Nico
Known for

Acting

Credits

76

Gender

Woman

Birthday

16 Oct 1938

Day of death

18 Jul 1988 (49)

Place of birth

Cologne, Germany

Also known as
Krista Nico
Christa Päffgen
Nico Otzak

Nico

Biography

Christa Päffgen (16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, actress and model. She had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls (1966). Reviewer Richard Goldstein describes Nico as "half goddess, half icicle" and writes that her distinctive voice "sounds something like a cello getting up in the morning". Description above from the Wikipedia article Nico, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
NicoHerself
Nico Music
nico - live in switzerlandself
2023Solitude
2021The Velvet UndergroundSelf (archive footage)
2019Nico performing Secret Side & Valley of the Kingsself
2016nico - strange windowself
2015Danny SaysSelf (archive footage)
2015nico/philippe garrelself
2010Beautiful DarlingSelf (archive footage)
200913 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen TestsHerself
2008Positano
2008La deuxième femmeSelf
200765 RevisitedSelf (archive footage)
2006All Tomorrow's Parties: Nico Live
2000Nico: An Underground Experience + Heroine
1998John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & MusicSelf (archive footage)
1995Nico IconHerself
1993Curious: The Velvet Underground in EuropeSelf (archive footage)
1990Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & IntersectionsSelf
1989Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the SixtiesSelf (archive footage)
1989Nico: In Memoriam
1988Let's Kiss and Say Goodbye
1986The South Bank Show: Velvet Undergroundself
1982La vraie histoire de Gérard LechômeurThe heroine
1981Chelsea Hotel
1979The Blue of the Origins
1978NicoNico
1978Journey to the Garden of the DeadCatherine
1976The Crystal Cradle
1975An Angel Passes
1974Les Hautes solitudes
1972The Inner ScarThe Woman
1972Athanor
1972The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72
1970Cleopatra
1969Nico: Evening of LightNico
1968Diaries, Notes, and SketchesSelf
1967I, a ManHerself
1967Exploding Plastic InevitableHerself
1967Jeanetta Cochrane
1967Imitation of ChristMaid
1967Four StarsHerself
1967SunsetPoet (voice)
1967Diamoci del tuSelf
1967SausalitoHerself
1966Chelsea GirlsSelf
1966The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of SoundHerself
1966Screen Test [ST238]: NicoHerself
1966The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966
1966Salvador DalíSelf
1966Nico/Nico CryingSelf
1966Screen Test [ST244]: Nico CokeHerself
1966Screen Test [ST246]: Nico (Hershey)Herself
1966Paranoia
1966Velvet Underground's First Public AppearanceHerself
1966The ClosetThe Woman
1966The Velvet Underground Tarot CardsHerself
1966Screen Test [ST245]: Nico (Hershey)Nico
1965The SandpiperDancer at the Party (uncredited)
1965Andy Warhol Screen TestsSelf
1963Strip-TeaseAriane, la danseuse Allemande
1961A Man Named Roccasun-bathing model (uncredited)
1960La Dolce VitaNico
1958TempestBlonde Girl at Spring Festival
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
nico - live in switzerlandCompositor
2023SolitudeMusic
2019Nico performing Secret Side & Valley of the KingsCompositor
2019Nico performing Secret Side & Valley of the KingsWriter
2016nico - strange windowCompositor
2015nico/philippe garrelCompositor
2014Nico - Sphinx of IceMusic
1985She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun LampsOriginal Music Composer
1975An Angel PassesMusic
1972The Inner ScarMusic
1972The Inner ScarDialogue