Anna Q. Nilsson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 30, 1888
- Died
- February 11, 1974
- Birthplace
- Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
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
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954
as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited), as Mrs. Elcott
The Great Diamond Robbery 1954
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Unknown Man 1951
as (uncredited)
An American in Paris 1951
as Kay Jansen (uncredited)
Show Boat 1951
as Seamstress (uncredited)
Grounds for Marriage 1951
as Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard 1950
as Anna Q. Nilsson
Adam's Rib 1949
as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
In the Good Old Summertime 1949
as Woman with Harp (uncredited)
Every Girl Should Be Married 1948
as Saleslady
The Boy with Green Hair 1948
Actor
Fighting Father Dunne 1948
as Mrs. Olaf Knudson
It Had to Be You 1947
as Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)
Cynthia 1947
as Miss Brady, English Teacher
The Farmer's Daughter 1947
as Mrs. Holstrom
The Secret Heart 1946
as Dr. Rossiger's Secretary
Cry 'Havoc' 1943
as Nurse (uncredited)
Headin' for God's Country 1943
as Mrs. Nilsson
Crossroads 1942
as Madame Deval (uncredited)
I Live on Danger 1942
as Mrs. Sherman
Girls' Town 1942
as Mother Lorraine
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
as Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady 1941
as Paula Wales
Riders of the Timberline 1941
as Donna Ryan
Prison Farm 1938
as Matron Ames
Behind the Criminal 1937
as Madge
Wanderer of the Wasteland 1935
as Mrs. Virey
The Little Minister 1934
as Villager
School for Girls 1934
as Dr. Anne Galvin
The World Changes 1933
as Mrs. Peterson
- Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!
Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo! 1931
as Self
Blockade 1928
as Bess
The Whip 1928
as Iris d'Aquila
Sorrell and Son 1927
as Dora Sorrell
The 13th Juror 1927
as Helen Marsden
Lonesome Ladies 1927
as Polly Fosdick
Babe Comes Home 1927
as Vernie
- Easy Pickings
Easy Pickings 1927
as Mary Ryan
The Masked Woman 1927
as Diane Delatour
Midnight Lovers 1926
as Diana Fothergill
Miss Nobody 1926
as Barbara Brown
The Greater Glory 1926
as Fanny
Too Much Money 1926
as Annabel Broadley
The Splendid Road 1925
as Sandra De Hault
Winds of Chance 1925
as Countess Courteau
The Talker 1925
as Kate Lennox
One Way Street 1925
as Lady Sylvia Hutton
If I Marry Again 1925
as Alicia Wingate
Inez from Hollywood 1924
as Inez Laranetta
- Hello, 'Frisco
Hello, 'Frisco 1924
as Anna Q. Nilsson
Vanity's Price 1924
as Vanna du Maurier
The Breath of Scandal 1924
as Anna
The Fire Patrol 1924
as Mary Ferguson
The Side Show of Life 1924
as Lady Auriol Dayne
Broadway After Dark 1924
as Helen Tremaine
Between Friends 1924
as Jessica Drene
Flowing Gold 1924
as Allegheny Briskow
Painted People 1924
as Leslie Carter
Half-a-Dollar Bill 1924
as The Stranger - Mrs. Webber
Enemies of Children 1923
as Patricia - Patsy as an adult
Thundering Dawn 1923
as Mary Rogers
Ponjola 1923
as Lady Flavia Desmond
Adam's Rib 1923
as Mrs. Michael Ramsay
The Spoilers 1923
as Cherry Malotte
Hollywood 1923
as Anna Q. Nilsson
The Rustle of Silk 1923
as Lady Feo
Souls for Sale 1923
as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
The Isle of Lost Ships 1923
as Dorothy Fairfax
Hearts Aflame 1923
as Helen Foraker
Pink Gods 1922
as Lady Margot Cork
A Trip to Paramountown 1922
as Self
The Man From Home 1922
as Genevieve Granger-Simpson
Three Live Ghosts 1922
as Ivis
Ten Nights in a Bar Room 1921
Actor
The Lotus Eater 1921
as Madge Vance
The People of Värmland 1921
as Anna
Why Girls Leave Home 1921
as Anna Hedder
Without Limit 1921
as Ember Edwards
What Women Will Do 1921
as Lily Gibbs
The Brute Master 1920
as Madeline Grey
In the Heart of a Fool 1920
as Margaret Muller
The Fighting Chance 1920
as Sylvia Landis
One Hour Before Dawn 1920
as Ellen Aldrich
The Figurehead 1920
as Mary Forbes
The Toll Gate 1920
as Mary Brown
The 13th Commandment 1920
as Leila Kip
The Luck of the Irish 1920
as Ruth Warren
Soldiers of Fortune 1919
as Alice Langham
Her Kingdom of Dreams 1919
as Carlotta Stanmore
A Sporting Chance 1919
as Pamela Brent
The Love Burglar 1919
as Joan Gray
A Very Good Young Man 1919
as Viva Bacchus
The Way of the Strong 1919
as Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton
Venus in the East 1919
as Mrs. Pat Dyvenot
Cheating Cheaters 1919
as Grace Palmer
Auction of Souls 1919
as Edith Graham
Vanity Pool 1918
as Carol Harper
- In Judgment of...
In Judgment of... 1918
as Mary Manners
No Man's Land 1918
as Katherine Gresham
The Trail To Yesterday 1918
Actor
Heart of the Sunset 1918
as Alaire Austin
Over There 1917
as Bettie Adams
Seven Keys to Baldpate 1917
as Mary Norton
The Inevitable 1917
as Florence Grey
The Moral Code 1917
as Jean Hyland
Infidelity 1917
as Elaine Bernard
Her Surrender 1916
as Rhoda Courtlandt
Sold Out 1916
as Leila Austin
- The Tight Rein
The Tight Rein 1916
as Amy
The Supreme Sacrifice 1916
as Helen Chambers
The Scarlet Road 1916
as Betty Belgrave
Barbara Frietchie 1915
as Sue Negly
The Regeneration 1915
as Marie Deering
The Haunting Fear 1915
as Diana - an Adventuress
A Sister's Burden 1915
as Ida - Nathanial's Wife
The Destroyer 1915
as Helen Vedrine
The Siren's Reign 1915
as Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman
The Night Operator at Buxton 1915
as Helen
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec 1914
as Mignon Mars
Regeneration 1914
as Katherine Williams
Uncle Tom's Cabin 1913
as Eliza - a Runaway Slave
The Fatal Legacy 1913
as Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife
Shenandoah 1913
as Gertrude Illingham
A Mississippi Tragedy 1913
as Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter
The Confederate Ironclad 1912
as Elinor
The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher 1912
as Betty - the Girl Telegrapher
The Darling of the CSA 1912
as Agnes Lane
Credits from TMDB.