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Asta Nielsen

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Actress

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    (September 11, 1881-May 24, 1972)
    Born in Copenhagen, Denmark
    Acted in ‘The Abyss’ (1910), ‘The Militant Suffragette’ (1913), ‘Zapata’s Band’ (1916), ‘Mata Hari’ (1920), ‘Hamlet’ (1921) and ‘Joyless Street’ (1925)

Why she might be annoying:

    She had a daughter out of wedlock at age 18.
    At her most famous, she was known by her first name only.
    She starred in a bizarre version of ‘Hamlet’ in which Hamlet was actually a woman.
    Her name was used to sell cigarettes and perfume.
    Like Mary Pickford, she sometimes played children in her 30s.
    Her erotic dancing in some of her films shocked the censors.
    She was married five times.
    The poet Guilllaume Apollinaire called her ‘the drunkards’s vision and the lonely man’s dream.’

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her parents died when she was in her early teens.
    She braved public scorn by refusing to marry the father of her child.
    She was one of the first international movie stars.
    Her androgynous looks stood at a time when most actresses were full figured.
    Greta Garbo said, ‘In terms of expression and versatility, I am nothing to her.’
    She refused Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels’ offer of a studio and fled Germany.
    Her daughter committed suicide in 1964.

Credit: Georgina


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 48.39% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 46 Votes: 45.65% Annoying