Asta Nielsen

Asta Nielsen

🎂 11th September 1881 (144 yrs) 📍 Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark

Known For

Joyless Street

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).

Asta Nielsen

Movies Featuring Asta Nielsen

Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone

Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone (2023)

as Self (archive footage)
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema

Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema (2020)

as Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film (2016)

as Self
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen

Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen (2003)

as (archive footage)
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen

Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen (1995)

as Self (archive footage)
Asta Nielsen

Asta Nielsen (1968)

as Herself
Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist

Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist (1933)

as herself (archive footage)
Impossible Love

Impossible Love (1932)

as Vera Holgk
The Dangerous Age

The Dangerous Age (1927)

as Elsie Lindtner
Small Town Sinners

Small Town Sinners (1927)

as Selma Karchow
Agitated Woman

Agitated Woman (1927)

as Clarina
Tragedy of the Street

Tragedy of the Street (1927)

as Auguste - Old Street Walker
The Vice of Humanity

The Vice of Humanity (1927)

as Tamara
The Fallen

The Fallen (1926)

as Anna Grosser
Living Buddhas

Living Buddhas (1925)

as Tibetanerin
Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler (1925)

as Hedda Gabler
No Image

Athleten (1925)

as Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck
Joyless Street

Joyless Street (1925)

as Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
The Woman in Flames

The Woman in Flames (1924)

as Josephine
No Image

Battle of the Butterflies (1924)

The Film in the Film

The Film in the Film (1924)

as Self
No Image

The House by the Sea (1924)

as Enricos Ehefrau Teresa
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity (1923)

as Maria Magdalena
Downfall

Downfall (1923)

as Kaja Falk
Navarro the Dancer

Navarro the Dancer (1923)

as Navarro
Earth Spirit

Earth Spirit (1923)

as Lulu
Vanina

Vanina (1922)

as Vanina
Revenge of the Bandits

Revenge of the Bandits (1922)

as Brigantenbraut
Fräulein Julie

Fräulein Julie (1922)

as Julie
Wandering Souls

Wandering Souls (1921)

as Nastassja Baraschkowa
Roswolsky's Mistress

Roswolsky's Mistress (1921)

as Mary Verhag
Hamlet

Hamlet (1921)

as Hamlet
No Image

Steuermann Holk (1920)

as Isabella Bouflon
No Image

Kurfürstendamm (1920)

as Girl Lissy / Mulatto / Filmstar / Maria
No Image

Graf Sylvains Rache (1920)

as Madelaine
The Merry-Go-Round

The Merry-Go-Round (1920)

as Elena
Mata Hari

Mata Hari (1920)

as Mata Hari
In the Eyes of the Law

In the Eyes of the Law (1919)

as Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her Daughter
Intoxication

Intoxication (1919)

as Henriette Mauclerc
Towards the Light

Towards the Light (1919)

as Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
So Ends My Song

So Ends My Song (1919)

as Dora Waren
No Image

The Queen of the Stock Exchange (1918)

as Helene Netzler
The Eskimo Baby

The Eskimo Baby (1918)

as Eskimo Ivigtut
No Image

Eine Rose der Wildnis (1918)

as Wanda
No Image

In Turmoil (1918)

as Margit
No Image

The Orphanage Child (1917)

as Esther
Cinderella

Cinderella (1916)

as Lotte
The White Roses

The White Roses (1916)

as Thilda Wardier
The ABC of Love

The ABC of Love (1916)

as Lis
Dora Brandes

Dora Brandes (1916)

as Dora Brandes
Frontstairs and Backstairs

Frontstairs and Backstairs (1916)

as Sabine Schulze
Little Angel's Wedding

Little Angel's Wedding (1916)

as Jesta Schneider
No Image

Die ewige Nacht (1916)

as Marta
The Guinea-Pig

The Guinea-Pig (1916)

as Jesta
The False Asta Nielsen

The False Asta Nielsen (1915)

as Herself
Die Tochter der Landstrasse

Die Tochter der Landstrasse (1915)

as Zigeunerin Zirzi
Asta Nielsen als Mannequin

Asta Nielsen als Mannequin (1915)

No Image

Das Feuer (1914)

as Wanda Petri
Zapata's Gang

Zapata's Gang (1914)

No Image

Das Kind ruft (1914)

as Elana
Little Angel

Little Angel (1914)

as Jesta
The Film Prima Donna

The Film Prima Donna (1913)

as Ruth Breton
S1

S1 (1913)

as Von Hessendorffs Tochter
The Suffragette

The Suffragette (1913)

as Nelly Panburne
Death in Seville

Death in Seville (1913)

as Juanita
Die Sünden der Väter

Die Sünden der Väter (1913)

Jugend und Tollheit

Jugend und Tollheit (1913)

as Jesta Müller
Comedians

Comedians (1912)

as Kamma
A Romany Spy

A Romany Spy (1912)

as Zidra
When the Mask Falls

When the Mask Falls (1912)

as Sanna
No Image

The General's Children (1912)

as Thekla von der Linde
Der Totentanz

Der Totentanz (1912)

as Bella Burk
Poor Jenny

Poor Jenny (1912)

as Jenny Schmidt
No Image

Zu Tode Gehetzt (1912)

as Paula Müller
No Image

Die Macht des Goldes (1912)

as Creszenz Fitzinger
The Traitress

The Traitress (1911)

The Ballet Dancer

The Ballet Dancer (1911)

as Camille
The Strange Bird

The Strange Bird (1911)

as Miss May Wolton
Gypsy Blood

Gypsy Blood (1911)

as Luscha
The Great Moment

The Great Moment (1911)

as Annie
The Black Dream

The Black Dream (1911)

as Stella, cirkusdanserinde
The Moth

The Moth (1911)

as Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne
Gypsy Blood

Gypsy Blood (1911)

as Jonna
The Abyss

The Abyss (1910)

as Magda Vang