Asta Nielsen is often considered the 'first international movie star', and was an explosively popular female lead through the 1910s and 20s. Though born in Denmark, she mostly worked in Germany and starred in over 70 films, usually directed by her husband Urban Gad. She was known for her boyish looks and had her breakout in the erotically charged 'Afgrunden' (1910).
Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen
As (archive footage)
The Joyless Street
As Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
Mata Hari
Asta Nielsen
As Herself
The Abyss
As Magda Vang
Asta Nielsen - Europas erste Filmikone
As Self (archive footage)
The Queen of the Stock Exchange
As Helene Netzler
Little Angel
As Jesta
Towards the Light
As Komtesse Ysabel, grevindens datter
The Film Prima Donna
As Ruth Breton
Vanina
As Vanina
The Black Dream
As Stella, cirkusdanserinde
Hamlet
As Hamlet
Poor Jenny
As Jenny Schmidt
A Romany Spy
As Zidra
Downfall
As Kaja Falk
Earth Spirit
As Lulu
Zapata's Gang
Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema
As Self – Interviewee (archive footage)
Impossible Love
As Vera Holgk
The Suffragette
As Nelly Panburne
Tragedy of the Street
As Auguste - Old Street Walker
S1
As Von Hessendorffs Tochter
The ABC of Love
As Lis
The Eskimo Baby
As Eskimo Ivigtut
The Ballet Dancer
As Camille
The Merry-Go-Round
As Elena
Asta Nielsen: A Great Artist
As herself (archive footage)
The House by the Sea
As Enricos Ehefrau Teresa
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
As Self
In Turmoil
As Margit
Frontstairs and Backstairs
As Sabine Schulze
Intoxication
As Henriette Mauclerc
The Strange Bird
As Miss May Wolton
Kurfürstendamm
As Girl Lissy / Mulatto / Filmstar / Maria
The Fallen
As Anna Grosser
The Dangerous Age
As Elsie Lindtner
Small Town Sinners
As Selma Karchow
Living Buddhas
As Tibetanerin
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
As Maria Magdalena
The Film in the Film
As Herself
Wandering Souls
As Nastassja Baraschkowa
The Vice of Humanity
As Tamara
The Traitress
Gypsy Blood
As Jonna
The False Asta Nielsen
As Herself
When the Mask Falls
As Sanna
Agitated Woman
As Clarina
Death in Seville
As Juanita
The Great Moment
As Annie
Gypsy Blood
As Luscha
Comedians
As Kamma
Little Angel's Wedding
As Jesta Schneider
Hedda Gabler
As Hedda Gabler
The Woman in Flames
As Josephine
Navarro the Dancer
As Navarro
The White Roses
As Thilda Wardier
Fräulein Julie
As Julie
Die Sünden der Väter
Steuermann Holk
As Isabella Bouflon
Battle of the Butterflies
Der Totentanz
As Bella Burk
Athleten
As Prinzessin Wanda Hoheneck
So Ends My Song
As Dora Waren
Die Macht des Goldes
As Creszenz Fitzinger
Revenge of the Bandits
As Brigantenbraut
Roswolsky's Mistress
As Mary Verhag
Graf Sylvains Rache
As Madelaine
Das Feuer
As Wanda Petri
Zu Tode Gehetzt
As Paula Müller
Jugend und Tollheit
As Jesta Müller
The General's Children
As Thekla von der Linde
Das Kind ruft
As Elana
Cinderella
As Lotte
Die Tochter der Landstrasse
As Zigeunerin Zirzi
The Moth
As Olga, Mademoiselle Yvonne
Eine Rose der Wildnis
As Wanda
The Guinea-Pig
As Jesta
In the Eyes of the Law
As Sonja Waler - Journalist - Her Daughter
Dora Brandes
As Dora Brandes
Die Ewige Nacht
As Marta
The Orphanage Child
As Esther
The White Roses
As Thilda Wardier
Deutscher Filmpreis
As Self