Known For
Acting
Known Credits
128
Gender
Female
Birthday
March 30, 1888 (138 years old)
Place of Birth
Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
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.
| 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothersas Mrs. Elcott | |
| 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothersas Mrs. Elcott (uncredited) | |
| 1954 | The Great Diamond Robberyas Nurse (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | The Unknown Manas (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | An American in Parisas Kay Jansen (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | Show Boatas Seamstress (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | Grounds for Marriageas Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | Sunset Boulevardas Anna Q. Nilsson | |
| 1949 | Adam's Ribas Mrs. Poynter (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | In the Good Old Summertimeas Woman with Harp (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | Every Girl Should Be Marriedas Saleslady | |
| 1948 | The Boy with Green Hairas | |
| 1948 | Fighting Father Dunneas Mrs. Olaf Knudson | |
| 1947 | It Had to Be Youas Saleslady at Hamilton-Cooper (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Cynthiaas Miss Brady, English Teacher | |
| 1947 | The Farmer's Daughteras Mrs. Holstrom | |
| 1946 | The Secret Heartas Dr. Rossiger's Secretary | |
| 1943 | Cry 'Havoc'as Nurse (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Headin' for God's Countryas Mrs. Nilsson | |
| 1942 | Crossroadsas Madame Deval (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | I Live on Dangeras Mrs. Sherman | |
| 1942 | Girls' Townas Mother Lorraine | |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots Onas Mrs. Taipe (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | The Great Man's Ladyas Paula Wales | |
| 1941 | Riders of the Timberlineas Donna Ryan | |
| 1938 | Prison Farmas Matron Ames | |
| 1937 | Behind the Criminalas Madge | |
| 1935 | Wanderer of the Wastelandas Mrs. Virey | |
| 1934 | The Little Ministeras Villager | |
| 1934 | School for Girlsas Dr. Anne Galvin | |
| 1933 | The World Changesas Mrs. Peterson | |
| 1931 | Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!as Self | |
| 1928 | Blockadeas Bess | |
| 1928 | The Whipas Iris d'Aquila | |
| 1927 | Sorrell and Sonas Dora Sorrell | |
| 1927 | The 13th Juroras Helen Marsden | |
| 1927 | Lonesome Ladiesas Polly Fosdick | |
| 1927 | Babe Comes Homeas Vernie | |
| 1927 | Easy Pickingsas Mary Ryan | |
| 1927 | The Masked Womanas Diane Delatour | |
| 1926 | Midnight Loversas Diana Fothergill | |
| 1926 | Miss Nobodyas Barbara Brown | |
| 1926 | The Greater Gloryas Fanny | |
| 1926 | Too Much Moneyas Annabel Broadley | |
| 1925 | The Splendid Roadas Sandra De Hault | |
| 1925 | Winds of Chanceas Countess Courteau | |
| 1925 | The Talkeras Kate Lennox | |
| 1925 | One Way Streetas Lady Sylvia Hutton | |
| 1925 | If I Marry Againas Alicia Wingate | |
| 1924 | Inez from Hollywoodas Inez Laranetta | |
| 1924 | Hello, 'Friscoas Anna Q. Nilsson | |
| 1924 | Vanity's Priceas Vanna du Maurier | |
| 1924 | The Breath of Scandalas Anna | |
| 1924 | The Fire Patrolas Mary Ferguson | |
| 1924 | The Side Show of Lifeas Lady Auriol Dayne | |
| 1924 | Broadway After Darkas Helen Tremaine | |
| 1924 | Between Friendsas Jessica Drene | |
| 1924 | Flowing Goldas Allegheny Briskow | |
| 1924 | Painted Peopleas Leslie Carter | |
| 1924 | Half-a-Dollar Billas The Stranger - Mrs. Webber | |
| 1923 | Enemies of Childrenas Patricia - Patsy as an adult | |
| 1923 | Thundering Dawnas Mary Rogers | |
| 1923 | Ponjolaas Lady Flavia Desmond | |
| 1923 | Adam's Ribas Mrs. Michael Ramsay | |
| 1923 | The Spoilersas Cherry Malotte | |
| 1923 | Hollywoodas Anna Q. Nilsson | |
| 1923 | The Rustle of Silkas Lady Feo | |
| 1923 | Souls for Saleas Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited) | |
| 1923 | The Isle of Lost Shipsas Dorothy Fairfax | |
| 1923 | Hearts Aflameas Helen Foraker | |
| 1922 | Pink Godsas Lady Margot Cork | |
| 1922 | A Trip to Paramountownas Self | |
| 1922 | The Man From Homeas Genevieve Granger-Simpson | |
| 1922 | Three Live Ghostsas Ivis | |
| 1921 | Ten Nights in a Bar Roomas | |
| 1921 | The Lotus Eateras Madge Vance | |
| 1921 | The People of Värmlandas Anna | |
| 1921 | Why Girls Leave Homeas Anna Hedder | |
| 1921 | Without Limitas Ember Edwards | |
| 1921 | What Women Will Doas Lily Gibbs | |
| 1920 | The Brute Masteras Madeline Grey | |
| 1920 | In the Heart of a Foolas Margaret Muller | |
| 1920 | The Fighting Chanceas Sylvia Landis | |
| 1920 | One Hour Before Dawnas Ellen Aldrich | |
| 1920 | The Figureheadas Mary Forbes | |
| 1920 | The Toll Gateas Mary Brown | |
| 1920 | The 13th Commandmentas Leila Kip | |
| 1920 | The Luck of the Irishas Ruth Warren | |
| 1919 | Soldiers of Fortuneas Alice Langham | |
| 1919 | Her Kingdom of Dreamsas Carlotta Stanmore | |
| 1919 | A Sporting Chanceas Pamela Brent | |
| 1919 | The Love Burglaras Joan Gray | |
| 1919 | A Very Good Young Manas Viva Bacchus | |
| 1919 | The Way of the Strongas Audrie Hendrie / Monica Norton | |
| 1919 | Venus in the Eastas Mrs. Pat Dyvenot | |
| 1919 | Cheating Cheatersas Grace Palmer | |
| 1919 | Auction of Soulsas Edith Graham | |
| 1918 | Vanity Poolas Carol Harper | |
| 1918 | In Judgment of...as Mary Manners | |
| 1918 | No Man's Landas Katherine Gresham | |
| 1918 | The Trail To Yesterdayas | |
| 1918 | Heart of the Sunsetas Alaire Austin | |
| 1917 | Over Thereas Bettie Adams | |
| 1917 | Seven Keys to Baldpateas Mary Norton | |
| 1917 | The Inevitableas Florence Grey | |
| 1917 | The Moral Codeas Jean Hyland | |
| 1917 | Infidelityas Elaine Bernard | |
| 1916 | Her Surrenderas Rhoda Courtlandt | |
| 1916 | Sold Outas Leila Austin | |
| 1916 | The Tight Reinas Amy | |
| 1916 | The Supreme Sacrificeas Helen Chambers | |
| 1916 | The Scarlet Roadas Betty Belgrave | |
| 1915 | Barbara Frietchieas Sue Negly | |
| 1915 | The Regenerationas Marie Deering | |
| 1915 | The Haunting Fearas Diana - an Adventuress | |
| 1915 | A Sister's Burdenas Ida - Nathanial's Wife | |
| 1915 | The Destroyeras Helen Vedrine | |
| 1915 | The Siren's Reignas Marguerite Morrison - The Other Woman | |
| 1915 | The Night Operator at Buxtonas Helen | |
| 1914 | Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebecas Mignon Mars | |
| 1914 | Regenerationas Katherine Williams | |
| 1913 | Uncle Tom's Cabinas Eliza - a Runaway Slave | |
| 1913 | The Fatal Legacyas Anna Halleck - Harry's Wife | |
| 1913 | Shenandoahas Gertrude Illingham | |
| 1913 | A Mississippi Tragedyas Martha Calhoun - the Planter's Daughter | |
| 1912 | The Confederate Ironcladas Elinor | |
| 1912 | The Grit of the Girl Telegrapheras Betty - the Girl Telegrapher | |
| 1912 | The Darling of the CSAas Agnes Lane |
