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Overview

Date of Birth:
11 September 1881, Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark more
Date of Death:
24 May 1972, Copenhagen, Denmark more
Mini Biography:
Danish leading woman of German films who became one of the greatest stars... more
Trivia:
Offered her own studio in Germany by Goebbels when Nazi's took power - refused. more
STARmeter: ?
Down 3% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
3 wins more
NewsDesk:
A Silent-Era 'Hamlet' -- In Color?
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 January 2007)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Producer, Director, Self, Archive Footage
Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Unmögliche Liebe (1932)   Vera Holgk 1932 - -
AKAs:
  • Crown of Thorns (USA)
  • Töchter aus guter Familie (Germany: alternative title)
- 2. Das gefährliche Alter (1927) Elsie seine Frau 1927 - -
- 3. Kleinstadtsünder (1927)   Selma Karchow 1927 - -
AKAs:
  • Small Town Sinners (USA)
- 4. Gehetzte Frauen (1927)   Clarina, Tänzerin 1927 - -
AKAs:
  • Lebende Ware (Germany: alternative title)
- 5. Dirnentragödie (1927)   Auguste 1927 - 7.8 (8)
AKAs:
  • Tragedy of the Street
  • Women Without Men
- 6. Laster der Menschheit (1927) Singer 1927 - -
- 7. Die Gesunkenen (1926)   Anna Grosser 1926 - -
AKAs:
  • The Sunken (USA)
- 8. Die freudlose Gasse (1925)   (uncredited) Maria Lechner 1925 - 7.3 (335)
AKAs:
  • Joyless Street (UK)
  • The Joyless Street (USA)
  • The Street of Sorrow (USA)
  • Viennese Love (Canada: English title)
- 9. Lebende Buddhas (1925)   Tibetanerin 1925 - 9.3 (7)
AKAs:
  • Götter von Tibet (Germany: alternative title)
  • Living Buddhas (USA)
- 10. Hedda Gabler (1925) Hedda Gabler, Ehefrau von Tesman 1925 - -
- 11. Athleten (1925) Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck 1925 - -
- 12. Die Frau im Feuer (1924) Josefine 1924 - -
- 13. Die Schmetterlingsschlacht (1924) Rosi Hergentheim 1924 - -
- 14. Das Haus am Meer (1924) Enricos Ehefrau Teresa 1924 - -
- 15. I.N.R.I. (1923)   Maria Magdalena 1923 - 7.2 (10)
AKAs:
  • Crown of Thorns (USA)
  • I.N.R.I. - Ein Film der Menschlichkeit (Germany)
- 16. Der Absturz (1923)   Kaja Falk 1923 - -
AKAs:
  • Downfall (USA)
- 17. Erdgeist (1923)   Lulu 1923 - 9.0 (12)
AKAs:
  • Earth Spirit
- 18. Die Tänzerin Navarro (1922) Carmencita Navarro 1922 - -
- 19. Vanina oder Die Galgenhochzeit (1922)   Vanina 1922 - -
AKAs:
  • Vanina
  • Vanina Vanini (Germany)
- 20. Brigantenrache (1922) Brigantenbraut 1922 - -
- 21. Fräulein Julie (1922) Julie 1922 - -
- 22. Irrende Seelen (1921)   Nastassja Baraschkowa 1921 - -
AKAs:
  • Irrende Seelen - Sklaven der Sinne
- 23. Cleopatra, die Herrin des Nils (1921) 1921 - -
- 24. Die Büchse der Pandora (1921) Lulu 1921 - -
- 25. Die Geliebte Roswolskys (1921) Mary Verhag 1921 - -
- 26. Die Spionin (1921)   Mata Hari 1921 - -
AKAs:
  • Mata Hari (Germany: alternative title)
- 27. Steuermann Holk (1920) Lulu 1920 - -
- 28. Kurfürstendamm (1920) Girl Lissy/Mulattin/Filmstar/Koechin Maria 1920 - -
- 29. Graf Sylvains Rache (1920) Madelaine 1920 - -
- 30. Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang (1920)   Elena 1920 - 6.6 (7)
AKAs:
  • The Merry-Go-Round (USA)
- 31. Hamlet (1920) Prince Hamlet 1920 - 7.9 (119)
- 32. Die Spielerin (1920) 1920 - -
- 33. Mata Hari (1920) Mata Hari 1920 - -
- 34. Nach dem Gesetz (1919) Sonja Walter,Journalistin 1919 - -
- 35. Rausch (1919)   Henriette Mauclerc 1919 - -
AKAs:
  • Intoxication
- 36. Mod lyset (1919)   Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter 1919 - 7.1 (20)
AKAs:
  • Die Fackelträger (Germany)
  • Towards the Light (International: English title)
- 37. Das Ende vom Liede (1919)   Dora Waren 1919 - -
AKAs:
  • Das Gelöbnis (Germany: alternative title)
  • Die Lüge (Germany: alternative title)
- 38. Lucas, Kapitel 15 (1919)   1919 - -
AKAs:
  • Der verlorene Sohn (Germany: alternative title)
- 39. Der Idiot (1919) 1919 - -
- 40. Die Börsenkönigin (1918)   Helene Netzler 1918 - 7.3 (15)
AKAs:
  • The Queen of the Stock Exchange
- 41. Das Eskimobaby (1918) Eskimo 1918 - 8.7 (5)
- 42. Die Rose der Wildnis (1918) 1918 - -
- 43. Im Lebenswirbel (1918) Margit 1918 - -
- 44. Waisenhausmädchen (1918) 1918 - -
- 45. Die Brüder (1917)   1917 - -
AKAs:
  • The Brothers (International: English title)
- 46. Aschenbrödel (1916/I)   Lotte 1916 - -
AKAs:
  • Askepot (Denmark)
  • Cinderella (USA)
- 47. Das Liebes-ABC (1916) Lis 1916 - -
- 48. Dora Brandes (1916) Dora Brandes 1916 - -
- 49. Die ewige Nacht (1916)   Marta 1916 - -
AKAs:
  • Den evige nat (Denmark)
- 50. Engeleins Hochzeit (1916)   Jesta 1916 - -
AKAs:
  • Den lille engels bryllup (Denmark)
- 51. Das Weisenhauskind (1916) Esther 1916 - -
- 52. Die Tochter der Landstraße (1915) Zigeunerin Zirzi 1915 - -
- 53. Vordertreppe - Hintertreppe (1915) Sabine Schulze 1915 - -
- 54. Das Feuer (1914) Wanda Petri 1914 - -
- 55. Zapatas Bande (1914)   1914 - 8.3 (10)
AKAs:
  • Zapata's Gang (International: English title)
- 56. Das Kind ruft (1914)   Elena 1914 - -
AKAs:
  • Elena Fontana (Germany: review title)
- 57. Engelein (1914)   Jesta 1914 - 8.3 (27)
AKAs:
  • Den lille engels (Denmark)
- 58. Die falsche Asta Nielsen (1914)   1914 - -
AKAs:
  • The False Asta Nielsen (International: English title)
- 59. Die weißen Rosen (1914) Thilda Wardier 1914 - -
- 60. Standrechtlich erschossen (1914) 1914 - -
- 61. Die Filmprimadonna (1913)   Ruth Breton 1913 - 6.8 (10)
AKAs:
  • Den filmprimadonna (Denmark)
  • The Film Primadonna (International: English title)
- 62. S1 (1913) Von Hessendorffs Tochter 1913 - -
- 63. Die Suffragette (1913) Nelly Panburne 1913 - -
- 64. Der Tod in Sevilla (1913) Juanita 1913 - -
- 65. Die Sünden der Väter (1913)   Hanna Meyer 1913 - -
AKAs:
  • Fædrenes synd (Denmark)
  • Regina (USA)
  • The Devil's Assistant (USA)
- 66. Jugend und Tollheit (1913)   Jesta Müller 1913 - -
AKAs:
  • Ungdom og dårskab (Denmark)
  • Ungdom og daarskab (Denmark)
- 67. Komödianten (1913) Kamma 1913 - -
- 68. Das Mädchen ohne Vaterland (1912) Zidra 1912 - -
- 69. Wenn die Maske fällt (1912)   Sanna 1912 - -
AKAs:
  • Naar masken falder (Denmark)
- 70. Die Kinder des Generals (1912)   Thekla von der Linde 1912 - -
AKAs:
  • Generalens børn (Denmark)
- 71. Der Totentanz (1912)   Bella Burk 1912 - -
AKAs:
  • Dødedansen (Denmark)
  • The Dance of Death
  • The Dance of the Dead (USA)
- 72. Zu Tode gehetzt (1912)   Paula Müller 1912 - -
AKAs:
  • Dodens gaade (Denmark)
  • Jaget til døde (Denmark)
- 73. Die arme Jenny (1912)   Jenny Schmidt 1912 - 6.3 (9)
AKAs:
  • Poor Jenny (USA)
- 74. Die Macht des Goldes (1912)   Creszenz Fitzinger 1912 - -
AKAs:
  • The Might of Gold (USA)
- 75. Die Verräterin (1911)   Yvonne 1911 - 7.2 (11)
AKAs:
  • The Traitress (USA)
  • The Treacherous Woman
- 76. Balletdanserinden (1911)   Camille Flavier 1911 - 5.7 (16)
AKAs:
  • Ballettänzerin
- 77. Der fremde Vogel (1911) May 1911 - 6.5 (7)
- 78. Im großen Augenblick (1911)   Annie 1911 - -
AKAs:
  • In dem großen Augenblick (Germany: alternative title)
  • The Great Moment (USA)
- 79. Den sorte drøm (1911)   Stella 1911 - 7.3 (22)
AKAs:
  • Der schwarze Traum (Germany)
  • Landevejens pige (Denmark)
- 80. Nachtfalter (1911)   Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne 1911 - -
AKAs:
  • The Moth (International: English title)
- 81. Heißes Blut (1911)   Jonna 1911 - -
AKAs:
  • Burning Blood (International: English title)
  • Gipsy Blood (USA)
- 82. Afgrunden (1910/I)   Magda Vang 1910 - 6.9 (153)
AKAs:
  • The Abyss
- 83. Livets storme (1910)   1910 - -
AKAs:
  • Storms of Life (International: English title)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Der Absturz (1923)   (producer) 1923 - -
AKAs:
  • Downfall (USA)
- 2. Fräulein Julie (1922) (producer) 1922 - -
- 3. Hamlet (1920) (producer) 1920 - 7.9 (119)
Director
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Asta Nielsen (1968) 1968 - -
Self
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Die Asta (1971) (TV) (also archive footage) Herself 1971 - -
- 2. Asta Nielsen (1968) Herself 1968 - -
- 3. Der Film im Film (1925) Herself 1925 - -
Archive Footage
- 1. Die Geschichte des erotischen Films (2004) (TV)
- 2. Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen (2003) Herself
- 3. "Digtere, divaer og dogmebrødre"  
1 TV episode:
- 4. Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen (1995) (TV) Herself
- 5. "Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood" (1995) (uncredited) Magda Vang
- 6. Das gab's nur einmal (1958) Herself, Asta Nielsen
- 7. Herrliche Zeiten (1950) Herself

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