Connie Nielsen

Acting · Born 1965-07-03 in Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark

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.

Filmography

• Gladiator as Lucilla
• The Devil's Advocate as Christabella
• Rushmore as Mrs. Calloway
• Wonder Woman as Hippolyta
• Nobody 2 as Becca Mansell
• Nobody as Becca Mansell
• Zack Snyder's Justice League as Queen Hippolyta
• Origin as Sabine
• The Hunted as Abby Durrell
• Brothers as Sarah

TV

• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dani Beck
• FBI as Ellen Solberg
• The Daily Show as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
• Boss as Meredith Kane
• The Good Wife as Ramona Lytton
• Close to Me as Jo Harding
• The Following as Lily Gray
• Liberty as Katrina