Anna Q. Nilsson
Known for
Time and sheer volume of work have made Anna Q. Nilsson a veteran actress who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching her. Everything here starts from 1912. Drama is where the largest part of the work sits. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. 'Sunset Boulevard' is the title most people reach for first, with Anna Q. Nilsson at the center of it.
Anna Q. Nilsson
116 Movies
Time and sheer volume of work have made Anna Q. Nilsson a veteran actress who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching her. Everything here starts from 1912. Drama is where the largest part of the work sits. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. 'Sunset Boulevard' is the title most people reach for first, with Anna Q. Nilsson at the center of it.
Movies
Plays Anna Q. Nilsson
Sunset Boulevard
1950
Plays Mrs. Holstrom
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
Plays Villager
The Little Minister
1934
Plays Paula Wales
The Great Man's Lady
1941
Plays Saleslady
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948
Plays Mrs. Peterson
The World Changes
1933
Plays Mrs. Sherman
I Live on Danger
1942
Plays Dr. Rossiger's Secretary
The Secret Heart
1946
Plays Anna Q. Nilsson
Hollywood
1923
Plays Dorothy Fairfax
The Isle of Lost Ships
1923
Plays Mrs. Michael Ramsay
Adam's Rib
1923
Plays Ruth Warren
The Luck of the Irish
1920
Plays Kate Lennox
The Talker
1925
Plays Margaret Muller
In the Heart of a Fool
1920
Plays Anna Hedder
Why Girls Leave Home
1921
Plays Mrs. Olaf Knudson
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
Plays Ivis
Three Live Ghosts
1922
Plays Genevieve Granger-Simpson
The Man From Home
1922
Plays Mary Norton
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1917
Plays Marie Deering
The Regeneration
1915
Plays Miss Brady, English Teacher
Cynthia
1947
Plays Edith Graham
Auction of Souls
1919
Plays Bess
Blockade
1928
Plays Matron Ames
Prison Farm
1938
Plays Alicia Wingate
If I Marry Again
1925
Plays Dora Sorrell
Sorrell and Son
1927
Plays Countess Courteau
Winds of Chance
1925
Plays Diane Delatour
The Masked Woman
1927
Plays Mary Brown
The Toll Gate
1920
Plays Elinor
The Confederate Ironclad
1912
Plays Katherine Williams
Regeneration
1914
Plays Madge
Behind the Criminal
1937
Plays Anna
The People of Värmland
1921
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)
1954
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The Great Diamond Robbery
Nurse (uncredited)
1954
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An American in Paris
Kay Jansen (uncredited)
1951
Film
Show Boat
Seamstress (uncredited)
1951
Film
Grounds for Marriage
Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)
1951
Film
Sunset Boulevard
Anna Q. Nilsson
1950
Film
Adam's Rib
Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
1949
Film
In the Good Old Summertime
Woman with Harp (uncredited)
1949
Film
Every Girl Should Be Married
Saleslady
1948
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Anna Q. Nilsson still alive?
Anna Q. Nilsson passed away on February 11, 1974 at age 85.
What are the most famous roles of Anna Q. Nilsson?
Anna Q. Nilsson is best known for roles in Sunset Boulevard, An American in Paris, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
How many movies has Anna Q. Nilsson been in?
Over a 62-year career (since 1912), Anna Q. Nilsson has appeared in 116 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Anna Q. Nilsson's first movie?
The career of Anna Q. Nilsson began with The Darling of the CSA (1912).
What is Anna Q. Nilsson's most recent movie or series?
Anna Q. Nilsson's most recent release is Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, which premiered on July 22, 1954.
Anna Q. Nilsson
1888-03-30 · Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
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.