Anna Q. Nilsson
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.
Sunset Boulevard
as Anna Q. NilssonA hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into...
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They Died with Their Boots On
as Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his...
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An American in Paris
as Kay Jansen (uncredited)Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a...
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Mrs. ElcottIn 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that...
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Mrs. Elcott (uncredited)In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that...
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as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case....
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Show Boat
as Seamstress (uncredited)A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show...
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Every Girl Should Be Married
as SalesladyAnabel Sims is determined to find the perfect husband. She thinks she's found her man in Madison...
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Crossroads
as Madame Deval (uncredited)A French diplomat who's recovered from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can't remember.
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In the Good Old Summertime
as Woman with Harp (uncredited)Two co-workers in a music shop dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry...
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The Farmer's Daughter
as Mrs. HolstromAfter leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an...
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Cry 'Havoc'
as Nurse (uncredited)The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn't what they...
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Hollywood
as Anna Q. NilssonAngela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa....
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Vanity Pool
as Carol HarperA candidate for governor, eager Gerald Harper persuades his equally ambitious wife Carol to...
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The Regeneration
as Marie DeeringAt 10 years old, Owen becomes a ragged orphan when his mother dies. Abusive next-door neighbors...
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Thundering Dawn
as Mary RogersJack Standish feels responsible for the failure of the partnership with his father and goes to...
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The Secret Heart
as Dr. Rossiger's SecretaryPenny Addams lives in a constant state of depression stemming from the trauma of her father's...
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Prison Farm
as Matron AmesShirley Ross plays an innocent young girl convicted for complicity in a crime committed by her...
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The Great Man's Lady
as Paula WalesIn Hoyt City, a statue of founder Ethan Hoyt is dedicated, and 100 year old Hannah Sempler Hoyt...
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The Spoilers
as Cherry MalotteBased on the novel The Spoilers by Rex Beach.
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Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.
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I Live on Danger
as Mrs. ShermanA cocky radio reporter sets out to prove an ex-convict is innocent in the murder of a mob boss.
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The World Changes
as Mrs. PetersonGenerational saga tracing the events in the lives of the midwest pioneering Nordholm family, as...
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The Little Minister
as VillagerThe stoic, proper Rev. Gavin Dishart, newly assigned to a church in the small Scottish village...
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A Trip to Paramountown
as SelfDocumentary short film depicting the filmmaking activity at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood,...
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Cynthia
as Miss Brady, English TeacherSheltered by her conservative parents, a small-town teenager finally goes out on a date.
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Blockade
as BessBlockade was one of those curious 1929 hybrids known as a "part-talkie." The story of a...
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School for Girls
as Dr. Anne GalvinAfter being convicted of stealing some jewels, Annette Eldrige is sent to a reformatory...
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Ponjola
as Lady Flavia DesmondPonjola is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the novel of the same name by Cynthia...
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The Unknown Man
as uncreditedA scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.
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Headin' for God's Country
as Mrs. NilssonIn this anti-Japanese WW II propaganda film, Japanese invaders attempt to raid Alaska and are...
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Miss Nobody
as Barbara BrownThe father of an heiress dies broke leaving her destitute without inheritance. She falls in with...
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Midnight Lovers
as Diana FothergillDuring World War I, a young woman marries a famous flying ace. After the honeymoon, he is called...
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The Toll Gate
as Mary BrownOutlaw Black Deering leads a band of desperadoes, but decides to give up the bandit life....
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Grounds for Marriage
as Dowager at Friday Club (uncredited)Opera singer Ina Massine tries to win back former husband Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett.
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The Great Diamond Robbery
as Nurse (uncredited)Ambrose C. Park, left on a park bench as an infant with an impulsive need to find his parents,...
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Fighting Father Dunne
as Mrs. Olaf KnudsonA dedicated priest tries to reform a group of homeless boys in turn-of-the-century St. Louis.
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Babe Comes Home
as VernieA baseball-styled sports filmed centered on Babe Ruth and Anna Q. It is considered a lost film.
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Broadway After Dark
as Helen TremaineRalph Norton, man-about-town and wealthy favorite in Broadway society circles, is attracted to...
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The Rustle of Silk
as Lady FeoLola de Breze loves Lord Arthur Fallaray from afar, though there seems to be no way to bring...
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Soldiers of Fortune
as Alice LanghamCivil engineer Robert Clay is commissioned by wealthy New Yorker Mr. Langham to open iron...
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Her Kingdom of Dreams
as Carlotta StanmoreA young girl living a secluded and unsophisticated life is suddenly thrust into a great wealth...
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The Splendid Road
as Sandra De HaultYoung Sandra De Hault arrives by ship in Sacramento, California, during the 1849 Gold Rush....
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The Talker
as Kate LennoxKate Lennox is bored with suburban life and her husband, Harry. Their next-door neighbors, the...
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If I Marry Again
as Alicia WingateWhen his son marries a woman whose mother is the madame of a brothel, a wealthy father in San...
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The 13th Juror
as Helen MarsdenA 1927 American mystery film directed by Edward Laemmle and written by Charles Logue and Walter...
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Inez from Hollywood
as Inez LaranettaInez Laranotta is an actress who is notorious for her vamp roles and for the wild parties she...
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Cheating Cheaters
as Grace PalmerTwo gangs of crooks, living side-by-side, each mistake the other for a wealthy household and...
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The Man From Home
as Genevieve Granger-SimpsonA fairly conventional romance of an American heiress, loved by boy back home, bedazzled by a...
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The People of Värmland
as uncreditedAnna is a poor girl who loves Erik, the son of a rich farmer. His parents are however determined...
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In the Heart of a Fool
as Margaret MullerLaura Nesbit, daughter of old Dr. Nesbit and belle of the younger social set in the town of...
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Flowing Gold
as Allegheny BriskowThe film deals with the Texas Oil Industry. A silent film, it was famously remade in 1940 with...
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The Greater Glory
as FannyA story of Vienna following World War I, in which the butchers became millionaires and the...
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Without Limit
as Ember EdwardsRobert Frazer and Anna Q. Nilsson star in this drama, based on Temple Dusk by Calvin Johnson....
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Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!
as SelfSnippets of Greta Garbo movies interspersed with provincial gigs of girls resembling Garbo. The...
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The Destroyer
as Helen VedrineAn actress weaves her web, like a disgusting spider, around a susceptible young man, lures him...
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Venus in the East
as Mrs. Pat DyvenotBuddy McNair is so enchanted by the newspaper photos of New York society beauty Mrs. Pat Dyvenot...
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The Fatal Legacy
as Anna Halleck - Harry's WifeOn his wedding eve Henry Halleck opens a sealed envelope which has been handed down to each...
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Three Live Ghosts
as IvisAdapted from a popular Broadway play and concerns three veterans who return to London from the...
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Adam's Rib
as Mrs. Michael RamsayMichael Ramsay only has time for gathering his fortune in wheat. His wife seeks comfort...
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Painted People
as Leslie CarterA 1924 film directed by Clarence G. Badger.
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Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Mrs. VireyAdam Larey becomes a fugitive from justice when he escapes after being blamed for a crime he did...
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The Masked Woman
as Diane DelatourBaron Tolento lusts for Diane Delatour, his physician's wife, and donates money to their...
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The Side Show of Life
as Lady Auriol DayneAn English circus clown finds he's lost his touch after returning from war.
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The Isle of Lost Ships
as Dorothy FairfaxA likely lost film, that tells the story of people and ships trapped in seaweed infested section...
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The 13th Commandment
as uncreditedDisillusioned by the transience of wealth when her father's bank balance can no longer support...
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Eliza - a Runaway SlaveUncle Tom and Eliza's child are sold to Haley, a slave dealer. When Eliza learns that her son is...
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Sorrell and Son
as Dora SorrellStephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts...
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Sold Out
as Leila AustinThis picture tells of Leila Austen, a wealthy girl, who leaves Halsey Brent, a young suitor, to...
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Winds of Chance
as Countess CourteauA love triangle set against the turn-of-the-century gold rush.
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The Love Burglar
as Joan GrayA young man infiltrates the underworld by pretending to be a convicted burglar. While...
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Riders of the Timberline
as Donna RyanHopalong Cassidy and Johnny Nelson ride to the mountains to help a man and his daughter save...
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The Fighting Chance
as Sylvia LandisSylvia Landis promises to marry the wealthy but unprincipled Quarrier because of his social...
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The Lotus Eater
as Madge VanceNaive Jacques Lenoi marries money-hungry Madge Vance. When Madge realizes he isn't as moneyed as...
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The Siren's Reign
as Marguerite Morrison - The Other WomanAn upright young man marries a siren, a drunken, unfaithful woman, who mothers his child, and...
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The Haunting Fear
as Diana - an AdventuressLured by Diana, Katherine runs away from home. The foolish girl is soon drawn into the...
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Too Much Money
as Annabel BroadleyMillionaire Robert Broadley, in order to curb his wive's enthusiasm for spending money...
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Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Mary NortonA writer bets a publisher friend that he can write a 10,000-word novel in 24 hours. The...
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The Supreme Sacrifice
as Helen ChambersDavid Aldrich aspires to be an author. The publishers reject most of his manuscripts because...
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The Luck of the Irish
as Ruth WarrenWilliam Grogan, lives in New York City and meets the outside world only through the little...
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Behind the Criminal
as MadgeEpisode 13 of the Crime Does Not Play series from MGM.
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A Sporting Chance
as Pamela BrentA young lady takes on a convict as her chauffeur, believing him to be a burglar. In reality,...
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The Night Operator at Buxton
as HelenBob's daughter is sick, so Helen volunteers to take his place on the night run, unaware that the...
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The Darling of the CSA
as Agnes LaneAnna Q. Nilsson is the title character, Agnes Lane, a daring spy for the South during the Civil...
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Wolfe or the Conquest of Quebec
as Mignon MarsGeneral Wolfe, appointed commander of the expedition against Quebec, comes to bid his mother...
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Regeneration
as Katherine WilliamsRemembering the miserable end of his father who had died a drunkard's death, George resolves to...
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The Confederate Ironclad
as ElinorDuring the Civil War, Elinor, a pretty Northern girl, comes south to visit her aunt-- Little...
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