
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
1903-02-21
Deathday
1977-01-14
Place of Birth
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Anaïs Nin
Biography
Anaïs Nin (Spanish pronunciation: [anaˈiz ˈnin]; born Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell, February 21, 1903 – January 14, 1977) was a French-Cuban author, based at first in France and later in the United States, who published her journals, which span more than 60 years, beginning when she was 11 years old and ending shortly before her death, her erotic literature, and short stories. A great deal of her work, including Delta of Venus and Little Birds, was published posthumously.
Known For

Ritual in Transfigured Time
as Haughty Woman

The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
as Astarte

The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
as Self (archive footage)

Bells of Atlantis
as Naked woman in hammock

Magick Lantern Cycle
as Astarte

The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One

Henry Miller: Prophet of Desire
as Self - Writer (archive footage)

Dim Dam Dom
as Self

Through the Magiscope
as Magiscope Woman

Anaïs Nin, vivre sans entraves
as Self (archive footage)