Today we’ll talk about an actress and model from Denmark, Connie Nielsen, whose films are widely known to the viewer. We will discuss her creative career, biography and, of course, her personal life. The actress starred in such famous films as "The Nymphomaniac", "Three Days to Kill" and "Wonder Woman".
Biography
The actress Connie Nielsen was born in the city located in the north of Denmark - Frederikshavn on July 3, 1965. The girl's father worked as a bus driver, her mother as an employee in the field of insurance.
When Connie was ten, she and her family moved to the city of Elling, where she would live until she came of age. At the age of 15, the girl first appeared on the stage, she performed in a restaurant where her mother worked. Upon reaching 18 years, the girl moved from Denmark to Paris. Later, Connie Nielsen studied acting in cities such as Rome and Milan, and also traveled to South Africa. The aspiring actress finally settled in Italy.
Career
Connie Nielsen first appeared on screen at the age of 19, was it a French film Par Où T'es Rentré? On T'a Pas Vu Sortir, and after 4 years, the actress played one of the roles in the Italian series called Colletti Bianchi.
In 1993, Connie appeared in the American film "Voyage", after the release of which the actress was noticed by some critics, and in 1996 the girl decided to move to the USA. Over the next two years, Nielsen will appear in such films as Rushmore Academy, Devil's Advocate, and Eternal Midnight.
Connie Nielsen will get the most popularity in 2000 after playing the role of Lucilla in the film "Gladiator", directed by Ridley Scott. After the actress appeared in the role of Terry Fisher in the science fiction film "Mission to Mars."
Further, the girl played exclusively leading roles.
In 2004, Connie appeared in Danish cinema. The movie "Brothers" was released. In the future, Nielsen will be awarded the film award "Bodil" for the nomination "Best Danish Actress". In addition to this girl, she won the Best Actress prize at a film festival in San Sebastian. In the same year, Nielsen was among the nominees for the annual European Film Awards.
In 2006, the actress played in the crime series Law and Order: Special Corps.
Filmography
In this section, a partial filmography of Connie Nielsen is offered to your attention. For all acting, she played almost forty roles. Below are the films with the participation of the actress (the year is indicated in parentheses):
- Par Où T'es Rentré? On T'a Pas Vu Sortir - Girl Eve (1985).
- "Travel" - played the role of Ronnie Freeland (1993).
- "Devil's Advocate" is the character of Cristabella Andreoli (1997).
- The Rushmore Academy - the role of Mrs. Callow (1998).
- “Soldier” - played by Sandra (1998).
- “Mission to Mars” - performed by Terry Fisher (2000).
- "Gladiator" - the character of Lucilla (2000).
- "Photo in an hour" - played by Ning Yorkin (2002).
- "Pounded" - girl Abby Durelle (2003).
- The Great Raid - Margaret Utinsky (2005).
- “Ice Harvest” - appeared in the role of Renata Cross (2005).
- Law & Order: Special Corps by Detective Dany Back (2006).
- “Battle in Seattle” - played the role of Gene (2007).
- "Last Love on Earth" - the girl Jenny (2010).
- the series "The Boss" - Meredith Kane (2011-2012).
- "Followers" - Lily Gray (2014).
- “Three days to kill” - played the role of Christina Renner (2014).
- The Runner ("Running") character Deborah Price (2015).
- “The Lion Girl” - Mrs. Grotornet (2016).
- "Stratton: First Quest" - the role of Summer (2016).
- “Wonder Woman” - played the role of Queen Hippolyta (2017)
In addition to the above films, the actress appeared in several series in which she played episodic roles.
