Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 3, 1965
Place of Birth:
Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark
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Connie Nielsen
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nobody 2 | Becca Mansell |
| 2025 | Follow Me | Alice Thomas |
| 2024 | Gladiator II | Lucilla |
| 2024 | The Making of Gladiator II | Self |
| 2023 | Origin | Sabine |
| 2023 | Ocean Deep | Mara |
| 2023 | Role Play | Gwen Carver |
| 2022 | A Week in Paradise | Fiona |
| 2021 | Nobody | Becca Mansell |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | Queen Hippolyta |
| 2020 | Building Happiness | Self |
| 2020 | Wonder Woman 1984 | Hippolyta |
| 2020 | Sea Fever | Freya |
| 2020 | Inheritance | Catherine Monroe |
| 2019 | I'll Find You | Lena Moser |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Koranda |
| 2017 | Wonder Woman | Hippolyta |
| 2017 | Justice League | Queen Hippolyta |
| 2017 | Stratton | Sumner |
| 2016 | Ali and Nino | Duchess Kipiani |
| 2016 | The Confessions | Claire Seth |
| 2016 | The Lion Woman | Mrs. Grjothornet |
| 2015 | The Runner | Deborah Price |
| 2014 | 3 Days to Kill | Christine Renner |
| 2014 | The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden | Baroness Von Wagner (voice) |
| 2014 | Return to Zero | Dr. Claire Holden |
| 2014 | All Relative | Maren |
| 2013 | Nymphomaniac: Vol. I | Joe's Mother |
| 2012 | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Tall Blonde Woman (uncredited) |
| 2011 | Perfect Sense | Jenny |
| 2010 | Lost in Africa | Susanne |
| 2009 | A Shine of Rainbows | Maire |
| 2007 | The Situation | Anna Molyneux |
| 2007 | Battle in Seattle | Jean |
| 2005 | The Great Raid | Margaret Utinsky |
| 2005 | The Ice Harvest | Renata Crest |
| 2005 | Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' | Self |
| 2005 | Strength and Honor: Production Pods | Self |
| 2004 | Brothers | Sarah |
| 2004 | Return to Sender | Charlotte Cory |
| 2003 | The Hunted | Abby Durrell |
| 2003 | Basic | CPT Julie Osborne |
| 2003 | Making of 'Demonlover' | Self |
| 2002 | Demonlover | Diane de Monx |
| 2002 | One Hour Photo | Nina Yorkin |
| 2002 | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Lucilla (Gladiator) (archive footage) |
| 2002 | L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore") | |
| 2001 | Impostor | Newscaster |
| 2000 | Gladiator | Lucilla |
| 2000 | Mission to Mars | Terri Fisher |
| 2000 | Innocents | Megan Denright |
| 1998 | Rushmore | Mrs. Calloway |
| 1998 | Permanent Midnight | Dagmar |
| 1998 | Soldier | Sandra |
| 1997 | The Devil's Advocate | Christabella |
| 1994 | Le paradis absolument | Sarah |
| 1993 | Voyage | Ronnie Freeland |
| 1991 | Christmas Vacation '91 | Brunilde / Vanessa |
| 1984 | How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave | Eva |
| Tonight at Noon | Laura | |
| Birds of Prey |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Robin Hood | |
| 2022 | The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen | Karen |
| 2021 | Close to Me | Jo Harding |
| 2020 | Dead Talk Live | Self - Guest |
| 2019 | I Am the Night | Corinna Hodel |
| 2019 | Today with Hoda & Jenna | Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2018 | Liberty | Katrina |
| 2018 | FBI | Ellen Solberg |
| 2013 | The Following | Lily Gray |
| 2011 | Boss | Meredith Kane |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Ramona Lytton |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dani Beck |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Okavango | |
| 1988 | Colletti Bianchi | Marilu' |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self - Presenter |