

Anna Q. Nilsson
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
30 Mar 1888
Age
138 Years
Born In
Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
Total Projects
128
Years Active
42 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.6 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)

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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Mrs. Elcott

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The Great Diamond Robbery
The Great Diamond Robbery
as Nurse (uncredited)

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The Unknown Man
The Unknown Man
as (uncredited)

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An American in Paris
An American in Paris
as Kay Jansen (uncredited)

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Show Boat
Show Boat
as Seamstress (uncredited)

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Grounds for Marriage
Grounds for Marriage
as Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)

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Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
as Anna Q. Nilsson

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Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)

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In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime
as Woman with Harp (uncredited)

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Every Girl Should Be Married
Every Girl Should Be Married
as Saleslady

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The Boy with Green Hair
The Boy with Green Hair

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Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne
as Mrs. Olaf Knudson

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It Had to Be You
It Had to Be You
as Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited)

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Cynthia
Cynthia
as Miss Brady, English Teacher

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The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
as Mrs. Holstrom

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The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart
as Dr. Rossiger's Secretary

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Cry 'Havoc'
Cry 'Havoc'
as Nurse (uncredited)

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Headin' for God's Country
Headin' for God's Country
as Mrs. Nilsson

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Crossroads
Crossroads
as Madame Deval (uncredited)

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I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger
as Mrs. Sherman

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Girls' Town
Girls' Town
as Mother Lorraine

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They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
as Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)

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The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
as Paula Wales

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Riders of the Timberline
Riders of the Timberline
as Donna Ryan

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Prison Farm
Prison Farm
as Matron Ames

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Behind the Criminal
Behind the Criminal
as Madge

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Wanderer of the Wasteland
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Mrs. Virey

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The Little Minister
The Little Minister
as Villager

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School for Girls
School for Girls
as Dr. Anne Galvin

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The World Changes
The World Changes
as Mrs. Peterson

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Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!
Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!
as Self

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Blockade
Blockade
as Bess

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The Whip
The Whip
as Iris d'Aquila

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Sorrell and Son
Sorrell and Son
as Dora Sorrell

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The 13th Juror
The 13th Juror
as Helen Marsden

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Lonesome Ladies
Lonesome Ladies
as Polly Fosdick

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Babe Comes Home
Babe Comes Home
as Vernie

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Easy Pickings
Easy Pickings
as Mary Ryan

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The Masked Woman
The Masked Woman
as Diane Delatour

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Midnight Lovers
Midnight Lovers
as Diana Fothergill

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Miss Nobody
Miss Nobody
as Barbara Brown

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The Greater Glory
The Greater Glory
as Fanny

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Too Much Money
Too Much Money
as Annabel Broadley

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The Splendid Road
The Splendid Road
as Sandra De Hault

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Winds of Chance
Winds of Chance
as Countess Courteau

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The Talker
The Talker
as Kate Lennox

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One Way Street
One Way Street
as Lady Sylvia Hutton

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If I Marry Again
If I Marry Again
as Alicia Wingate

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Inez from Hollywood
Inez from Hollywood
as Inez Laranetta

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Hello, 'Frisco
Hello, 'Frisco
as Anna Q. Nilsson

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Vanity's Price
Vanity's Price
as Vanna du Maurier

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The Breath of Scandal
The Breath of Scandal
as Anna

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The Fire Patrol
The Fire Patrol
as Mary Ferguson

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The Side Show of Life
The Side Show of Life
as Lady Auriol Dayne

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Broadway After Dark
Broadway After Dark
as Helen Tremaine

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Between Friends
Between Friends
as Jessica Drene

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Flowing Gold
Flowing Gold
as Allegheny Briskow

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Painted People
Painted People
as Leslie Carter

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Half-a-Dollar Bill
Half-a-Dollar Bill
as The Stranger - Mrs. Webber

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Enemies of Children
Enemies of Children
as Patricia - Patsy as an adult

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Thundering Dawn
Thundering Dawn
as Mary Rogers

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Ponjola
Ponjola
as Lady Flavia Desmond

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Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
as Mrs. Michael Ramsay

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The Spoilers
The Spoilers
as Cherry Malotte

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Hollywood
Hollywood
as Anna Q. Nilsson

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The Rustle of Silk
The Rustle of Silk
as Lady Feo

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Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)

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The Isle of Lost Ships
The Isle of Lost Ships
as Dorothy Fairfax

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Hearts Aflame
Hearts Aflame
as Helen Foraker

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Pink Gods
Pink Gods
as Lady Margot Cork

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A Trip to Paramountown
A Trip to Paramountown
as Self

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The Man From Home
The Man From Home
as Genevieve Granger-Simpson

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Three Live Ghosts
Three Live Ghosts
as Ivis

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Ten Nights in a Bar Room
Ten Nights in a Bar Room

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The Lotus Eater
The Lotus Eater
as Madge Vance

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The People of Värmland
The People of Värmland
as Anna

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Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home
as Anna Hedder

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Without Limit
Without Limit
as Ember Edwards

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What Women Will Do
What Women Will Do
as Lily Gibbs

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The Brute Master
The Brute Master
as Madeline Grey

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In the Heart of a Fool
In the Heart of a Fool
as Margaret Muller

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The Fighting Chance
The Fighting Chance
as Sylvia Landis

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One Hour Before Dawn
One Hour Before Dawn
as Ellen Aldrich

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The Figurehead
The Figurehead
as Mary Forbes

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The Toll Gate
The Toll Gate
as Mary Brown

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The 13th Commandment
The 13th Commandment
as Leila Kip

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The Luck of the Irish
The Luck of the Irish
as Ruth Warren

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Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune
as Alice Langham

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Her Kingdom of Dreams
Her Kingdom of Dreams
as Carlotta Stanmore

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The Love Burglar
The Love Burglar
as Joan Gray

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A Sporting Chance
A Sporting Chance
as Pamela Brent

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A Very Good Young Man
A Very Good Young Man
as Viva Bacchus

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The Way of the Strong
The Way of the Strong
as Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton

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Cheating Cheaters
Cheating Cheaters
as Grace Palmer

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Venus in the East
Venus in the East
as Mrs. Pat Dyvenot

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Auction of Souls
Auction of Souls
as Edith Graham

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Vanity Pool
Vanity Pool
as Carol Harper

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In Judgment of...
In Judgment of...
as Mary Manners

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No Man's Land
No Man's Land
as Katherine Gresham

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The Trail To Yesterday
The Trail To Yesterday

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Heart of the Sunset
Heart of the Sunset
as Alaire Austin

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Over There
Over There
as Bettie Adams

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Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Mary Norton

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The Inevitable
The Inevitable
as Florence Grey

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The Moral Code
The Moral Code
as Jean Hyland

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Infidelity
Infidelity
as Elaine Bernard

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Her Surrender
Her Surrender
as Rhoda Courtlandt

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Sold Out
Sold Out
as Leila Austin

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The Tight Rein
The Tight Rein
as Amy

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The Supreme Sacrifice
The Supreme Sacrifice
as Helen Chambers

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The Scarlet Road
The Scarlet Road
as Betty Belgrave

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Barbara Frietchie
Barbara Frietchie
as Sue Negly

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The Regeneration
The Regeneration
as Marie Deering

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The Haunting Fear
The Haunting Fear
as Diana - an Adventuress

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A Sister's Burden
A Sister's Burden
as Ida - Nathanial's Wife

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The Destroyer
The Destroyer
as Helen Vedrine

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The Siren's Reign
The Siren's Reign
as Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman

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The Night Operator at Buxton
The Night Operator at Buxton
as Helen

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Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
as Mignon Mars

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Regeneration
Regeneration
as Katherine Williams

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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Eliza - a Runaway Slave

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The Fatal Legacy
The Fatal Legacy
as Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife

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Shenandoah
Shenandoah
as Gertrude Illingham

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A Mississippi Tragedy
A Mississippi Tragedy
as Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter

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The Confederate Ironclad
The Confederate Ironclad
as Elinor

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The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher
The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher
as Betty - the Girl Telegrapher

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The Darling of the CSA
The Darling of the CSA
as Agnes Lane