Brothers (15)
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The Independent - Found Jan. 21, 2010 Taliban makes for a terrible scene that I remembered all too well from the original, dominated by Connie Nielsen and Ulrich Thomsen with an... |
New trailer online for Brothers
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Filmstalker - Found Jan. 4, 2010 ... a lot as I think the Susanne Bier film is really good, and stars some great actors such as Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas. |
A century of laughs for Denmark?s Clown Prince
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Copenhagen Post - Found Jan. 15, 2010 Denmark?s most famous comedian credited Hitler as the driving force behind his success Viggo Mortensen, Connie Nielsen and Caroline Wozniacki may |
Another award for Donegal-based movie
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Donegal News - Found Dec. 31, 2009 The premiere of the movie which stars Aidan Quinn and Connie Nielsen took place on the closing night of the festival last Wednesday night. |
Review: Leap Year a Blah Rom-Com?Except For How Amy Adams Always ...
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EOnline.com - Found Jan. 8, 2010 Sprouse','Colin Farrell','Colin Firth','Colin Hanks','Conan O'Brien','Connie Britton','Connie Nielsen','Connie Sellecca','Constance Marie... |
Review: Big Mystery?Why Isn't Sherlock Holmes a Better Movie?
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EOnline.com - Found Dec. 24, 2009 Sprouse','Colin Farrell','Colin Firth','Colin Hanks','Conan O'Brien','Connie Britton','Connie Nielsen','Connie Sellecca','Constance Marie... |
Best of 00s: my favorite movies of the decade
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Wood TV - Found Jan. 8, 2010 Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, Richard Harris... |
Movie of the decade? FHM reviews Gladiator
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FHM - Found Dec. 16, 2009 ... epic Gladiator STARRING Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris, Djimon Hounsou, Oliver Reed, Connie Nielsen The late Fifties was the... |
Decade in Review: 2005 Top Ten
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Film Experience Blog - Found Dec. 19, 2009 There's nary a false note struck from the entire ensemble including Hollywood actress Connie Nielsen (making her first film in her homeland... |
Connie Nielsen Biography
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Connie Nielsen
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| Connie Nielsen | |
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 Nielsen at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival |
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| Born | Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen 3 July 1965 Frederikshavn, Denmark |
| Years active | 1986 - present |
| Domestic partner(s) | Lars Ulrich (2003-present) |
Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born 3 July 1965) is a Danish actress. She is best known for her roles in the American films Gladiator, Basic and The Ice Harvest.
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Early life
Nielsen was born in Frederikshavn. Her father, Bent Nielsen, was a bus driver, and her mother was an insurance clerk who also acted and wrote musical revues.123 She was raised a Mormon4 and grew up in a small village named Elling. She began her acting career working alongside her mother on the local revue and variety scene. At 18 she traveled 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.
Career
Nielsen's feature film debut was the Jerry Lewis French film, Par OĂ¹ T'es RentrĂ©? 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. This first minor breakthrough 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.
Personal life
Nielsen has a son, Sebastian (born 2 June 1990), from a previous relationship. Since 2003 Nielsen has been dating Metallica-drummer Lars Ulrich, and on 21 May 2007, they welcomed a boy, named Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen. The couple and their son, Bryce, as well as Ulrich's two children from previous marriage, Myles, 10, and Layne, 7, currently reside in the San Francisco-area.
Nielsen's favorite band is The Clash, and she is a big fan of Danish movie-directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg. The latter directed Metallica's music video for their song The Day That Never Comes.
She speaks seven languages: Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, and Swedish.5
Filmography
| Film | Role | Notes | |
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| 1984 | Par OĂ¹ T'es RentrĂ©? On T'a Pas Vu Sortir | Eva | |
| 1991 | Vacanze di Natale '91 | Brunilde/Vanessa | |
| 1993 | Voyage | Ronnie Freeland | Television movie |
| 1994 | Le paradis absolument | Sarah | Television movie |
| 1997 | The Devil's Advocate | Christabella Andreoli | |
| 1998 | Permanent Midnight | Dagmar | |
| Rushmore | Mrs. Calloway | ||
| Soldier | Sandra | ||
| 2000 | Dark Summer | Megan Denright | |
| Mission to Mars | Terri Fisher | ||
| Gladiator | Lucilla | ||
| 2002 | One Hour Photo | Nina Yorkin | |
| Demonlover | Diane de Monx | ||
| 2003 | The Hunted | Abby Durrell | |
| Basic | Osborne | ||
| 2004 | Brødre | Sarah | |
| Return to Sender | Charlotte Cory | ||
| 2005 | The Great Raid | Margaret Utinsky | |
| The Ice Harvest | Renata | ||
| 2006 | The Situation | Anna Molyneux | |
| 2007 | Battle in Seattle | Jean | |
| 2008 | Danny Fricke | Danny Fricke | |
| 2009 | A Shine of Rainbows | Maire | |
| Tonight at Noon | Laura | Post-production | |
| 2010 | Mellem linierne | Cora | Pre-production |
| The Last Word | Post-production |
Television
References
- ^ "Connie Nielsen Biography (1965-)". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/87/Connie-Nielsen.html. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
- ^ Stewart, Susan (9 March 2003). "Double Danish / Connie Nielson (sic)". Newsday. p. D7. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/303549941.html?dids=303549941:303549941&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+09%2C+2003&author=Susan+Stewart.+Susan+Stewart+is+a+freelance+writer.&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=Double+Danish+%2F+Connie+Nielson&pqatl=google.
- ^ "Star Dentist Drilled for $20M". New York Post. 7 August 2004. p. 6. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/676702381.html?dids=676702381:676702381&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+07%2C+2004&author=&pub=New+York+Post&desc=STAR+DENTIST+DRILLED+FOR+%2420M&pqatl=google.
- ^ Cavagna, Carlo (December 2005). "Interview: Connie Nielsen". AboutFilm.com. http://www.aboutfilm.com/movies/i/iceharvest/nielsen.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
- ^ Vaughan, Brendan (2007-03-01), "A Woman We Love: Connie Nielsen", Esquire Magazine, http://www.esquire.com/women/ESQ0303-MAR_NIELSON_rev_2
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