Place of Birth:
Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of Birth:
9/11/1881
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).
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
The Joyless Street
Mata Hari
Asta Nielsen
The Abyss
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
The Queen of the Stock Exchange
Little Angel
Towards the Light
The Film Prima Donna
Vanina
The Black Dream
Hamlet
Poor Jenny
A Romany Spy
Downfall
Earth Spirit
Zapata's Gang
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
Impossible Love
The Suffragette
Tragedy of the Street
S1
The ABC of Love
The Eskimo Baby
The Ballet Dancer
The Merry-Go-Round
Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist
The House by the Sea
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
In Turmoil
Frontstairs and Backstairs
Intoxication
The Strange Bird
Kurfürstendamm
The Fallen
The Dangerous Age
Small Town Sinners
Living Buddhas
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
The Film in the Film
Wandering Souls
The Vice of Humanity
The Traitress
Gypsy Blood
The False Asta Nielsen
The Great Moment
Gypsy Blood
Death in Seville
When the Mask Falls
Comedians
Agitated Woman
Little Angel's Wedding
The Woman in Flames
Hedda Gabler
Navarro the Dancer
Fräulein Julie
Die Sünden der Väter
Steuermann Holk
Battle of the Butterflies
Der Totentanz
Athleten
So Ends My Song
Revenge of the Bandits
Die Macht des Goldes
Roswolsky's Mistress
Zu Tode Gehetzt
The General's Children
Jugend und Tollheit
Das Kind ruft
Graf Sylvains Rache
Cinderella
Die Tochter der Landstrasse
Das Feuer
The Moth
Die Ewige Nacht
In the Eyes of the Law
Dora Brandes
The Orphanage Child
Eine Rose der Wildnis
The Guinea-Pig
The White Roses
Asta Nielsen als Mannequin