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Director
Asta Nielsen
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 55143
IMDb ID: nm0003425
Known for: Acting
Born: September 11, 1881
Died: May 25, 1972
Age: 90
Place of birth: Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1910 - 2023
Years active: 114
Average TMDB rating: 6.51
Wikidata: Q232404
Also known as
Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen • The Silent Muse • Die Asta
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Director (1)Producer (1)
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).
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Asta Nielsen.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Asta Nielsen.
5.7
Towards the Light
as Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
1919 Movie
The Moth
as Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne
1911 Movie
6.3
The Abyss
as Magda Vang
1910 Movie
Comedians
as Kamma
1912 Movie
Revenge of the Bandits
as Brigantenbraut
1922 Movie
5.8
Tragedy of the Street
as Auguste - Old Street Walker
1927 Movie
Wandering Souls
as Nastassja Baraschkowa
1921 Movie
Cinderella
as Lotte
1916 Movie
5.0
Der Totentanz
as Bella Burk
1912 Movie
Frontstairs and Backstairs
as Sabine Schulze
1916 Movie
Gypsy Blood
as Jonna
1911 Movie
4.6
The Suffragette
as Nelly Panburne
1913 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Asta Nielsen.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Asta Nielsen.
9.0
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
as Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
2020 Movie
5.8
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
as Self
2016 Movie
7.0
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
as (archive footage)
2003 Movie
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
as Self (archive footage)
1995 Movie
Asta Nielsen
as Herself
1968 Movie
Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist
as herself (archive footage)
1933 Movie
8.0
Impossible Love
as Vera Holgk
1932 Movie
The Dangerous Age
as Elsie Lindtner
1927 Movie
Small Town Sinners
as Selma Karchow
1927 Movie
Agitated Woman
as Clarina
1927 Movie
5.8
Tragedy of the Street
as Auguste - Old Street Walker
1927 Movie