Asta Nielsen
Born: 1881-09-11
Place of Birth: Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
Biography
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).
Known For
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
2016★ 5.8
The Suffragette
1913★ 4.6
Asta Nielsen als Mannequin
1915★ 0.0
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
2003★ 7.0
The Fallen
1926★ 0.0
Hedda Gabler
1925★ 0.0
Asta Nielsen
1968★ 0.0
Hamlet
1921★ 7.1
Zapata's Gang
1914★ 6.0
When the Mask Falls
1912★ 0.0
Vanina
1922★ 5.2
Earth Spirit
1923★ 5.5
Wandering Souls
1921★ 0.0
Little Angel's Wedding
1916★ 0.0
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
1923★ 5.1
Die Sünden der Väter
1913★ 0.0
So Ends My Song
1919★ 0.0
The Merry-Go-Round
1920★ 5.0
Little Angel
1914★ 5.9
The Ballet Dancer
1911★ 4.8
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
2020★ 0.0
Der Totentanz
1912★ 5.0
Small Town Sinners
1927★ 0.0
Towards the Light
1919★ 5.7
The Woman in Flames
1924★ 0.0
The Eskimo Baby
1918★ 5.5
Gypsy Blood
1911★ 0.0
Tragedy of the Street
1927★ 5.8
Dora Brandes
1916★ 0.0
Downfall
1923★ 0.0
Comedians
1912★ 0.0
The Moth
1911★ 0.0
Living Buddhas
1925★ 0.0
The Joyless Street
1925★ 6.7
Navarro the Dancer
1923★ 0.0
The Guinea-Pig
1916★ 5.0
Impossible Love
1932★ 8.0
The Abyss
1910★ 6.3
Mata Hari
1920★ 0.0
Gypsy Blood
1911★ 0.0
Die Tochter der Landstrasse
1915★ 0.0
S1
1913★ 7.5
Frontstairs and Backstairs
1916★ 0.0
The Traitress
1911★ 4.5
Revenge of the Bandits
1922★ 0.0
Cinderella
1916★ 0.0
Jugend und Tollheit
1913★ 0.0
The Vice of Humanity
1927★ 0.0
The ABC of Love
1916★ 6.1
The Black Dream
1911★ 4.7
Poor Jenny
1912★ 6.4
Death in Seville
1913★ 0.0
Agitated Woman
1927★ 0.0
The White Roses
1916★ 0.0
The Film Prima Donna
1913★ 5.5
Intoxication
1919★ 0.0
In the Eyes of the Law
1919★ 5.0
The Strange Bird
1911★ 3.5
Fräulein Julie
1922★ 0.0
The Dangerous Age
1927★ 0.0
The Great Moment
1911★ 1.0
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
1995★ 0.0
The Film in the Film
1924★ 7.5
The False Asta Nielsen
1915★ 10.0
A Romany Spy
1912★ 5.8
Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist
1933★ 0.0
Roswolsky's Mistress
1921★ 0.0
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
2023★ 9.0