Asta Nielsen

Personal Info

Birthday

September 11, 1881

Day of Death

1972-05-25

(90 years old)

Place of Birth

Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark

Also Known As

Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen

The Silent Muse

Die Asta

Asta Nielsen

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).

Known For

The Joyless Street

The Abyss

The Queen of the Stock Exchange

The Suffragette

Tragedy of the Street

Earth Spirit

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

The Great Moment

Filmography

2023
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
as Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
2016
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
as Self
2003
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
as (archive footage)
1995
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
as Self (archive footage)
1968
Asta Nielsen
as Herself
1933
Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist
as herself (archive footage)
1932
Impossible Love
as Vera Holgk
1927
The Dangerous Age
as Elsie Lindtner
Small Town Sinners
as Selma Karchow
Agitated Woman
as Clarina
Tragedy of the Street
as Auguste - Old Street Walker
The Vice of Humanity
as Tamara
1926
The Fallen
as Anna Grosser
1925
Living Buddhas
as Tibetanerin
Hedda Gabler
as Hedda Gabler
Athleten
as Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck
The Joyless Street
as Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
1924
The Woman in Flames
as Josephine
The Film in the Film
as Self
The House by the Sea
as Enricos Ehefrau Teresa
1923
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
as Maria Magdalena
Downfall
as Kaja Falk
Navarro the Dancer
as Navarro
Earth Spirit
as Lulu
1922
Vanina
as Vanina
Revenge of the Bandits
as Brigantenbraut
Fräulein Julie
as Julie
1921
Wandering Souls
as Nastassja Baraschkowa
Roswolsky's Mistress
as Mary Verhag
Hamlet
as Hamlet
1920
Steuermann Holk
as Isabella Bouflon
Kurfürstendamm
as Girl Lissy / Mulatto / Filmstar / Maria
Graf Sylvains Rache
as Madelaine
The Merry-Go-Round
as Elena
Mata Hari
as Mata Hari
1919
In the Eyes of the Law
as Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her Daughter
Intoxication
as Henriette Mauclerc
Towards the Light
as Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
So Ends My Song
as Dora Waren
1918
The Queen of the Stock Exchange
as Helene Netzler
The Eskimo Baby
as Eskimo Ivigtut
Eine Rose der Wildnis
as Wanda
In Turmoil
as Margit
1917
The Orphanage Child
as Esther
1916
Cinderella
as Lotte
The White Roses
as Thilda Wardier
The ABC of Love
as Lis
Dora Brandes
as Dora Brandes
Frontstairs and Backstairs
as Sabine Schulze
Little Angel's Wedding
as Jesta Schneider
Die Ewige Nacht
as Marta
The Guinea-Pig
as Jesta
1915
The False Asta Nielsen
as Herself
Die Tochter der Landstrasse
as Zigeunerin Zirzi
1914
Das Feuer
as Wanda Petri
Das Kind ruft
as Elana
Little Angel
as Jesta
1913
The Film Prima Donna
as Ruth Breton
S1
as Von Hessendorffs Tochter
The Suffragette
as Nelly Panburne
Death in Seville
as Juanita
Jugend und Tollheit
as Jesta Müller
1912
Comedians
as Kamma
A Romany Spy
as Zidra
When the Mask Falls
as Sanna
The General's Children
as Thekla von der Linde
Der Totentanz
as Bella Burk
Poor Jenny
as Jenny Schmidt
Zu Tode Gehetzt
as Paula Müller
Die Macht des Goldes
as Creszenz Fitzinger
1911
The Ballet Dancer
as Camille
The Strange Bird
as Miss May Wolton
The Great Moment
as Annie
The Black Dream
as Stella, cirkusdanserinde
The Moth
as Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne
Gypsy Blood
as Jonna
1910
The Abyss
as Magda Vang