Connie Nielsen
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1965-07-03 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark
Connie Nielsen
Biography
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.
Acting
Tonight at Noon
as Laura
(2025)
Nobody 2
as Becca Mansell
(2025)
Follow Me
as Alice Thomas
(2024)
Gladiator II
as Lucilla
(2024)
The Making of Gladiator II
as Self
(2023)
Role Play
as Gwen Carver
(2023)
Origin
as Sabine
(2023)
Ocean Deep
as Mara
(2022)
A Week in Paradise
as Fiona
(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)
Sea Fever
as Freya
(2020)
Building Happiness
as Self
(2019)
I'll Find You
as Lena Moser
(2018)
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Koranda
(2017)
Wonder Woman
as Hippolyta
(2017)
Justice League
as Queen Hippolyta
(2017)
Stratton
as Sumner
(2016)
Ali and Nino
as Duchess Kipiani
(2016)
The Confessions
as Claire Seth
(2016)
The Lion Woman
as Mrs. Grjothornet
(2015)
The Runner
as Deborah Price
(2014)
3 Days to Kill
as Christine Renner
(2014)
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
as Baroness Von Wagner (voice)
(2014)
Return to Zero
as Dr. Claire Holden
(2014)
All Relative
as Maren
(2013)
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
as Joe's Mother
(2012)
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Tall Blonde Woman (uncredited)
(2011)
Perfect Sense
as Jenny
(2010)
Lost in Africa
as Susanne
(2009)
A Shine of Rainbows
as Maire
(2007)
Battle in Seattle
as Jean
(2007)
The Situation
as Anna Molyneux
(2005)
The Great Raid
as Margaret Utinsky
(2005)
The Ice Harvest
as Renata Crest
(2005)
(2005)
(2004)
Brothers
as Sarah
(2004)
Return to Sender
as Charlotte Cory
(2003)
The Hunted
as Abby Durrell
(2003)
Basic
as CPT Julie Osborne
(2003)
Making of 'Demonlover'
as Self
(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)
(2001)
Impostor
as Newscaster
(2000)
Gladiator
as Lucilla
(2000)
Mission to Mars
as Terri Fisher
(2000)
Innocents
as Megan Denright
(1998)
Rushmore
as Mrs. Calloway
(1998)
Soldier
as Sandra
(1998)
Permanent Midnight
as Dagmar
(1997)
The Devil's Advocate
as Christabella
(1994)
Le paradis absolument
as Sarah
(1993)
Voyage
as Ronnie Freeland
(1991)
Christmas Vacation '91
as Brunilde / Vanessa
(1984)