Anna Q. Nilsson
Anna Quirentia Nilsson was a Swedish-born actress who achieved success in American silent movies. Starring in some 200 feature films. The first Swedish actress to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1905, she had earned enough for a ticket across the Atlantic. In New York she was discovered on a thriving avenue by the famous portrait painter James Carroll Beckwith and soon she was New York's highest paid model. In 1907 she was named America's most beautiful woman and became a model for the 1910s beauty ideal, The Gibson Girl Look.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1888-03-30 · Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
- Died
- 1974-02-11
Known for
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) — Anna Q. Nilsson
- An American in Paris (1951) — Kay Jansen (uncredited)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) — Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)
- Adam's Rib (1949) — Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
- They Died with Their Boots On (1941) — Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
- Show Boat (1951) — Seamstress (uncredited)
- The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
- The Regeneration (1915) — Marie Deering
- In the Good Old Summertime (1949) — Woman with Harp (uncredited)
- The Farmer's Daughter (1947) — Mrs. Holstrom
- Crossroads (1942) — Madame Deval (uncredited)
- Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) — Saleslady
- Souls for Sale (1923) — Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
- The Little Minister (1934) — Villager
- Cry 'Havoc' (1943) — Nurse (uncredited)
- The Unknown Man (1951) — (uncredited)