Actor

Anna Q. Nilsson

1912–present1888–1974DramaComedyRomanceWestern

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

128 acting credits

as Anna Q. Nilsson

Sunset Boulevard

as Anna Q. Nilsson

1950

Sunset Boulevard

as Kay Jansen (uncredited)

An American in Paris

as Kay Jansen (uncredited)

1951

An American in Paris

Filmography

1954Seven Brides for Seven BrothersMrs. Elcott (uncredited)7.1 1954The Great Diamond RobberyNurse (uncredited)10.0 1954Seven Brides for Seven BrothersMrs. Elcott7.1 1951The Unknown Man(uncredited)5.1 1951Grounds for MarriageDowager at Friday Club (uncredited)5.0 1951Show Boat

About

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.

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