Asta Nielsen

Asta Nielsen
Asta Nielsen in 1911
Born	Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen (1881-09-11)11 September 1881 Vesterbro, Denmark
Died	24 May 1972(1972-05-24) (aged 90) Frederiksberg, Denmark
Burial place	Vestre Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark
Alma mater	Royal Danish Theatre
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1902–1936
Spouses	Urban Gad ​ ​ (m. 1912; div. 1918)​ Ferdinand Wingårdh ​ ​ (m. 1919; div. 1923)​ Anders Christian Theede ​ ​ (m. 1970)​
Partner	Gregori Chmara (1923–1936)
Children	1

Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen (11 September 1881 – 24 May 1972) was a Danish silent movie actress. She was very popular in the 1910s. She was one of the first international movie stars. Nielsen was in 74 movies. 70 were in Germany where she was known simply as Die Asta (The Asta). She had large dark eyes, a face like a mask and a figure like a boy. Nielsen most often played strong and passionate women trapped by tragic lives. Her performances were erotic so Nielsen's movies were heavily censored in the United States. Therefore, she was not very famous there. Nielsen started her own movie studio in Berlin in the 1920s. She went back to Denmark in 1937 after Nazism became a problem. Later in life, Nielsen became a collage artist and an author.

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