Connie Nielsen
July 3, 1965 (61 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 · Nobody 2 as Becca Mansell
- 2024 · Gladiator II as Lucilla
- 2023 · Role Play as Gwen Carver
- 2023 · Origin as Sabine
- 2022 · The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen as Karen
- 2021 · Close to Me as Jo Harding
- 2021 · Zack Snyder's Justice League as Queen Hippolyta
- 2021 · Nobody as Becca Mansell
- 2020 · Wonder Woman 1984 as Hippolyta
- 2020 · Inheritance as Catherine Monroe
- 2020 · Sea Fever as Freya
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Today with Jenna & Sheinelle as Self
- 2019 · I Am the Night as Corinna Hodel
- 2018 · FBI as Ellen Solberg
- 2018 · The Catcher Was a Spy as Koranda
- 2017 · Justice League as Queen Hippolyta
- 2017 · Wonder Woman as Hippolyta
- 2015 · The Runner as Deborah Price
- 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
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Ramona Lytton
- 2005 · The Great Raid as Margaret Utinsky
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 2025 · Verdens Vildeste Race as Sig selv
- 2025 · Follow Me as Alice Thomas
- 2024 · The Making of Gladiator II as Self
- 2023 · Ocean Deep as Mara
- 2022 · A Week in Paradise as Fiona
- 2020 · Dead Talk Live as Self - Guest
- 2020 · Building Happiness as Self
- 2019 · I'll Find You as Lena Moser
- 2018 · Liberty as Katrina
- 2017 · Stratton as Sumner
- 2016 · The Lion Woman as Mrs. Grjothornet
- 2016 · The Confessions as Claire Seth
- 2016 · Ali and Nino as Duchess Kipiani
- 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)
- 2010 · Lost in Africa as Susanne
- 2009 · A Shine of Rainbows as Maire
- 2007 · Battle in Seattle as Jean
- 2005 · The Ice Harvest as Renata Crest
- 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
- 2002 · Demonlover as Diane de Monx
- 1998 · Permanent Midnight as Dagmar
- Future · Birds of Prey as
- 2007 · The Situation as Anna Molyneux
- 2004 · Brothers as Sarah
- 2003 · Making of 'Demonlover' as Self
- 2002 · Ultimate Fights from the Movies as Lucilla (Gladiator) (archive footage)
- 2002 · L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore") as
- 2000 · Innocents as Megan Denright
- 1994 · Le Paradis absolument as Sarah
- 1993 · Voyage as Ronnie Freeland
- 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