Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen Wiki Biography
Template:Multiple issues Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born 3 July 1965) is a Danish actress whose first major role in an English language film was a supporting role in The Devil’s Advocate (1997); Nielsen later gained international attention for her role in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000). Her films include Mission to Mars (2000), One Hour Photo (2002), Basic (2003), The Hunted (2003), The Ice Harvest (2005) and Nymphomaniac (2014). She starred as Meredith Kane on the Starz TV series Boss (2011–2012) and was a lead character in the second season of The Following.
| Net Worth | $8 Million |
| Date Of Birth | July 3, 1965 |
| Place Of Birth | Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark |
| Height | 5′ 10½” (1.79 m) |
| Profession | Actress |
| Children | Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen,, Sebastian Sartor, Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm6183593 |
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| 1 | We have a certain warped sense of humor in Scandinavia, and that is what comes across in the choices in a lot of our movies. |
| 2 | Often when you get a really good script, and you receive the new pages, you see that the entire thing has been dumbed down. Films in the ’30s and ’40s, that were huge blockbusters, were very sophisticated in their language, and the ideas they brought. There were no questions about whether the audience would get it or not. Today there is a certain fear, or horror, that the audience won’t understand. They underestimate the audience very often. And that is because, when you look at the box-office to see that total braindead films make lots of money, then that’s what the cash machine is telling you to do. In other words: More braindead, more money! |
| 3 | [on The Hunted (2003)] I trained with the FBI in Portland and I also had many conversations with female FBI agents in Los Angeles, as well. That was again something that also came in very handy for Basic (2003), because I’d learned already how to handle a gun and how to behave just physically when you’re in a situation, a threat. That was very good to know. I didn’t have to do that again. |
| 4 | I’m definitely more attracted to chaos than to order. The point is, I find the female roles out there very cliché. If we are limited to being only lovers or mothers, we are limiting ourselves. |
| Fact | |
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| 1 | She was in a relationship with Italian actor Fabio Sartor, when she lived and worked in Italy, from 1988 to 1994. |
| 2 | Favorite band is The Clash. |
| 3 | Son: Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen, born May 21, 2007. Father is Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. |
| 4 | Born in Elling and raised in Copenhagen. |
| 5 | When she turned 18, she traveled to Paris to pursue her acting career. She later also worked and studied in Rome, Milan, South Africa and New York. |
| 6 | One of her hobbies is collecting designer sunglasses. She owns around 200 pairs. |
| 7 | Big fan of Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg. |
| 8 | Was in a relationship with drummer Lars Ulrich of Metallica from 2004-2012. |
| 9 | Even though she was born in Denmark, her first Danish movie was not until Brothers (2004), directed by Susanne Bier. |
| 10 | Fluent in Danish, English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, and Swedish. |
| 11 | Son, Sebastian Sartor, was born on 2 June 1990. Father is Italian actor Fabio Sartor. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladiator | 2000 | Lucilla | |
| Mission to Mars | 2000 | Terri Fisher | |
| Innocents | 2000 | Megan Denright | |
| Soldier | 1998/I | Sandra | |
| Rushmore | 1998 | Mrs. Calloway | |
| Permanent Midnight | 1998 | Dagmar | |
| The Devil’s Advocate | 1997 | Christabella Andreoli | |
| Le paradis absolument | 1994 | TV Movie | Sarah |
| Voyage | 1993 | TV Movie | Ronnie Freeland |
| Vacanze di Natale ’91 | 1991 | Brunilde / Vanessa | |
| Colletti bianchi | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | Marilù |
| How Did You Get In? We Didn’t See You Leave | 1984 | Eva (as Connie Nielson) | |
| Wonder Woman | 2017 | filming | Hippolyta |
| Ali and Nino | 2016 | completed | Duchess Kipiani |
| Le confessioni | 2016 | post-production | Claire Seth |
| Løvekvinnen | 2016 | post-production | Mrs Grjothornet |
| Music, War and Love | 2016 | filming | Lena |
| Stratton | 2016 | post-production | Sumner |
| The 11th | 2016 | pre-production | Katrine Firth |
| Unveiled | TV Movie post-production | Joan McAllen | |
| The Runner | 2015/I | Deborah Pryce | |
| The Good Wife | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Ramona Lytton |
| All Relative | 2014 | Maren | |
| The Following | 2014 | TV Series | Lily Gray |
| Return to Zero | 2014 | Dr. Claire Holden | |
| 3 Days to Kill | 2014 | Christine Renner | |
| Nimfomane | 2013 | Joe’s Mother | |
| The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden | 2013 | Documentary | Baroness Von Wagner (voice) |
| Boss | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Meredith Kane |
| Hemingway & Gellhorn | 2012 | TV Movie | Tall Blonde Woman (uncredited) |
| Perfect Sense | 2011 | Jenny | |
| Lost in Africa | 2010 | Susanne | |
| A Shine of Rainbows | 2009 | Maire | |
| Danny Fricke | 2008 | TV Movie | Danny Fricke |
| Battle in Seattle | 2007 | Jean | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2006 | TV Series | Detective Dani Beck / Detective Danielle ‘Dani’ Beck |
| The Situation | 2006/I | Anna Molyneux | |
| The Ice Harvest | 2005 | Renata Crest | |
| The Great Raid | 2005 | Margaret Utinsky | |
| Return to Sender | 2004/I | Charlotte Cory | |
| Brothers | 2004 | Sarah | |
| Basic | 2003 | Osborne | |
| The Hunted | 2003 | Abby Durrell | |
| Demonlover | 2002 | Diane de Monx | |
| One Hour Photo | 2002 | Nina Yorkin |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boss, Season 2: The King and His Court | 2013 | Short special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aftenshowet | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Following: Season 2 (Bound by a Common Foe) | 2014 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The Following: Season 2 (Following Marcos Siega) | 2014 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The Following: Season 2 (The Joe Mask) | 2014 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The Following: Season 2 (The Religion of Joe Carroll) | 2014 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| CQC – Custe o Que Custar | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Making of 3 Days to Kill | 2014 | Video short | Herself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2007 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Greatest Ever Blockbuster Movies | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Ice Harvest: Beneath the Harvest | 2006 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| About ‘Return to Sender’ | 2006 | Video short | Herself / Actress |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Strength and Honor: Creating the World of ‘Gladiator’ | 2005 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Once Upon a Time… | 2005 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Empire Movie Awards 2005 | 2005 | TV Special | Herself |
| Ceremonia de clausura del festival de cine de San Sebastián | 2004 | TV Movie | Herself |
| aHA! | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| Go’ morgen Danmark | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| Go’ aften Danmark | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| Basic: A Director’s Design | 2003 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The Daily Show | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| Making of ‘Demonlover’ | 2003 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Piger med power | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
| Making of Dark Summer | 2002 | Video documentary | Herself |
| The Making of ‘One Hour Photo’ | 2002 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
| Connie Nielsen – en dansker i Hollywood | 2000 | TV Short documentary | Herself |
| 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2000 | TV Series | Herself |
| HBO First Look | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gomorron | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
| Ultimate Fights from the Movies | 2002 | Video documentary | Lucilla (Gladiator) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best Actress (Bedste kvindelige hovedrolle) | Brødre (2004) |
| 2005 | Special Jury Prize | Indianapolis International Film Festival | Performance | Brødre (2004) |
| 2004 | Silver Seashell | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Best Actress | Brødre (2004) |
| 2004 | Zulu | Zulu Awards | Best Actress (Årets danske kvindelige hovedrolle) | Brødre (2004) |
| 2001 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best Actress | Gladiator (2000) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | European Film Award | European Film Awards | Best Actress | Brødre (2004) |
| 2005 | Audience Award | European Film Awards | Best Actress | Brødre (2004) |
| 2003 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actress | One Hour Photo (2002) |
| 2001 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Supporting Actress – Action | Gladiator (2000) |
| 2001 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture | Gladiator (2000) |
| 2000 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Gladiator (2000) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Chainsaw Award | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Supporting Actress | One Hour Photo (2002) |