Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Quirentia Nilsson (March 30, 1888 – February 11, 1974) was a Swedish born actress who achieved success in American silent movies. Image File history File links Anna_q_nilsson. ... Image File history File links Anna_q_nilsson. ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (90th in leap years). ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ...

Early Life and Career

She was born in Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden. In 1905, she emigrated to the USA through Ellis Island. In the new country, the Swedish teenager started working as a nursemaid and learned English quickly. Soon she started working as a model. Nilsson's modeling led her to getting a role in the 1911 film Molly Pitcher. Ystad is a municipality and city in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ... SkÃ¥ne County, or SkÃ¥ne län, is the southernmost County or län, of Sweden. ... Ellis Island, at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor, was at one time the main entry facility for immigrants entering the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... A nursemaid is a girl or woman hired by an individual family to take care of the child or children of that family. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

She stayed at the Kalem studio for several years, ranked behind their top star Alice Joyce. In the twenties she freelanced successfully for Paramount, First National and many other studios and reached a peak of popularity just before the advent of talkies, despite a serious horse-riding accident which kept her from filming for almost two years. In 1923, she portrayed "Cherry Malotte" in the second movie based upon Rex Beach's The Spoilers, a role that would be played in later versions by Betty Compson (1930), Marlene Dietrich (1942), and Anne Baxter (1955). Alice Joyce Alice Joyce (1 October 1890 - 9 October 1959) was an actress born in Kansas City, Missouri, United States best known for her Hollywood cinema roles in the 1910s and 1920s, perhaps most famously The Green Goddess. Joyce was known as The Madonna of the Screen for her striking... Rex Beach (born September 1, 1877; died December 7, 1949) was an American novelist and playwright. ... The Spoilers is a 1923 silent film directed by Lambert Hillyer. ... Betty Compson (March 19, 1897 - April 18, 1974) was an American actress. ... Marlene Dietrich IPA: ; (December 27, 1901 – May 6, 1992) was a German-born actress, singer, and entertainer. ... Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an Academy Award-winning American actress. ...

'Talkies'

With the introduction of sound films, Nilsson's career went into a sharp decline, although she continued to play small, often uncredited parts in films into the 1950s. Her best known performance in a sound film is arguably her turn as "herself", referred to as one of the "waxworks" in Swanson's Sunset Boulevard (1950), where she does not have a line. This does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Norma Desmond be merged into this article or section. ...

Her middle name, "Quirentia," is derived from Saint Quirinius' Day, March 30, her date of birth. March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (90th in leap years). ...

Nilsson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to motion pictures at 6150 Hollywood Boulevard. She died in Hemet, California. A band plays on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ... Harvard Street c. ...

References

• Anna Q. Nilsson at the Internet Movie Database  Sweden
• Swanson, Gloria : Swanson on Swanson, The Making of a Hollywood Legend. Hamlyn, 1981. ISBN 0-600-20496-0
• Anna Q. Nilsson at Finda A Grave