Connie Nielsen
Born in Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark — Jul 03 1965
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Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish actress. She began her acting career working alongside her mother on the local revue and variety scene. At 18, she traveled to Paris, where she worked as an actress and model, which led to further work. She has starred as Lucilla in the films Gladiator (2000) and Gladiator II (2024) and as Queen Hippolyta in the DC Extended Universe. Nielsen is fluent in her native Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish.
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Connie Nielsen's Credits
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dani Beck
FBI
Ellen Solberg
The Good Wife
Ramona Lytton
The Following
Lily Gray
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
Nobody 2
Becca Mansell
Gladiator
Lucilla
Gladiator II
Lucilla
Wonder Woman
Hippolyta
Boss
Meredith Kane
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Queen Hippolyta
Nobody
Becca Mansell
Robin Hood
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Justice League
Queen Hippolyta
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self
Wonder Woman 1984
Hippolyta
The Devil's Advocate
Christabella
I Am the Night
Corinna Hodel
Inheritance
Catherine Monroe
Rushmore
Mrs. Calloway
The Hunted
Abby Durrell
3 Days to Kill
Christine Renner
Role Play
Gwen Carver
Soldier
Sandra
Basic
CPT Julie Osborne
Mission to Mars
Terri Fisher
Impostor
Newscaster (uncredited)
Perfect Sense
Jenny
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Joe's Mother
One Hour Photo
Nina Yorkin
The Great Raid
Margaret Utinsky
Sea Fever
Freya
Close to Me
Jo Harding
Okavango
The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen
Karen
Origin
Sabine
The Ice Harvest
Renata Crest
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Lucilla (Gladiator) (archive footage)
Ali and Nino
Duchess Kipiani
Stratton
Sumner
The Catcher Was a Spy
Koranda
Permanent Midnight
Dagmar
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Tall Blonde Woman (uncredited)
Voyage
Ronnie Freeland
Battle in Seattle
Jean
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Self
The Runner
Deborah Price
Tonight at Noon
Laura
Liberty
Katrina
A Week in Paradise
Fiona
Demonlover
Diane de Monx
The Lion Woman
Mrs. Grjothornet
A Shine of Rainbows
Maire
Return to Zero
Dr. Claire Holden
Brothers
Sarah
All Relative
Maren
The Confessions
Claire Seth
Colletti Bianchi
Marilu'
Verdens Vildeste Race
Sig selv
I'll Find You
Lena Moser
The Situation
Anna Molyneux
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
Baroness Von Wagner (voice)
Lost in Africa
Susanne
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Self
Return to Sender
Charlotte Cory
Innocents
Megan Denright
Ocean Deep
Mara
Follow Me
Alice Thomas
The Making of Gladiator II
Self
Christmas Vacation '91
Brunilde / Vanessa
Making of 'Demonlover'
Self
Birds of Prey
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
Le paradis absolument
Sarah
Building Happiness
Self
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
Eva