Anna Q. Nilsson

Birth Name:

Anna Quirentia Nilsson

Birth Place:

Ystad, Sweden

Profession

Actress

Was the first Swedish actress to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Her film career was put on hold after she was thrown from a horse in 1925 and was paralyzed for a year
After being illustrated as the original "Penrhyn Stanlaws Girl," she was hired for her first film role in 1911's "Molly Pitcher․"
Immigrated to America in 1910 and began learning English while working as a nursemaid before becoming a model
Best known for her role as Mary Brown in "The Toll Gate," as Madge Vance in "The Lotus Eater," and as Ruth Warren in "The Luck of the Irish․"
Appeared in a total of 84 films in only six years - between 1911 and 1917 - including "The Haunted House," "A Desperate Chance," and "Under a Flag of Truce․"
Had a cameo in the 1950 silent film spoof "Sunset Boulevard" along with several other old silent film stars like Buster Keaton
Her middle name, Quirentia, comes from Saint Quirinius' Day, on which she was born

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