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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. [1] Seventy of Nielsen's 74 films were made in Germany where she was known simply as Die Asta ( The Asta ).
Asta Nielsen was a leading actress of the silent era, known for her roles in Hamlet, The Joyless Street and Hedda Gabler. She was born in Copenhagen in 1881 and died in 1972 in Denmark, after a long career in Germany and Scandinavia.
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- Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Frederiksberg, Denmark
Asta Nielsen (* 11. September 1881 in Kopenhagen; † 25. Mai 1972 in Frederiksberg; vollständiger Name Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen) war eine dänische Schauspielerin. Sie war der erste weibliche Stummfilmstar . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben und Werk. 1.1 Familie. 1.2 Trivia. 2 Filme. 2.1 Stummfilme. 2.2 Tonfilme. 3 Theater (Auswahl)
Asta Nielsen was a Danish actress who became a silent film star in Germany. She played a variety of roles, including Hamlet, and refused to join the Nazis.
- September 11, 1881
- May 24, 1972
Jun 23, 2021 · How did Asta Nielsen become a star in Denmark and Germany in 1913? This article examines her films, reviews, and magazine articles with a transmedia perspective.
Jan 28, 2022 · To mark a new BFI Southbank season celebrating the films of silent-era diva ‘Die Asta’, we share this feature – first published in S&S Autumn 1973 – which heralds Nielsen as of one of the world’s first and greatest film stars
Jan 31, 2022 · A beginner’s path through the glittering career of Danish diva Asta Nielsen – gender-bending star of the silent screen.
