Anna Q. Nilsson
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Born:
Mar 30, 1888

Died:
Feb 11, 1974

Age: 85 Deceased

From:
Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden

Department:
Acting

Total Credits: 128

Avg Rating: 7.6

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Anna Q. Nilsson

Also known as: Anna Quirentia Nilsson, Annie Nilsson, Anna Nilsson, Анна Нильсен

Biography

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.

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