- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 3, 1965
- Place of Birth
- Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark
Connie Nielsen
Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish actress. She began her acting career working alongside her mother on the local revue and variety scene. At 18, she traveled to Paris, where she worked as an actress and model, which led to further work. She has starred as Lucilla in the films Gladiator (2000) and Gladiator II (2024) and as Queen Hippolyta in the DC Extended Universe. Nielsen is fluent in her native Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish.
Filmography
tvRobin Hood
2025 · Eleanor of Aquitaine
tvVerdens Vildeste Race
2025 · Sig selv
movieNobody 2
2025 · Becca Mansell
movieFollow Me
2025 · Alice Thomas
movieThe Making of Gladiator II
2024 · Self
movieGladiator II
2024 · Lucilla
movieRole Play
2023 · Gwen Carver
movieOrigin
2023 · Sabine
movieOcean Deep
2023 · Mara
tvThe Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen
2022 · Karen
movieA Week in Paradise
2022 · Fiona
tvClose to Me
2021 · Jo Harding, Creator
movieNobody
2021 · Becca Mansell
movieZack Snyder's Justice League
2021 · Queen Hippolyta
movieWonder Woman 1984
2020 · Hippolyta
movieInheritance
2020 · Catherine Monroe
tvDead Talk Live
2020 · Self - Guest
movieBuilding Happiness
2020 · Self
movieSea Fever
2020 · Freya
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
movieI'll Find You
2019 · Lena Moser
tvToday with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019 · Self
tvI Am the Night
2019 · Corinna Hodel
tvFBI
2018 · Ellen Solberg
movieThe Catcher Was a Spy
2018 · Koranda
tvLiberty
2018 · Katrina
movieJustice League
2017 · Queen Hippolyta
movieStratton
2017 · Sumner
movieWonder Woman
2017 · Hippolyta
movieThe Lion Woman
2016 · Mrs. Grjothornet
movieThe Confessions
2016 · Claire Seth
movieAli and Nino
2016 · Duchess Kipiani
movieThe Runner
2015 · Deborah Price
movieAll Relative
2014 · Maren
movieReturn to Zero
2014 · Dr. Claire Holden
movieThe Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
2014 · Baroness Von Wagner (voice)
movie3 Days to Kill
2014 · Christine Renner
movieNymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013 · Joe's Mother
tvThe Following
2013 · Lily Gray
movieHemingway & Gellhorn
2012 · Tall Blonde Woman (uncredited)
tvBoss
2011 · Meredith Kane
moviePerfect Sense
2011 · Jenny
movieLost in Africa
2010 · Susanne
movieA Shine of Rainbows
2009 · Maire
tvThe Good Wife
2009 · Ramona Lytton
movieBattle in Seattle
2007 · Jean
movieThe Situation
2007 · Anna Molyneux
movieThe Ice Harvest
2005 · Renata Crest
movieStrength and Honor: Production Pods
2005 · Self
movieThe Great Raid
2005 · Margaret Utinsky
movieStrength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
2005 · Self
movieReturn to Sender
2004 · Charlotte Cory
movieBrothers
2004 · Sarah
movieMaking of 'Demonlover'
2003 · Self
movieBasic
2003 · CPT Julie Osborne
movieThe Hunted
2003 · Abby Durrell
movieDemonlover
2002 · Diane de Monx
movieOne Hour Photo
2002 · Nina Yorkin
movieUltimate Fights from the Movies
2002 · Lucilla (Gladiator) (archive footage)
movieL'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
2002
movieImpostor
2001 · Newscaster (uncredited)
movieGladiator
2000 · Lucilla
movieMission to Mars
2000 · Terri Fisher
movieInnocents
2000 · Megan Denright
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Dani Beck
tvThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 · Self - Guest
movieRushmore
1998 · Mrs. Calloway
movieSoldier
1998 · Sandra
moviePermanent Midnight
1998 · Dagmar
movieThe Devil's Advocate
1997 · Christabella
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
movieLe Paradis absolument
1994 · Sarah
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
movieVoyage
1993 · Ronnie Freeland
Okavango
tvOkavango
1993
movieChristmas Vacation '91
1991 · Brunilde / Vanessa
Colletti Bianchi
tvColletti Bianchi
1988 · Marilu'
movieHow Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
1984 · Eva
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self - Presenter
Tonight at Noon
movieTonight at Noon
— · Laura
Birds of Prey
movieBirds of Prey
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