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Asta Nielsen

Acting

Born September 11, 1881 · Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark

Died May 25, 1972

Also known as Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen · The Silent Muse · Die Asta

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Biography

Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen 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.

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Awards & recognition

  • German Film Award

Filmography2 titles

The Joyless Street

1925as Maria Lechner (Mizzi)

Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

2016as Self