Asta Nielsen
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Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen 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. Seventy of Nielsen's 74 films wer
Asta Nielsen in 1911
Asta Nielsen photographed by Alexander Binder, 1920s.
Asta Nielsen at an appearance at Scala Theater in Berlin, 1934
Memorial plaque for Asta Nielsen at Fasanenstraße 69, in Charlottenburg
The Abyss (1910 film)
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The Abyss, also known as Woman Always Pays, is a 1910 Danish silent black-and-white drama film, written and directed by Urban Gad. The lead performance and natural acting by Asta Nielsen led to her in
Asta Nielsen
…screen, was limited on stage by her deep and uneven speaking voice. Nielsen began her film career in 1909, starring in director Urban Gad's 1910 tragedy Afgrunden ("The Abyss"). Nielsen's minimalist acting style was evidenced in her successful portrayal of a naive young woman lured into a tragic life. Her overt…
"Gaucho dance" scene
Asta Nielsen and Poul Reumert