- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 11, 1881
- Place of Birth
- Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Died
- May 25, 1972
Asta Nielsen
Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen (1881–1972) is considered one of the most influential figures in early film history. Born on September 11, 1881, in Copenhagen, she grew up in modest circumstances. Her father died when she was young, and the family had to move frequently. Despite these difficult circumstances, Nielsen developed a strong affinity for the stage even as a young girl. She took acting lessons and gained her first experience at small theaters before becoming a mother to a daughter in 1901. The decisive turning point in her career came in 1910 with the Danish film “Afgrunden” (The Abyss). Her passionate, modern performance made her internationally famous overnight. Unlike many of her contemporaries, Nielsen did not act in an overly theatrical manner, but relied on subtle facial expressions and psychologically rich body language. This new style of acting made her one of the first majo…
Filmography
movieAsta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
2023 · Self (archive footage)
movieSex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
2020 · Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
moviePlay On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
2016 · Self
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
movieDen talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
2003 · (archive footage)
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
movieDie Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
1995 · Self (archive footage)
Asta Nielsen
movieAsta Nielsen
1968 · Herself, Director
German Film Award
tvGerman Film Award
1951 · Self
movieImpossible Love
1932 · Vera Holgk
movieAsta Nielsen: A Great Artist
1932 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Dangerous Age
1927 · Elsie Lindtner
movieSmall Town Sinners
1927 · Selma Karchow
movieAgitated Woman
1927 · Clarina
movieTragedy of the Street
1927 · Auguste - Old Street Walker
movieThe Vice of Humanity
1927 · Tamara
movieThe Fallen
1926 · Anna Grosser
movieLiving Buddhas
1925 · Tibetanerin
movieHedda Gabler
1925 · Hedda Gabler
Athleten
movieAthleten
1925 · Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck
movieJoyless Street
1925 · Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
movieThe Woman in Flames
1924 · Josephine
Battle of the Butterflies
movieBattle of the Butterflies
1924
movieThe Film in the Film
1924 · Self
The House by the Sea
movieThe House by the Sea
1924 · Enricos Ehefrau Teresa
movieI.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
1923 · Maria Magdalena
movieDownfall
1923 · Kaja Falk, Producer
movieNavarro the Dancer
1923 · Navarro
movieEarth Spirit
1923 · Lulu
movieVanina
1922 · Vanina
movieRevenge of the Bandits
1922 · Anica
movieFräulein Julie
1922 · Julie
movieWandering Souls
1921 · Nastassja Baraschkowa
movieRoswolsky's Mistress
1921 · Mary Verhag
movieHamlet
1921 · Hamlet, Producer
Steuermann Holk
movieSteuermann Holk
1920 · Isabella Bouflon
Kurfürstendamm
movieKurfürstendamm
1920 · Girl Lissy / Mulatto / Filmstar / Maria
Graf Sylvains Rache
movieGraf Sylvains Rache
1920 · Madelaine
movieThe Merry-Go-Round
1920 · Elena
movieMata Hari
1920 · Mata Hari
In the Eyes of the Law
movieIn the Eyes of the Law
1919 · Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her Daughter
movieIntoxication
1919 · Henriette Mauclerc
movieTowards the Light
1919 · Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
movieSo Ends My Song
1919 · Dora Waren
The Queen of the Stock Exchange
movieThe Queen of the Stock Exchange
1918 · Helene Netzler
movieThe Eskimo Baby
1918 · Eskimo Ivigtut
Eine Rose der Wildnis
movieEine Rose der Wildnis
1918 · Wanda
In Turmoil
movieIn Turmoil
1918 · Margit
The Orphanage Child
movieThe Orphanage Child
1917 · Esther
movieCinderella
1916 · Lotte
movieThe White Roses
1916 · Thilda Wardier
movieThe ABC of Love
1916 · Lis
movieDora Brandes
1916 · Dora Brandes
movieFrontstairs and Backstairs
1916 · Sabine Schulze
movieLittle Angel's Wedding
1916 · Jesta Schneider
Die ewige Nacht
movieDie ewige Nacht
1916 · Marta
movieThe Guinea-Pig
1916 · Jesta
movieThe False Asta Nielsen
1915 · Herself
movieDie Tochter der Landstrasse
1915 · Zigeunerin Zirzi
movieAsta Nielsen als Mannequin
1915
Das Feuer
movieDas Feuer
1914 · Wanda Petri
movieZapata's Gang
1914
Das Kind ruft
movieDas Kind ruft
1914 · Elana
movieLittle Angel
1914 · Jesta
movieThe Film Prima Donna
1913 · Ruth Breton
movieS1
1913 · Von Hessendorffs Tochter
movieThe Suffragette
1913 · Nelly Panburne
movieDeath in Seville
1913 · Juanita
Die Sünden der Väter
movieDie Sünden der Väter
1913
movieYouth and Madness
1913 · Jesta Müller
movieComedians
1912 · Kamma
movieA Romany Spy
1912 · Zidra
movieWhen the Mask Falls
1912 · Sanna
The General's Children
movieThe General's Children
1912 · Thekla von der Linde
movieDer Totentanz
1912 · Bella Burk
moviePoor Jenny
1912 · Jenny Schmidt
Zu Tode Gehetzt
movieZu Tode Gehetzt
1912 · Paula Müller
Die Macht des Goldes
movieDie Macht des Goldes
1912 · Creszenz Fitzinger
movieThe Traitress
1911
movieThe Ballet Dancer
1911 · Camille
movieThe Strange Bird
1911 · Miss May Wolton
movieGypsy Blood
1911 · Luscha
movieThe Great Moment
1911 · Annie
movieThe Black Dream
1911 · Stella, cirkusdanserinde
The Moth
movieThe Moth
1911 · Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne
movieGypsy Blood
1911 · Jonna
movieThe Abyss
1910 · Magda Vang