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Anna Q. Nilsson
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Anna Quirentia Nilsson was a Swedish-born actress who achieved success in American silent movies. Starring in some 200 feature films. The first Swedish actress to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1905, she had earned enough for a ticket across the Atlantic. In New York she was discovered on a thriving avenue by the famous portrait painter James Carroll Beckwith and soon she was New York's highest paid model. In 1907 she was named America's most beautiful woman and became a model for the 1910s beauty ideal, The Gibson Girl Look.
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Who is Anna Q. Nilsson?+
Anna Q. Nilsson was a Swedish-born actress who became a leading silent film performer in the United States and was the first Swedish actress to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
What is Anna Q. Nilsson known for?+
She is recognized for her prolific work in the 1910s and 1920s, her role as herself in Sunset Boulevard, and for serving as the model for the 1910s beauty ideal known as The Gibson Girl.
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