Asta Nielsen

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).

Known For

Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
The Joyless Street
The Joyless Street
Asta Nielsen
Asta Nielsen
The Abyss
The Abyss
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
Little Angel
Little Angel
Towards the Light
Towards the Light
The Film Prima Donna
The Film Prima Donna

Filmography

2023 Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
as Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
2016 Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
as Self
2003 Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
as (archive footage)
1995 Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
as Self (archive footage)
---- Mata Hari
as
1968 Asta Nielsen
as Herself
1951 Deutscher Filmpreis
as Self
1933 Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist
as herself (archive footage)
1932 Impossible Love
as Vera Holgk
1927 The Dangerous Age
as Elsie Lindtner
1927 Small Town Sinners
as Selma Karchow
1927 Agitated Woman
as Clarina
1927 Tragedy of the Street
as Auguste - Old Street Walker
1927 The Vice of Humanity
as Tamara
1926 The Fallen
as Anna Grosser
1925 Living Buddhas
as Tibetanerin
1925 Hedda Gabler
as Hedda Gabler
1925 Athleten
as Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck
1925 The Joyless Street
as Maria Lechner (Mizzi)