Anna Q. Nilsson

Acting · 127 movies

Born March 30, 1888

Died February 11, 1974 (aged 85)

Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

Biography

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.

Known for: Sunset Boulevard An American in Paris Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Anna Q. Nilsson Movies & TV Shows

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