Connie Nielsen
Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish actress.
Biography
Nielsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. At the age of ten, Nielsen moved with her family to a small seaside village named Elling in Frederikshavn. Her first acting experience came when she was fifteen years old, in a cabaret written by her mother. When she turned eighteen, she traveled to Paris, Rome, Milan, South Africa and New York in order to pursue her acting career. She studied and worked to support herself during her travels.
After a few minor roles, Nielsen's big break came in 1997 with the movie Devil's Advocate, starring Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves. She has since starred in a few notable American films, including Mission to Mars (2000), One Hour Photo (2002), The Hunted (2003) and Basic (2003). She is probably most famous for her portrayal of Princess Lucilla in the Academy Award-winning Gladiator (2000), directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix.
As of June 2006, Nielsen is set to appear in several episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as a detective. She filled in for Mariska Hargitay who was on maternity leave at the time of taping.
Private life
Nielsen has a son named Sebastian, with whom she now lives in New York. She is currently dating Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich.
In addition to English and her native Danish, Nielsen speaks fluent French, German and Italian. She is also a trained singer and dancer.
Her looks have been compared to those of Diane Lane, and Saffron Burrows.
Movies and TV series
- The Great Raid (2005) - Margaret Utinsky
- The Ice Harvest (2005) - Renata
- Return to Sender (2004) - Charlotte Cory
- Brødre (2004) - Sarah
- Basic (2003) - Osborne
- The Hunted (2003) - Abby Durrell
- Demonlover (2002) - Diane de Monx
- One Hour Photo (2002) - Nina Yorkin
- Gladiator (2000) - Lucilla
- Mission to Mars (2000) - Terri Fisher
- Dark Summer (1999) - Megan Denright
- Soldier (1998) - Sandra
- Rushmore (1998) - Mrs. Calloway
- Permanent Midnight (1998) - Dagmar
- Devil's Advocate (1997) - Christabella Andreoli
- Paradis absolument, Le (1993) (TV) - Sarah
- Voyage (1993) (TV) - Ronnie Freeland
- Vacanze di Natale '91 (1991) - Brunilde/Vanessa
- Colletti bianchi (1988) (mini) TV Series - Marilù
- Par où t'es rentré? On t'a pas vu sortir (1984) - Eva