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). Her films include Soldier with Kurt
Russell (1998), Gladiator (2000), 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 (2011â€"2012) and was a lead character in the second
season of The Following. She starred in 3 Days to Kill with Kevin
Costner (2014). She has joined the DC Extended Universe, appearing as
Hippolyta in its films Wonder Woman (2017), Justice League (2017) and
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).Nielsen was born in Frederikshavn and grew up
in the village of Elling, Denmark. Her father, Bent Nielsen, was a bus
driver, and her mother was an insurance clerk, who also acted and
wrote musical reviews. She was raised a Mormon. She began her acting
career working alongside her mother on the local revue and variety
scene. At 18, she traveled to Paris, France, where she worked as an
actress and model, which led to further work and study in Italyâ€"at
drama school in Rome and in master classes with Lydia Styx, a teacher
at Piccolo Teatro di Milano in Milan. She lived in Italy for many
years before moving to the United States, where she still
resides.Nielsen's feature film debut was the Jerry Lewis French film
Par où t'es rentré ? On t'a pas vu sortir in 1984, followed by a
role in the Italian mini-series Colletti Bianchi in 1988. She appeared
in the Italian film Vacanze di Natale '91 (1991) and the French film
Le Paradis Absolument (1993).
first major role in an English language film was a supporting role in
The Devil's Advocate (1997). Her films include Soldier with Kurt
Russell (1998), Gladiator (2000), 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 (2011â€"2012) and was a lead character in the second
season of The Following. She starred in 3 Days to Kill with Kevin
Costner (2014). She has joined the DC Extended Universe, appearing as
Hippolyta in its films Wonder Woman (2017), Justice League (2017) and
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).Nielsen was born in Frederikshavn and grew up
in the village of Elling, Denmark. Her father, Bent Nielsen, was a bus
driver, and her mother was an insurance clerk, who also acted and
wrote musical reviews. She was raised a Mormon. She began her acting
career working alongside her mother on the local revue and variety
scene. At 18, she traveled to Paris, France, where she worked as an
actress and model, which led to further work and study in Italyâ€"at
drama school in Rome and in master classes with Lydia Styx, a teacher
at Piccolo Teatro di Milano in Milan. She lived in Italy for many
years before moving to the United States, where she still
resides.Nielsen's feature film debut was the Jerry Lewis French film
Par où t'es rentré ? On t'a pas vu sortir in 1984, followed by a
role in the Italian mini-series Colletti Bianchi in 1988. She appeared
in the Italian film Vacanze di Natale '91 (1991) and the French film
Le Paradis Absolument (1993).
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