Anna Q. Nilsson
Acting · Born Mar 30, 1888 · Died Feb 11, 1974 (85) · 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.
Known for
Films
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
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The Great Diamond Robbery
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The Unknown Man
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An American in Paris
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Show Boat
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Grounds for Marriage
19515.0
Sunset Boulevard
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Adam's Rib
19497.1
In the Good Old Summertime
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Every Girl Should Be Married
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The Boy with Green Hair
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Fighting Father Dunne
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