Anna Q. Nilsson
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 for the 1910s beauty ideal, The Gibson Girl Look.
Filmography (127 titles)
7.1MovieSeven Brides for Seven Brothers
Mrs. Elcott (uncredited) · 1954
10.0MovieThe Great Diamond Robbery
Nurse (uncredited) · 1954
5.1MovieThe Unknown Man
(uncredited) · 1951
7.0MovieAn American in Paris
Kay Jansen (uncredited) · 1951
6.2MovieShow Boat
Seamstress (uncredited) · 1951
5.0MovieGrounds for Marriage
Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited) · 1951
8.3MovieSunset Boulevard
Anna Q. Nilsson · 1950
7.1MovieAdam's Rib
Mrs. Poynter (uncredited) · 1949
6.7MovieIn the Good Old Summertime
Woman with Harp (uncredited) · 1949
6.0MovieEvery Girl Should Be Married
Saleslady · 1948
6.2MovieThe Boy with Green Hair
1948
7.5MovieFighting Father Dunne
Mrs. Olaf Knudson · 1948
7.8MovieIt Had to Be You
Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited) · 1947
6.2MovieCynthia
Miss Brady, English Teacher · 1947
7.1MovieThe Farmer's Daughter
Mrs. Holstrom · 1947
6.5MovieThe Secret Heart
Dr. Rossiger's Secretary · 1946
6.5MovieCry 'Havoc'
Nurse (uncredited) · 1943
8.0MovieHeadin' for God's Country
Mrs. Nilsson · 1943
5.9MovieCrossroads
Madame Deval (uncredited) · 1942
6.1MovieI Live on Danger
Mrs. Sherman · 1942
10.0MovieGirls' Town
Mother Lorraine · 1942
6.7MovieThey Died with Their Boots On
Mrs. Taipe (uncredited) · 1941
6.3MovieThe Great Man's Lady
Paula Wales · 1941
4.5MovieRiders of the Timberline
Donna Ryan · 1941
6.8MoviePrison Farm
Matron Ames · 1938
6.0MovieBehind the Criminal
Madge · 1937
6.0MovieWanderer of the Wasteland
Mrs. Virey · 1935
5.8MovieThe Little Minister
Villager · 1934
7.5MovieSchool for Girls
Dr. Anne Galvin · 1934
4.8MovieThe World Changes
Mrs. Peterson · 1933