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.[1] 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. She is credited with transforming movie acting from overt theatricality to a more subtle naturalistic style.[1]
Nielsen founded her own film studio in Berlin during the 1920s, but returned to Denmark in 1937 after the rise of Nazism in Germany. A private figure in her later years, Nielsen became a collage artist and an author.
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...
German silent film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst starring Greta Garbo, AstaNielsen and Werner Krauss. It is based on a novel by Hugo Bettauer and widely...
AstaNielsen (German:Die falsche AstaNielsen) is a 1915 German silent film directed by Urban Gad and starring AstaNielsen and Victor Arnold. Asta Nielsen...
screenwriter, and author. He directed 40 films between 1910 and 1927. His wife AstaNielsen starred in 30 of his films, also in his début film Afgrunden (The Abyss)...
management; in 1989, the Nielsen heirs sold the house to the municipality. In 2015, a permanent exhibition about AstaNielsen opened. The house was located...
dance teacher AstaNielsen (1881–1972), Danish actress, star of German silent films Asta Nørregaard (1853–1933), Norwegian painter Asta Põldmäe (born...
Street of Sorrow, 1925), directed by G. W. Pabst and co-starring AstaNielsen. She praised Asta and said: "In terms of expression and versatility, I am nothing...
contributed other new subjects. The most important of these finds was AstaNielsen in Afgrunden (The Abyss), directed by Urban Gad for Kosmorama, This combined...
system of Thelema The Abyss (1910 film), a Danish silent film starring AstaNielsen The Abyss (1988 film) (L'Œuvre au noir), a French-Belgian film The Abyss...
Abel began working towards a film career. In 1913, he caught the eye of AstaNielsen, who helped him break into the film industry. That same year, he made...
starring AstaNielsen, Hilde Jennings and Oskar Homolka. The 85-minute film is also known by the alternative title Women Without Men. AstaNielsen as Auguste...
starring AstaNielsen and Georgine Sobjeska. It was inspired by Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Georgine Sobjeska as Widow Waler AstaNielsen as Sonja...
there were over 1000 cinemas operating in Germany. Henny Porten and AstaNielsen (the latter originally from Denmark) were the first major film stars...
role of Hedda: Vera Komissarzhevskaya, Eleonora Duse, Alla Nazimova, AstaNielsen, Johanne Louise Schmidt, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Eva Le Gallienne, Elizabeth...
evident in Afgrunden (The Abyss, 1910). This film launched the career of AstaNielsen, who soon became Europe's first great female film star. The film was...
1892) May 23 – Richard Day, Canadian art director (b. 1896) May 24 – AstaNielsen, Danish silent film star (b. 1881) May 28 The Duke of Windsor, previously...
performances. In 1922, Felix Basch directed the German silent version starring AstaNielsen, William Dieterle, and Lina Lossen. In 1935, it was revived at the Arts...
Gasse), directed by G. W. Pabst, starring Greta Garbo, Werner Krauss and AstaNielsen – (Germany) The King on Main Street, directed by Monta Bell, starring...
southwest Germany. The asteroid was likely named after Danish actress AstaNielsen. Asta is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population...
Brandes is a 1916 German silent film directed by Magnus Stifter, starring AstaNielsen, with a screenplay by Martin Jørgensen, and Louis Levy. Dora is an actress...
Drama Pola Negri, Harry Liedtke 1919 Intoxication Rausch PAGU Drama AstaNielsen, Alfred Abel Lost film 1919 Die Puppe The Doll PAGU Comedy Ossi Oswalda...
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