Anna Q. Nilsson

Biography

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.

Known For

Sunset Boulevard

as Anna Q. Nilsson

An American in Paris

as Kay Jansen (uncredited)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

as Mrs. Elcott

Adam's Rib

as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

as Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)

Show Boat

as Seamstress (uncredited)

The Regeneration

as Marie Deering

In the Good Old Summertime

as Woman with Harp (uncredited)

The Farmer's Daughter

as Mrs. Holstrom