Anna Q. Nilsson
Acting / Production / Writing / Creator
Biography
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.
Personal Information
Place of Birth
Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
About
Acting, Male
Birthday
30 March 1888, 137 years old
Known For
Filmography
Production
Writing
Creator