Asta Nielsen
Born
11 September 1881 (144)
Place of Birth
Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
Also known as
Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen, The Silent Muse
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).
Filmography (40)
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
2023
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
2020
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
2016
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
2003
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
1995
Asta Nielsen
1968
Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist
1933
Impossible Love
1932
The Dangerous Age
1927
Small Town Sinners
1927
Agitated Woman
1927
Tragedy of the Street
1927
The Vice of Humanity
1927
The Fallen
1926
Living Buddhas
1925
Hedda Gabler
1925
Athleten
1925
Joyless Street
1925
The Woman in Flames
1924
Battle of the Butterflies
1924
The Film in the Film
1924
The House by the Sea
1924
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
1923
Downfall
1923
Navarro the Dancer
1923
Earth Spirit
1923
Vanina
1922
Revenge of the Bandits
1922
Fräulein Julie
1922
Wandering Souls
1921
Roswolsky's Mistress
1921
Hamlet
1921
Steuermann Holk
1920
Kurfürstendamm
1920
Graf Sylvains Rache
1920
The Merry-Go-Round
1920
Mata Hari
1920
In the Eyes of the Law
1919
Intoxication
1919
Towards the Light
1919