Connie Nielsen
July 3, 1965 (60 years old) in Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark
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
Credits
- 2025 · Robin Hood as Eleanor of Aquitaine
- 2025 · Verdens Vildeste Race as Sig selv
- 2025 · Nobody 2 as Becca Mansell
- 2025 · Follow Me as Alice Thomas
- 2024 · The Making of Gladiator II as Self
- 2024 · Gladiator II as Lucilla
- 2023 · Role Play as Gwen Carver
- 2023 · Origin as Sabine
- 2023 · Ocean Deep as Mara
- 2022 · The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen as Karen
- 2022 · A Week in Paradise as Fiona
- 2021 · Close to Me as Jo Harding
- 2021 · Nobody as Becca Mansell
- 2021 · Zack Snyder's Justice League as Queen Hippolyta
- 2020 · Wonder Woman 1984 as Hippolyta
- 2020 · Inheritance as Catherine Monroe
- 2020 · Dead Talk Live as Self - Guest
- 2020 · Building Happiness as Self
- 2020 · Sea Fever as Freya
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · I'll Find You as Lena Moser
- 2019 · Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self
- 2019 · I Am the Night as Corinna Hodel
- 2018 · FBI as Ellen Solberg
- 2018 · The Catcher Was a Spy as Koranda
- 2018 · Liberty as Katrina
- 2017 · Justice League as Queen Hippolyta
- 2017 · Stratton as Sumner
- 2017 · Wonder Woman as Hippolyta
- 2016 · The Lion Woman as Mrs. Grjothornet
- 2016 · The Confessions as Claire Seth
- 2016 · Ali and Nino as Duchess Kipiani
- 2015 · The Runner as Deborah Price
- 2014 · All Relative as Maren
- 2014 · Return to Zero as Dr. Claire Holden
- 2014 · The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden as Baroness Von Wagner (voice)
- 2014 · 3 Days to Kill as Christine Renner
- 2013 · Nymphomaniac: Vol. I as Joe's Mother
- 2013 · The Following as Lily Gray
- 2012 · Hemingway & Gellhorn as Tall Blonde Woman (uncredited)
- 2011 · Boss as Meredith Kane
- 2011 · Perfect Sense as Jenny
- 2010 · Lost in Africa as Susanne
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Ramona Lytton
- 2005 · The Ice Harvest as Renata Crest
- 2005 · The Great Raid as Margaret Utinsky
- 2004 · Brothers as Sarah
- 2003 · Basic as CPT Julie Osborne
- 2003 · The Hunted as Abby Durrell
- 2002 · One Hour Photo as Nina Yorkin
- 2001 · Impostor as Newscaster (uncredited)
- 2000 · Gladiator as Lucilla
- 2000 · Mission to Mars as Terri Fisher
- 2000 · Innocents as Megan Denright
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dani Beck
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1998 · Rushmore as Mrs. Calloway
- 1998 · Soldier as Sandra
- 1998 · Permanent Midnight as Dagmar
- 1997 · The Devil's Advocate as Christabella
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self - Presenter
- Future · Tonight at Noon as Laura
- 2009 · A Shine of Rainbows as Maire
- 2007 · Battle in Seattle as Jean
- 2007 · The Situation as Anna Molyneux
- 2005 · Strength and Honor: Production Pods as Self
- 2005 · Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' as Self
- 2004 · Return to Sender as Charlotte Cory
- 2003 · Making of 'Demonlover' as Self
- 2002 · Demonlover as Diane de Monx
- 2002 · Ultimate Fights from the Movies as Lucilla (Gladiator) (archive footage)
- 1994 · Le paradis absolument as Sarah
- 1993 · Voyage as Ronnie Freeland
- Future · Birds of Prey as
- 2002 · L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore") as
- 1993 · Okavango as
- 1991 · Christmas Vacation '91 as Brunilde / Vanessa
- 1988 · Colletti Bianchi as Marilu'
- 1984 · How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave as Eva