Anna Q. Nilsson
Biography
Anna Quirentia Nilsson was a Swedish-born actress who achieved success in American silent movies. Starring in some 200 feature films. The first Swedish actress to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1905, she had earned enough for a ticket across the Atlantic. In New York she was discovered on a thriving avenue by the famous portrait painter James Carroll Beckwith and soon she was New York's highest paid model. In 1907 she was named America's most beautiful woman and became a model for the 1910s beauty ideal, The Gibson Girl Look.
Details
KnownAs: Anna Quirentia Nilsson - Annie Nilsson - Anna Nilsson -Birthday: 30/03/1888PlaceOfBirth: Ystad, Skåne län, SwedenDeathday: 11/02/1974Gender: 1Populiarumas: 2.266