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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · A Shine of Rainbows as Maire
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Ramona Lytton
- 2007 · Battle in Seattle as Jean
- 2007 · The Situation as Anna Molyneux
- 2005 · The Ice Harvest as Renata Crest
- 2005 · Strength and Honor: Production Pods as Self
- 2005 · The Great Raid as Margaret Utinsky
- 2005 · Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' as Self
- 2004 · Return to Sender as Charlotte Cory
- 2004 · Brothers as Sarah
- 2003 · Making of 'Demonlover' as Self
- 2003 · Basic as CPT Julie Osborne
- 2003 · The Hunted as Abby Durrell
- 2002 · Demonlover as Diane de Monx
- 2002 · One Hour Photo as Nina Yorkin
- 2002 · Ultimate Fights from the Movies as Lucilla (Gladiator) (archive footage)
- 2002 · L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore") as
- 2001 · Impostor as Newscaster
- 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
- 1994 · Le paradis absolument as Sarah
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Voyage as Ronnie Freeland
- 1993 · Okavango as
- 1991 · Christmas Vacation '91 as Brunilde / Vanessa
- 1984 · How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave as Eva
- Future · Tonight at Noon as Laura
- Future · Birds of Prey as
- 1988 · Colletti Bianchi as Marilu'
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self - Presenter