Anna Q. Nilsson
Born
March 30, 1888 (age 85)
Died
February 11, 1974
Birthplace
Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

Anna Q. Nilsson

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.

Movies

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954 ★ 7.1
Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)
The Great Diamond Robbery
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
Nurse (uncredited)
The Unknown Man
The Unknown Man
1951 ★ 4.8
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
1951 ★ 7.0
Kay Jansen (uncredited)
Show Boat
Show Boat
1951 ★ 6.1
Seamstress (uncredited)
Grounds for Marriage
Grounds for Marriage
1951 ★ 4.3
Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
1950 ★ 8.3
Anna Q. Nilsson
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
1949 ★ 7.1
Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime
1949 ★ 6.6
Woman with Harp (uncredited)
Every Girl Should Be Married
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948 ★ 6.1
Saleslady
Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne
1948 ★ 6.0
Mrs. Olaf Knudson
It Had to Be You
It Had to Be You
1947 ★ 6.5
Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)
Cynthia
Cynthia
1947 ★ 5.9
Miss Brady, English Teacher
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
1947 ★ 6.9
Mrs. Holstrom
The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart
1946 ★ 6.3
Dr. Rossiger's Secretary
Cry 'Havoc'
Cry 'Havoc'
1943 ★ 6.3
Nurse (uncredited)
Headin' for God's Country
Headin' for God's Country
1943
Mrs. Nilsson
Crossroads
Crossroads
1942 ★ 5.8
Madame Deval (uncredited)
I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger
1942 ★ 5.7
Mrs. Sherman
Girls' Town
Girls' Town
1942
Mother Lorraine
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 ★ 6.6
Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
1941 ★ 6.3
Paula Wales
Riders of the Timberline
Riders of the Timberline
1941 ★ 2.0
Donna Ryan
Prison Farm
Prison Farm
1938 ★ 5.7
Matron Ames
Behind the Criminal
Behind the Criminal
1937 ★ 5.7
Madge
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935 ★ 5.0
Mrs. Virey
The Little Minister
The Little Minister
1934 ★ 5.5
Villager
School for Girls
School for Girls
1934 ★ 6.0
Dr. Anne Galvin
The World Changes
The World Changes
1933 ★ 4.3
Mrs. Peterson
Blockade
Blockade
1928
Bess
The Whip
The Whip
1928
Iris d'Aquila
Sorrell and Son
Sorrell and Son
1927 ★ 5.7
Dora Sorrell
The 13th Juror
The 13th Juror
1927
Helen Marsden
Lonesome Ladies
Lonesome Ladies
1927
Polly Fosdick
Babe Comes Home
Babe Comes Home
1927
Vernie
Easy Pickings
Easy Pickings
1927
Mary Ryan
The Masked Woman
The Masked Woman
1927
Diane Delatour
Midnight Lovers
Midnight Lovers
1926 ★ 6.0
Diana Fothergill
Miss Nobody
Miss Nobody
1926
Barbara Brown
The Greater Glory
The Greater Glory
1926
Fanny
Too Much Money
Too Much Money
1926
Annabel Broadley
The Splendid Road
The Splendid Road
1925
Sandra De Hault
Winds of Chance
Winds of Chance
1925 ★ 4.8
Countess Courteau
The Talker
The Talker
1925 ★ 1.0
Kate Lennox
If I Marry Again
If I Marry Again
1925 ★ 1.0
Alicia Wingate
Inez from Hollywood
Inez from Hollywood
1924
Inez Laranetta
Hello, 'Frisco
Hello, 'Frisco
1924 ★ 5.0
Anna Q. Nilsson
Vanity's Price
Vanity's Price
1924
Vanna du Maurier
The Breath of Scandal
The Breath of Scandal
1924
The Fire Patrol
The Fire Patrol
1924
Mary Ferguson
The Side Show of Life
The Side Show of Life
1924
Lady Auriol Dayne
Broadway After Dark
Broadway After Dark
1924
Helen Tremaine
Between Friends
Between Friends
1924
Jessica Drene
Flowing Gold
Flowing Gold
1924
Allegheny Briskow
Painted People
Painted People
1924
Leslie Carter
Enemies of Children
Enemies of Children
1923
Patricia - Patsy as an adult
Thundering Dawn
Thundering Dawn
1923
Mary Rogers
Ponjola
Ponjola
1923 ★ 5.0
Lady Flavia Desmond
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
1923 ★ 5.8
Mrs. Michael Ramsay
The Spoilers
The Spoilers
1923
Cherry Malotte
Hollywood
Hollywood
1923 ★ 8.5
Anna Q. Nilsson
The Rustle of Silk
The Rustle of Silk
1923
Lady Feo
The Isle of Lost Ships
The Isle of Lost Ships
1923
Dorothy Fairfax
Hearts Aflame
Hearts Aflame
1923
Helen Foraker
Pink Gods
Pink Gods
1922
Lady Margot Cork
The Man From Home
The Man From Home
1922 ★ 6.2
Genevieve Granger-Simpson
Three Live Ghosts
Three Live Ghosts
1922 ★ 6.0
Ivis
Ten Nights in a Bar Room
Ten Nights in a Bar Room
1921
The Lotus Eater
The Lotus Eater
1921
Madge Vance
The People of Värmland
The People of Värmland
1921 ★ 6.3
Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home
1921
Anna Hedder
Without Limit
Without Limit
1921
Ember Edwards
What Women Will Do
What Women Will Do
1921
In the Heart of a Fool
In the Heart of a Fool
1920 ★ 1.0
Margaret Muller
The Fighting Chance
The Fighting Chance
1920
Sylvia Landis
One Hour Before Dawn
One Hour Before Dawn
1920
Ellen Aldrich
The Toll Gate
The Toll Gate
1920 ★ 5.3
Mary Brown
The 13th Commandment
The 13th Commandment
1920
The Luck of the Irish
The Luck of the Irish
1920 ★ 1.0
Ruth Warren
Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune
1919
Alice Langham
Her Kingdom of Dreams
Her Kingdom of Dreams
1919
Carlotta Stanmore
The Love Burglar
The Love Burglar
1919
Joan Gray
A Sporting Chance
A Sporting Chance
1919
Pamela Brent
The Way of the Strong
The Way of the Strong
1919
Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton
Cheating Cheaters
Cheating Cheaters
1919
Grace Palmer
Venus in the East
Venus in the East
1919
Mrs. Pat Dyvenot
Auction of Souls
Auction of Souls
1919 ★ 4.9
Vanity Pool
Vanity Pool
1918
Carol Harper
In Judgment of...
In Judgment of...
1918
Mary Manners
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
1918
Katherine Gresham
The Trail To Yesterday
The Trail To Yesterday
1918
Heart of the Sunset
Heart of the Sunset
1918
Over There
Over There
1917
Bettie Adams
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1917 ★ 4.4
Mary Norton
The Inevitable
The Inevitable
1917
Florence Grey
The Moral Code
The Moral Code
1917
Jean Hyland
Her Surrender
Her Surrender
1916
Rhoda Courtlandt
Sold Out
Sold Out
1916
Leila Austin
The Tight Rein
The Tight Rein
1916
Amy
The Supreme Sacrifice
The Supreme Sacrifice
1916
Helen Chambers
The Scarlet Road
The Scarlet Road
1916
Betty Belgrave
Barbara Frietchie
Barbara Frietchie
1915
Sue Negly
The Regeneration
The Regeneration
1915 ★ 6.8
Marie Deering
The Haunting Fear
The Haunting Fear
1915
Diana - an Adventuress
A Sister's Burden
A Sister's Burden
1915
Ida - Nathanial's Wife
The Destroyer
The Destroyer
1915
Helen Vedrine
The Siren's Reign
The Siren's Reign
1915
Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman
The Night Operator at Buxton
The Night Operator at Buxton
1915
Helen
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
1914
Mignon Mars
Regeneration
Regeneration
1914 ★ 7.5
Katherine Williams
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1913
Eliza - a Runaway Slave
The Fatal Legacy
The Fatal Legacy
1913
Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
1913
Gertrude Illingham
A Mississippi Tragedy
A Mississippi Tragedy
1913
Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter
The Confederate Ironclad
The Confederate Ironclad
1912 ★ 5.3
Elinor
The Darling of the CSA
The Darling of the CSA
1912 ★ 4.0
Agnes Lane