Anna Q. Nilsson

Swedish American actress (1888-1974)

Anna Quirentia Nilsson (March 30, 1888 – February 11, 1974) was a Swedish and American actress. She first achieved success in silent movies. She moved to the United States around 1905. She began acting in silent movies, and then moved into ones with sound. From the 1930s to the 1950s, she played small roles in movies with sound. The most notable one was acting as herself in the movie Sunset Boulevard in 1950. She was also in The Farmer's Daughter in 1947.

Nilsson in 1921

Nilsson was born in Sweden. She died due to heart failure in Sun City, California, at age 85.