Asta Nielsen
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 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
Cast Credits
Impossible Love
as Vera Holgk
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
The Fallen
as Anna Grosser
Living Buddhas
as Tibetanerin
Hedda Gabler
as Hedda Gabler
Athleten
as Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck
Joyless Street
as Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
The Woman in Flames
as Josephine
The House by the Sea
as Enricos Ehefrau Teresa
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
as Maria Magdalena
Downfall
as Kaja Falk
Navarro the Dancer
as Navarro
Earth Spirit
as Lulu
Vanina
as Vanina
Revenge of the Bandits
as Brigantenbraut
Fräulein Julie
as Julie
Wandering Souls
as Nastassja Baraschkowa
Roswolsky's Mistress
as Mary Verhag
Hamlet
as Hamlet
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
In the Eyes of the Law
as Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her Daughter
Crew Credits
Hamlet
Producer