
Towards the Light
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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).
Born: 1881-09-11 in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Aschenbrödel

Irrende Seelen
Athleten

Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang

Dirnentragödie
Das Kind ruft

Afgrunden

Der Absturz

Der Totentanz

Die Tochter der Landstrasse

Das Mädchen ohne Vaterland

Die Suffragette

Komödianten

Rausch

S1
Die Kinder des Generals

Die Tänzerin Navarro

Die freudlose Gasse
Die ewige Nacht