Asta Nielsen
ActingSeptember 11, 1881 (90 years old at death)Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
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).
Movies
10.0
Movie
The False Asta Nielsen
1915
9.0
Movie
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
2023
8.0
Movie
Impossible Love
1932
7.5
Movie
S1
1913
7.5
Movie
The Film in the Film
1924
7.1
Movie
Hamlet
1921
7.0
Movie
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
2003
6.7
Movie
Joyless Street
1925
6.4
Movie
Poor Jenny
1912
6.3
Movie
The Abyss
1910
6.1
Movie
The ABC of Love
1916
6.0
Movie
Zapata's Gang
1914