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

Tragedy of the Street

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1927	The Dangerous Age	Elsie Lindtner
—	Mata Hari
2023	Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone	Self (archive footage)
2020	Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema	Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
2016	Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film	Self
2003	Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen	(archive footage)
1968	Asta Nielsen	Herself
1951	Deutscher Filmpreis	Self
1943	12 Minuten UFA	(archive footage)
1933	Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist	herself (archive footage)
1932	Impossible Love	Vera Holgk
1927	Tragedy of the Street	Auguste - Old Street Walker
1927	Small Town Sinners	Selma Karchow
1927	The Vice of Humanity	Tamara
1927	Agitated Woman	Clarina
1926	The Fallen	Anna Grosser
1925	The Joyless Street	Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
1925	Living Buddhas	Tibetanerin
1925	Hedda Gabler	Hedda Gabler
1925	Athleten	Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck
1924	The Film in the Film	Herself
1924	The House by the Sea	Enricos Ehefrau Teresa
1924	The Woman in Flames	Josephine
1924	Battle of the Butterflies
1923	Earth Spirit	Lulu
1923	I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity	Maria Magdalena
1923	Downfall	Kaja Falk
1923	Navarro the Dancer	Navarro
1922	Vanina	Vanina
1922	Fräulein Julie	Julie
1922	Revenge of the Bandits	Brigantenbraut
1921	Hamlet	Hamlet
1921	Wandering Souls	Nastassja Baraschkowa
1921	Roswolsky's Mistress	Mary Verhag
1920	Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang	Elena
1920	Kurfürstendamm	Girl Lissy / Mulatto / Filmstar / Maria
1920	Steuermann Holk	Isabella Bouflon
1920	Graf Sylvains Rache	Madelaine
1919	Towards the Light	Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
1919	In the Eyes of the Law	Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her Daughter
1919	Intoxication	Henriette Mauclerc
1919	So Ends My Song	Dora Waren
1918	The Eskimo Baby	Eskimo Ivigtut
1918	In Turmoil	Margit
1918	The Queen of the Stock Exchange	Helene Netzler
1918	Eine Rose der Wildnis	Wanda
1917	The Orphanage Child	Esther
1916	The ABC of Love	Lis
1916	The Guinea-Pig	Jesta
1916	Frontstairs and Backstairs	Sabine Schulze
1916	Little Angel's Wedding	Jesta Schneider
1916	The White Roses	Thilda Wardier
1916	Cinderella	Lotte
1916	Die Ewige Nacht	Marta
1916	Dora Brandes	Dora Brandes
1916	The White Roses	Thilda Wardier
1915	The False Asta Nielsen	Herself
1915	Die Tochter der Landstrasse	Zigeunerin Zirzi
1914	Little Angel	Jesta
1914	Zapata's Gang
1914	Das Kind ruft	Elana
1914	Das Feuer	Wanda Petri
1913	The Suffragette	Nelly Panburne
1913	The Film Prima Donna	Ruth Breton
1913	S1	Von Hessendorffs Tochter
1913	Death in Seville	Juanita
1913	Die Sünden der Väter
1913	Jugend und Tollheit	Jesta Müller
1912	Poor Jenny	Jenny Schmidt
1912	A Romany Spy	Zidra
1912	Der Totentanz	Bella Burk
1912	When the Mask Falls	Sanna
1912	Comedians	Kamma
1912	Die Macht des Goldes	Creszenz Fitzinger
1912	Zu Tode Gehetzt	Paula Müller
1912	The General's Children	Thekla von der Linde
1911	The Black Dream	Stella, cirkusdanserinde
1911	The Ballet Dancer	Camille
1911	The Traitress
1911	The Strange Bird	Miss May Wolton
1911	The Great Moment	Annie
1911	Gypsy Blood	Jonna
1911	Gypsy Blood	Luscha
1911	The Moth	Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne
1910	The Abyss	Magda Vang

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1968	Asta Nielsen	Director
1921	Hamlet	Producer