Connie Nielsen

Connie Nielsen: Biography in Details

Who is Connie Nielsen?

Connie Nielsen is a famous Danish actress. She is widely famous for playing the character Lucilla in the 2000 epic historical drama film Gladiator. She is also popular for the portrayal of Meredith Rutledge Kan in the TV series Boss from 2011 to 2012. In addition, she played a lead character in the second season of The Following. She recently joined the DC Extended Universe. Connie recently appeared as Hippolyta in Wonder Woman (2017). Furthermore, she will appear as Hippolyta in the upcoming Justice League.

How many siblings does Connie Nielsen have?

Nielsen was born on 3 July 1965, in Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark. Her full name is Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen. She is the daughter of Bent Nielsen and Laila Matzigkeit. Her father was a bus driver and her mother an insurance clerk. In addition, her mother also acted and wrote musical reviews. Connie is Danish by nationality and belongs to the Danish ethnicity. She studied at a drama school in Rome, Italy for many years. After that, she moved to the United States to pursue her career as a full-time actress.

Connie Nielsen’s Career, salary, net worth

She began her acting career working alongside her mother on the local revue and variety scene. She made her feature film debut in the film ‘Par où it’s rentré? On the pas du sortir’ in 1984. She made her first appearance in a major English-language film in 1997 as Christabella Andreoli in The Devil’s Advocate. Afterward, she appeared in several Hollywood movies including Gladiator (2000), Mission to Mars (2000), One Hour Photo (2002), Basic (2003), The Hunted (2003), The Ice Harvest (2005), and Nymphomaniac (2014). For her role in Gladiator, she was nominated for Screen Actors Guide Award. However, she did not win the award. She won the Empire Award for Best Actress for the same series.

Connie starred as Meredith Kane on the Starz TV series Boss from 2011 to 2012. From 2014 to 2015, she portrayed the character Ramona Lytton in the series The Good Wife. She recently joined the DC Extended Universe. After that, she appeared as Hippolyta in Wonder Woman (2017). At this point, she is working on the upcoming movie Justice League. She has a net worth of 8 million dollars as per 2023’s data.

Connie Nielsen’s Rumors, controversy

Connie suffered a serious wardrobe malfunction at the end of May 2017, when she accidentally flashed her derriere in the crowd outside the AOL building in NYC. She has not landed herself in any major controversies.

How tall is Connie Nielsen?

Connie has a height of 5 feet 10.5 inches tall and weighs 61 kg. She has blue eye color and lights brown hair color. Her body measurements are 36-27-36 inches, her bra size  36C, her shoe size 8.5 (US), and her dress size 6 (US).

Connie Nielsen’s social media profile

Connie has a social media presence. On her Instagram, she has 27.2k followers. Her Twitter followers number 8.3k. She has more than 4.8k followers on her Facebook account.

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