1942

as Mother Lorraine

I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

1942

as Mrs. Sherman

5.7
Crossroads

Crossroads

1942

as Madame Deval (uncredited)

5.8
Riders of the Timberline

Riders of the Timberline

1941

as Donna Ryan

2.0
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)

6.6
The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

1941

as Paula Wales

6.3
Prison Farm

Prison Farm

1938

as Matron Ames

5.7
Behind the Criminal

Behind the Criminal

1937

as Madge

5.7
Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland

1935

as Mrs. Virey

5.0
School for Girls

School for Girls

1934

as Dr. Anne Galvin

6.0
The Little Minister

The Little Minister

1934

as Villager

5.5
The World Changes

The World Changes

1933

as Mrs. Peterson

4.3
Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!

Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!

1931

as Self

Blockade

Blockade

1928

as Bess

The Whip

The Whip

1928

as Iris d'Aquila

Babe Comes Home

Babe Comes Home

1927

as Vernie

Easy Pickings

Easy Pickings

1927

as Mary Ryan

The Masked Woman

The Masked Woman

1927

as Diane Delatour

The 13th Juror

The 13th Juror

1927

as Helen Marsden

Sorrell and Son

Sorrell and Son

1927

as Dora Sorrell

5.7
Lonesome Ladies

Lonesome Ladies

1927

as Polly Fosdick

Miss Nobody

Miss Nobody

1926

as Barbara Brown

The Greater Glory

The Greater Glory

1926

as Fanny

Midnight Lovers

Midnight Lovers

1926

as Diana Fothergill

6.0
Too Much Money

Too Much Money

1926

as Annabel Broadley

The Talker

The Talker

1925

as Kate Lennox

1.0
Winds of Chance

Winds of Chance

1925

as Countess Courteau

4.8
The Splendid Road

The Splendid Road

1925

as Sandra De Hault

One Way Street

One Way Street

1925

as Lady Sylvia Hutton

If I Marry Again

If I Marry Again

1925

as Alicia Wingate

1.0
Hello, 'Frisco

Hello, 'Frisco

1924

as Anna Q. Nilsson

5.0
Painted People

Painted People

1924

as Leslie Carter

The Fire Patrol

The Fire Patrol

1924

as Mary Ferguson

Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold

1924

as Allegheny Briskow

The Breath of Scandal

The Breath of Scandal

1924
Inez from Hollywood

Inez from Hollywood

1924

as Inez Laranetta

Broadway After Dark

Broadway After Dark

1924

as Helen Tremaine

The Side Show of Life

The Side Show of Life

1924

as Lady Auriol Dayne

Vanity's Price

Vanity's Price

1924

as Vanna du Maurier

Between Friends

Between Friends

1924

as Jessica Drene

Half-a-Dollar Bill

Half-a-Dollar Bill

1924

as The Stranger - Mrs. Webber

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

1923

as Mrs. Michael Ramsay

5.8
Souls for Sale

Souls for Sale

1923

as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)

6.2
Ponjola

Ponjola

1923

as Lady Flavia Desmond

5.0
Hollywood

Hollywood

1923

as Anna Q. Nilsson

8.5
The Rustle of Silk

The Rustle of Silk

1923

as Lady Feo

The Isle of Lost Ships

The Isle of Lost Ships

1923

as Dorothy Fairfax

The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1923

as Cherry Malotte

Thundering Dawn

Thundering Dawn

1923

as Mary Rogers

Hearts Aflame

Hearts Aflame

1923

as Helen Foraker

Enemies of Children

Enemies of Children

1923

as Patricia - Patsy as an adult

Three Live Ghosts

Three Live Ghosts

1922

as Ivis

6.0
A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown

1922

as Self

7.3
The Man From Home

The Man From Home

1922

as Genevieve Granger-Simpson

6.2
Pink Gods

Pink Gods

1922

as Lady Margot Cork

The People of Värmland

The People of Värmland

1921
6.3
Ten Nights in a Bar Room

Ten Nights in a Bar Room

1921
Without Limit

Without Limit

1921

as Ember Edwards

The Lotus Eater

The Lotus Eater

1921

as Madge Vance

What Women Will Do

What Women Will Do

1921
Why Girls Leave Home

Why Girls Leave Home

1921

as Anna Hedder

The Luck of the Irish

The Luck of the Irish

1920

as Ruth Warren

1.0
One Hour Before Dawn

One Hour Before Dawn

1920

as Ellen Aldrich

In the Heart of a Fool

In the Heart of a Fool

1920

as Margaret Muller

1.0
The 13th Commandment

The 13th Commandment

1920
The Toll Gate

The Toll Gate

1920

as Mary Brown

5.3
The Fighting Chance

The Fighting Chance

1920

as Sylvia Landis

The Figurehead

The Figurehead

1920

as Mary Forbes

The Brute Master

The Brute Master

1920

as Madeline Grey

The Love Burglar

The Love Burglar

1919

as Joan Gray

Cheating Cheaters

Cheating Cheaters

1919

as Grace Palmer

Venus in the East

Venus in the East

1919

as Mrs. Pat Dyvenot

A Sporting Chance

A Sporting Chance

1919

as Pamela Brent

The Way of the Strong

The Way of the Strong

1919

as Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton

Auction of Souls

Auction of Souls

1919
4.9
Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune

1919

as Alice Langham

Her Kingdom of Dreams

Her Kingdom of Dreams

1919

as Carlotta Stanmore

A Very Good Young Man

A Very Good Young Man

1919

as Viva Bacchus

In Judgment of...

In Judgment of...

1918

as Mary Manners

The Trail To Yesterday

The Trail To Yesterday

1918
No Man's Land

No Man's Land

1918

as Katherine Gresham

Vanity Pool

Vanity Pool

1918

as Carol Harper

Heart of the Sunset

Heart of the Sunset

1918

as Alaire Austin

The Inevitable

The Inevitable

1917

as Florence Grey

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1917

as Mary Norton

4.4
Over There

Over There

1917

as Bettie Adams

The Moral Code

The Moral Code

1917

as Jean Hyland

Infidelity

Infidelity

1917

as Elaine Bernard

The Supreme Sacrifice

The Supreme Sacrifice

1916

as Helen Chambers

The Scarlet Road

The Scarlet Road

1916

as Betty Belgrave

The Tight Rein

The Tight Rein

1916

as Amy

Her Surrender

Her Surrender

1916

as Rhoda Courtlandt

Sold Out

Sold Out

1916

as Leila Austin

The Night Operator at Buxton

The Night Operator at Buxton

1915

as Helen

The Siren's Reign

The Siren's Reign

1915

as Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman

The Regeneration

The Regeneration

1915

as Marie Deering

6.8
A Sister's Burden

A Sister's Burden

1915

as Ida - Nathanial's Wife

The Haunting Fear

The Haunting Fear

1915

as Diana - an Adventuress

The Destroyer

The Destroyer

1915

as Helen Vedrine

Barbara Frietchie

Barbara Frietchie

1915

as Sue Negly

Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec

Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec

1914

as Mignon Mars

Regeneration

Regeneration

1914

as Katherine Williams

7.5
The Fatal Legacy

The Fatal Legacy

1913

as Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1913

as Eliza - a Runaway Slave

Shenandoah

Shenandoah

1913

as Gertrude Illingham

A Mississippi Tragedy

A Mississippi Tragedy

1913

as Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter

The Darling of the CSA

The Darling of the CSA

1912

as Agnes Lane

4.0
The Confederate Ironclad

The Confederate Ironclad

1912

as Elinor

5.3
The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher

The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher

1912

as Betty - the Girl Telegrapher