Asta Nielsen
Department: Acting
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
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
2003
Joyless Street
1925
Mata Hari
1920
Asta Nielsen
1968
The Abyss
1910
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
2023
The Queen of the Stock Exchange
1918
Little Angel
1914
Towards the Light
1919
The Film Prima Donna
1913
Vanina
1922
The Black Dream
1911
Hamlet
1921
Poor Jenny
1912
A Romany Spy
1912
Downfall
1923
Earth Spirit
1923
Zapata's Gang
1914
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
2020
Impossible Love
1932
The Suffragette
1913
Tragedy of the Street
1927
S1
1913
The ABC of Love
1916
The Eskimo Baby
1918
The Ballet Dancer
1911
The Merry-Go-Round
1920
Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist
1933
The House by the Sea
1924
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
2016
In Turmoil
1918
Frontstairs and Backstairs
1916
Intoxication
1919
The Strange Bird
1911
Kurfürstendamm
1920
The Fallen
1926
The Dangerous Age
1927
Small Town Sinners
1927
Living Buddhas
1925
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
1923
The Film in the Film
1924
Wandering Souls
1921
The Vice of Humanity
1927
Gypsy Blood
1911
The Traitress
1911
The False Asta Nielsen
1915
Death in Seville
1913
The Great Moment
1911
Little Angel's Wedding
1916
The Woman in Flames
1924
Agitated Woman
1927
Gypsy Blood
1911
When the Mask Falls
1912
Comedians
1912
Hedda Gabler
1925
Navarro the Dancer
1923
Fräulein Julie
1922
Die Sünden der Väter
1913
Steuermann Holk
1920
Battle of the Butterflies
1924
Der Totentanz
1912
Athleten
1925
So Ends My Song
1919
Revenge of the Bandits
1922
Die Macht des Goldes
1912
Roswolsky's Mistress
1921
Cinderella
1916
Die Tochter der Landstrasse
1915
The General's Children
1912
Das Kind ruft
1914
Graf Sylvains Rache
1920
Zu Tode Gehetzt
1912
Das Feuer
1914
Jugend und Tollheit
1913
The Moth
1911
Die ewige Nacht
1916
Dora Brandes
1916
Eine Rose der Wildnis
1918
The Guinea-Pig
1916
In the Eyes of the Law
1919
The Orphanage Child
1917
The White Roses
1916
Asta Nielsen als Mannequin
1915
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
1995
German Film Award
1951