July 3, 1965
55 years old
Denmark
Cancer
Light Brown
Blue
5 ft 10 in | 178 cm
$8 Million
36-27-36 in | 91.5-69-91.5 cm
61 kg | 134 pounds
34B
8.5 US | 39 EU
Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen was born in Frederikshavn, Denmark, on July 3, 1965, is a Danish actress.
Young Connie Nielsen first started performing on the local revue and variety scene, with her mother.
She made her big screen debut in French comedy film Par où t'es rentré ? On t'a pas vu sortir (2011) in role as Eva.
She got her television debut in thriller adventure movie Voyage (1993) in role as Ronnie Freeland.
Her breakthrough performance came as Christabella Andreoli in supernatural horror film The Devil's Advocate (1997).
Tonight at Noon (2021) drama in role as Laura, opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lauren Ambrose
Nobody (2021) action thriller in role as Becca Mansell, with Bob Odenkirk and Christopher Lloyd
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) superhero in role as Queen Hippolyta, opposite Jared Leto, Amber Heard and Henry Cavill
She played Queen Hippolyta in superhero films:
Wonder Woman (2017)
Justice League (2017)
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
She won the Empire Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress – Action and a Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Lucilla in epic historical drama film Gladiator (2000).
She was nominated for the Saturn Award and a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Nina Yorkin in psychological thriller movie One Hour Photo (2002).
She was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actress and she won the Danish Best Actress Award for her performance as Sarah in Danish psychological thriller war film Brødre (2004).
The Ice Harvest (2005) comedy drama opposite John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton and Lara Phillips
Perfect Sense (2011) science fiction romantic drama with Ewan McGregor, Eva Green and Lauren Tempany
The Hunted (2003) action thriller opposite Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro and Leslie Stefanson
Basic (2003) mystery action thriller with John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson and Tim Daly
Soldier (1998) science fiction action opposite Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee and Jason Isaacs
The Great Raid (2005) war action with Benjamin Bratt, James Franco and Joseph Fiennes
3 Days to Kill (2014) action thriller with Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld and Amber Heard
The Runner (2015) political drama opposite Nicolas Cage, Peter Fonda and Sarah Paulson
Sea Fever (2019) science fiction horror thriller with Hermione Corfield and Dougray Scott
Inheritance (2020) thriller opposite Lily Collins, Simon Pegg and Chace Crawford
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2006) NBC crime drama series in role as Detective Dani Beck
Boss (2011-2012) Starz political drama series in role as Meredith Rutledge Kane
The Following (2014) crime thriller series in role as Lily Gray
The Good Wife (2014-2015) CBS political drama series in role as Ramona Lytton
Liberty (2018) miniseries in role as Katrina
I Am the Night (2019) TNT limited television series in role as Corinna Hodel
Studied drama at the school in Rome, with teacher Lydia Styx.
She is a trained singer and dancer.
She is fluent in English, German, Danish, Swedish, French and Italian.
Fan of Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.
She sang on the TV-2 album Det gode liv (2015), on the track "Brev til Mona", with Steffen Brandt.
Collecting designer sunglasses.
Lives in Marin County, California.
She dated:
Lars Ulrich (2004-2012) they have one son, Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen
Josh Lucas (2004)
Huey Morgan (2003)
She had a relationship with Italian actor Fabio Sartor in the late 1980s, they have one son, Sebastian Sartor born in 1990.