Acting
Connie Nielsen
EN, DA, IT, NO cinema · 61 credits
Born
3 July 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark
Also known as Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen
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
Nobody 2
as Becca Mansell
Follow Me
as Alice Thomas
Gladiator II
as Lucilla
Origin
as Sabine
Ocean Deep
as Mara
Role Play
as Gwen Carver
A Week in Paradise
as Fiona
Nobody
as Becca Mansell
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Queen Hippolyta
Wonder Woman 1984
as Hippolyta
Sea Fever
as Freya
Inheritance
as Catherine Monroe
I'll Find You
as Lena Moser
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Koranda
Wonder Woman
as Hippolyta
Justice League
as Queen Hippolyta
Stratton
as Sumner
Ali and Nino
as Duchess Kipiani
The Confessions
as Claire Seth
The Lion Woman
as Mrs. Grjothornet
The Runner
as Deborah Price
3 Days to Kill
as Christine Renner
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
as Baroness Von Wagner (voice)
Return to Zero
as Dr. Claire Holden
All Relative
as Maren
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
as Joe's Mother
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Tall Blonde Woman (uncredited)
Perfect Sense
as Jenny
Lost in Africa
as Susanne
A Shine of Rainbows
as Maire
The Situation
as Anna Molyneux
The Great Raid
as Margaret Utinsky
The Ice Harvest
as Renata Crest
Brothers
as Sarah
Return to Sender
as Charlotte Cory
The Hunted
as Abby Durrell
Basic
as CPT Julie Osborne
Demonlover
as Diane de Monx
One Hour Photo
as Nina Yorkin
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as Lucilla (Gladiator) (archive footage)
Impostor
as Newscaster (uncredited)
Gladiator
as Lucilla
Innocents
as Megan Denright
Mission to Mars
as Terri Fisher
Rushmore
as Mrs. Calloway
Permanent Midnight
as Dagmar
Soldier
as Sandra
The Devil's Advocate
as Christabella
Voyage
as Ronnie Freeland
Christmas Vacation '91
as Brunilde / Vanessa
