Asta Nielsen

Danish actress (1881-1972)
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Asta Nielsen
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Asta Nielsen

Summary

Asta Nielsen is a human[1]. She was born in Gammel Kongevej[2]. She was born on September 11, 1881[3]. She passed away in Frederiksberg[4]. She died on May 24, 1972[5]. She worked as an actor[6], autobiographer[7], stage actor[8], film actor[9], and film director[10]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month, #7,227 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Asta Nielsen was born in Gammel Kongevej[2].
  • Asta Nielsen passed away in Frederiksberg[4].
  • Asta Nielsen was born on September 11, 1881[3].
  • Asta Nielsen died on May 24, 1972[5].
  • Asta Nielsen died on May 25, 1972[12].
  • Asta Nielsen is buried at Vestre Cemetery[13].
  • Among Asta Nielsen's spouses was Urban Gad[14].
  • Asta Nielsen was married to Gregori Chmara[15].
  • Asta Nielsen held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[16].
  • Asta Nielsen worked as an actor[6].
  • Asta Nielsen worked as an autobiographer[7].
  • Asta Nielsen's professions included stage actor[8].
  • Asta Nielsen worked as a film actor[9].
  • Asta Nielsen worked as a film director[10].
  • Asta Nielsen received the German Film Award[17].
  • Asta Nielsen is recorded as female[18].
  • Asta Nielsen's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Asta Nielsen's Commons category is recorded as Asta Nielsen[20].
  • Asta Nielsen's family name is recorded as Nielsen[21].
  • Asta Nielsen's given name is recorded as Asta[22].
  • Asta Nielsen's given name is recorded as Sofie[23].
  • Asta Nielsen's given name is recorded as Amalie[24].
  • Asta Nielsen's described at URL is recorded as https://silentsplease.wordpress.com/2015/09/16/film-primadonna/[25].
  • Asta Nielsen's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[26].
  • Asta Nielsen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Danish[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DK[29]

  • Began / founded: 1881-09-11[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1972-05-24[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 67f1c430-b8f1-4650-8593-e67de067ff4f[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Asta Nielsen was born in Gammel Kongevej[2]. She was born on September 11, 1881[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], autobiographer[7], stage actor[8], film actor[9], and film director[10].

Recognition

Asta Nielsen received the German Film Award[17].

Personal Life

Spouses include Urban Gad[14], a film director[33], 1879–1947[34], of Kingdom of Denmark[35] and Gregori Chmara[15], a stage actor[36], 1878–1970[37], of Russian Empire[38].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include May 24, 1972[5] and May 25, 1972[12]. Asta Nielsen died in Frederiksberg[4]. She is buried at Vestre Cemetery[13].

Why It Matters

Asta Nielsen ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month, #7,227 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Asta Nielsen born?

Asta Nielsen was born in Gammel Kongevej[2].

Where did Asta Nielsen die?

Asta Nielsen died in Frederiksberg[4].

Who was Asta Nielsen married to?

Asta Nielsen's spouses include Urban Gad[14] and Gregori Chmara[15].

What did Asta Nielsen do for work?

Asta Nielsen worked as actor[6], autobiographer[7], stage actor[8], film actor[9], and film director[10].

What awards did Asta Nielsen receive?

Honors received include German Film Award[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . bibliotek.kk.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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