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Asta Nielsen

1881 - 1972

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Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen (11 September 1881 – 24 May 1972) was a Danish silent film actress who was one of the most popular leading ladies of the 1910s and one of the first international movie stars. Seventy of Nielsen's 74 films were made in Germany where she was known simply as Die Asta (The Asta). Known for her large dark eyes, mask-like face and boyish figure, Nielsen most often portrayed strong-willed passionate women trapped by tragic circumstances. Due to the erotic nature of her performances, Nielsen's films were censored in the United States, and her work remained relatively obscure to American audiences. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Asta Nielsen is the 247th most popular actor (down from 50th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Actor.

Asta Nielsen was a Danish actress and film director who was most famous for her roles in silent films.

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Among actors, Asta Nielsen ranks 247 out of 13,578. Before her are Kim Basinger, Anne Hathaway, Danny Trejo, Olivia de Havilland, John Malkovich, and Geoffrey Rush. After her are Michael Clarke Duncan, Shirley Temple, Jodie Foster, Laura Antonelli, Jeff Bridges, and Lauren Bacall.

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Among people born in 1881, Asta Nielsen ranks 28. Before her are Hans Fischer, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, Fernand Léger, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Alexei Rykov, and Erwin von Witzleben. After her are Irving Langmuir, Alcide De Gasperi, Ettore Bugatti, L. E. J. Brouwer, Walter Rudolf Hess, and Georg von Küchler. Among people deceased in 1972, Asta Nielsen ranks 16. Before her are Neilia Hunter Biden, Kwame Nkrumah, Paul-Henri Spaak, Igor Sikorsky, Franz Halder, and Athenagoras I of Constantinople. After her are J. Edgar Hoover, Paul Hausser, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Georg von Békésy, Max Theiler, and Talal of Jordan.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Asta Nielsen ranks 56 out of 1,032. Before her are Frederick VII of Denmark (1808), Nicolai Abildgaard (1743), Carl Nielsen (1865), Henrik Dam (1895), Frederick II of Denmark (1534), and Nicolas Steno (1638). After her are Frederick I of Denmark (1471), Haakon III of Norway (1182), Johannes Fibiger (1867), Lars von Trier (1956), Jens Christian Skou (1918), and August Krogh (1874).

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Among ACTORS In Denmark

Among actors born in Denmark, Asta Nielsen ranks 1. After her are Mads Mikkelsen (1965), Anna Karina (1940), Giancarlo Esposito (1958), Connie Nielsen (1965), Erik Bruhn (1928), Jesper Christensen (1948), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (1970), Annette Stroyberg (1936), Jean Hersholt (1886), Lars Mikkelsen (1964), and Viggo Larsen (1880).

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