Anna Q. Nilsson

Acting

Anna Q. Nilsson

Born March 30, 1888 · Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

Died February 11, 1974 · aged 85

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…

Known For

Sunset BoulevardSunset Boulevard · 1950
Sunset Boulevard
★ 8.31950
MovieDrama
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Seven Brides for Seven BrothersSeven Brides for Seven Brothers · 1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
★ 7.11954
MovieComedyDrama
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
An American in ParisAn American in Paris · 1951
An American in Paris
★ 7.01951
MovieMusicRomance
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.
Adam's RibAdam's Rib · 1949
Adam's Rib
★ 7.11949
MovieComedyRomance
A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.
Show BoatShow Boat · 1951
Show Boat
★ 6.21951
MovieRomanceDrama
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.
They Died with Their Boots OnThey Died with Their Boots On · 1941
They Died with Their Boots On
★ 6.71941
MovieWesternWar
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.
Every Girl Should Be MarriedEvery Girl Should Be Married · 1948
Every Girl Should Be Married
★ 5.91948
MovieComedyRomance
Anabel Sims is determined to find the perfect husband. She thinks she's found her man in Madison Brown, a handsome pediatrician. She then prepares an elaborate scheme to trap him into marriage
The Unknown ManThe Unknown Man · 1951
The Unknown Man
★ 5.11951
MovieCrimeDrama
A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.

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