Connie Nielsen
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| Connie Nielsen | |
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| Birth name | Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen |
| Born | July 3 1965 Frederikshavn, Denmark |
Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish actress.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Nielsen was born in Frederikshavn, Denmark to an insurance clerk mother and a bus driver father.[1] She was raised nearby in a small seaside village named Elling. She began her acting career working alongside her mother on the local revue and variety scene. At 18, she travelled to Paris, France where she worked as an actress and model, which led to further work and study in Italy — at drama school in Rome and in master classes with Lydia Styx, a teacher at il Piccolo Teatro di Milano in Milan. She lived in Italy for many years, before moving to the United States, where she still resides.
[edit] Career
Nielsen's feature film debut was the Jerry Lewis French film, Par Où T'es Rentré? On T'a Pas Vu Sortir in 1984, followed by a role in the Italian mini-series Colletti Bianchi in 1988. She appeared in the 1991 Italian Vacanze di Natale '91 and the French film Le Paradis Absolument in 1993.
She moved to the United States in 1996 and made her first appearance in a major English-language film in 1997 as Christabella Andreoli in The Devil's Advocate, starring opposite Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves in a somewhat "revealing" role. This led to roles in films as Permanent Midnight (1998), Rushmore (1998) and Soldier (1998).
In 2000, Nielsen became known to worldwide audiences as Lucilla in Ridley Scott's internationally acclaimed Academy Award-winning epic Gladiator, where she starred opposite Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. She has since then starred in some notable American films, including Mission to Mars (2000), One Hour Photo (2002), The Hunted (2003) and Basic (2003). She also starred in the acclaimed French thriller Demonlover (2002), directed by Olivier Assayas.
In 2004, Nielsen made her Danish film debut in the drama, Brødre (aka Brothers) for which she won the Danish Best Actress Award, The Bodil, as well as Best Actress at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. She was also nominated for Best Actress at the European Film Awards. In 2006, Nielsen appeared in several episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Det. Dani Beck. She filled in for Mariska Hargitay who was on maternity leave at the time of filming.
[edit] Personal life
Nielsen has a son named Sebastian, born in 1991, with whom she lives in New York City. She is currently dating Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. On May 21, 2007, Lars and Connie had a son named Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen.[2]
She speaks six languages: Danish, English, French, German, Italian and Swedish.[3]
Her favourite bands include The Clash and she is a fan of the work of, among others, fellow Danes film directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.
[edit] Filmography
- Par Où T'es Rentré? On T'a Pas Vu Sortir (1984) - Eva
- Colletti bianchi (1988) (mini) TV Series - Marilù
- Vacanze di Natale '91 (1991) - Brunilde/Vanessa
- Voyage (1993) (TV) - Ronnie Freeland
- Paradis absolument, Le (1993) (TV) - Sarah
- The Devil's Advocate (1997) - Christabella Andreoli
- Permanent Midnight (1998) - Dagmar
- Rushmore (1998) - Mrs. Calloway
- Soldier (1998) - Sandra
- Dark Summer (1999) - Megan Denright
- Mission to Mars (2000) - Terri Fisher
- Gladiator (2000) - Lucilla
- One Hour Photo (2002) - Nina Yorkin
- Demonlover (2002) - Diane de Monx
- The Hunted (2003) - Abby Durrell
- Basic (2003) - Osborne
- Brothers (Brødre) (2004) - Sarah
- Return to Sender (aka Convicted) (2004) - Charlotte Cory
- The Ice Harvest (2005) - Renata
- The Great Raid (2005) - Margaret Utinsky
- Tonight at Noon (2006) - Laura
- The Situation (2007) - Anna Molyneux
- Battle in Seattle (2007) - Jean
[edit] Television
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/87/Connie-Nielsen.html
- ^ "Connie Nielsen, Lars Ulrich Welcome a Son", people.com, May 25, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
- ^ Vaughan, Brendan (2007-03-01), "A Woman We Love: Connie Nielsen", Esquire Magazine, <http://www.esquire.com/women/ESQ0303-MAR_NIELSON_rev_2>
[edit] External links
Actors in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit | |
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| Detectives Actors | Christopher Meloni • Mariska Hargitay • Richard Belzer • Ice T • Adam Beach • Brian Cassidy • Michelle Hurd • Connie Nielsen |
| Assistant District Attorney Actors | Stephanie March • Diane Neal |
| Commanding Officer Actors | Dann Florek • Richard Belzer (1 episode) |
| Sergeant Actors | Richard Belzer |
| Medical Exmainer Actors | Leslie Hendrix • Tamara Tunie |
| Psychologist Actors | B.D. Wong |
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