Connie Nielsen Height, Age, Children, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Connie Nielsen

• Connie Nielsen grew up in Elling, Denmark.
  

  A childhood picture of Connie Nielsen

• Her mother used to write musical reviews.

• Connie Nielsen grew up as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon).

• She started her acting career by performing with her mother in local theatres and variety shows.

• When Connie Nielsen was 18 years old, she moved from Denmark to Paris, France, to work as an actress and model. Later, she shifted to Italy.

• She studied drama in Rome and took master classes with Lydia Styx from the Piccolo Teatro di Milano in Milan.
  

  An old picture of Connie Nielsen

• Connie Nielsen lived in Italy for many years before moving to the United States.

• She made her acting debut in Jerry Lewis’s French film Par où t’es rentré ? On t’a pas vu sortir in 1984.

• Connie Nielsen then acted in the Italian mini-series titled Colletti Bianchi in 1988.

• She then appeared in the Italian film Vacanze di Natale ’91 in 1991 and the French film Le Paradis Absolument in 1993.

• In the mid-1990s, Connie Nielsen moved to the United States from Italy.

• Her first major English-language film role was as Christabella Andreoli in the film The Devil’s Advocate in 1997. She appeared alongside Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves.
  

  Connie Nielsen in a still from the film The Devil’s Advocate

• This role led to her appearances in many films such as Permanent Midnight (1998), Rushmore (1998), and Soldier (1998).

• In 2000, Connie Nielsen played the role of Lucilla in Ridley Scott’s film Gladiator in which she appeared alongside Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix.

• She then went on to appear in the films Mission to Mars (2000), One Hour Photo (2002), The Hunted (2003), and Basic (2003). She cut most of her hair for these films.

• Connie Nielsen appeared in the French thriller film Demonlover in 2002. The film was directed by Olivier Assayas.

• From 2004 to 2012, Connie Nielsen dated Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. They have one son together.

• She also has an older son, Sebastian, from a previous marriage. Ulrich has two sons, Myles and Layne, from his previous marriage.

• In 2004, Connie Nielsen made her Danish film debut in the drama film Brødre (Brothers). She won the Danish Best Actress Award (Bodil) and Best Actress award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.

• She was also nominated for the Best Actress award at the European Film Awards for the film Brødre (Brothers).

• In 2006, Connie Nielsen appeared in several episodes of the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Detective Dani Beck, temporarily replacing Mariska Hargitay during her maternity leave.

• In 2009, she appeared in the film A Shine of Rainbows, where she played an Irish mother to an orphan.
  

  Connie Nielsen on the poster of the film A Shine of Rainbows

• In 2014, she starred in Lars Von Trier’s film Nymphomaniac alongside Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jamie Bell, and Uma Thurman.

• Connie Nielsen was featured in promotional posters for the film Nymphomaniac before its release, which The Independent, a noted media house, described as “shocking.” One poster showed her looking “somewhat moist.”

• In 2015, she lent her voice to the song Brev til Mona with Steffen Brandt for the TV-2 album Det gode liv.

• In September 2018, Connie Nielsen appeared in the main episode of the CBS television series FBI alongside Jeremy Sisto and Missy Peregrym.
  

  Connie Nielsen in a still from the television series FBI

• She then went on to appear in many television series such as I Am the Night (2019), Close to Me (2021), and The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen (2022).
  

  Connie Nielsen in a still from the television series The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen

• Connie Nielsen is known for playing Queen Hippolyta in the DC Extended Universe franchise, appearing in four films starting with Wonder Woman (2017).

• She then appeared in many films such as Sea Fever (2019), Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021), A Week in Paradise (2022), and Origin (2023).

• In 2024, Connie Nielsen appeared as Lucilla in the film Gladiator II.
  

  Connie Nielsen in a still from the film Gladiator II

• She is fluent in multiple languages including Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, and Swedish. She also knows some Spanish.

• Connie Nielsen is the founder of the Human Needs Project.

• She has been featured on the cover of many noted magazines and tabloids.
  

  Connie Nielsen on the cover of a magazine

• Connie Nielsen is an animal lover and has a few pet dogs. She often shares pictures of her pets on social media.
  

  Connie Nielsen with her pets