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Kristine Nielsen is a Actor American born on 28 may 1955

Kristine Nielsen

Kristine Nielsen
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Nationality USA
Birth 28 may 1955 (68 years)

Kristine E. Nielsen (born May 28, 1955) is an American actress known for her work on Broadway and Off-Broadway. Nielsen was nominated for the 2013 Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her performance Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike as Sonia.

Biography

Nielsen grew up in the Washington, D.C. and Bethesda, Maryland areas, the daughter of Homer Nielsen (1912-2005), who was born in the Philippines, and Eloise (née Gerard) Nielsen (1918-2009). Her mother, a Democrat, worked in government, at one point for president Jimmy Carter, and her father was a U.S Navy captain. Her sister was Karen (Nielsen) Grammaticas (1951-2007) wife of Dr. Andrew Grammaticas. Her family spent summers at Cape Cod. Her paternal grandfather was Harold Nielsen (1879-1958), who fought in World War I and had Danish ancestry. Her great-grandfather, Lewis Gerard (1833-1914) was an immigrant from France who fought for the Union in the Civil War.

She trained at Northwestern University (B.A) and the Yale School of Drama (M.F.A). At Yale her classmates included Frances McDormand and Tony Shalhoub. She is married to actor Brent Langdon.

Best films

Small Time Crooks (2000)
(Actress)

Usually with

Woody Allen
Woody Allen
(1 films)
Maddie Corman
Maddie Corman
(2 films)
Alia Shawkat
Alia Shawkat
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Kristine Nielsen (4 films)

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Actress

That's What She Said, 1h24
Directed by Carrie Preston
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Anne Heche, Alia Shawkat, Miriam Shor, Marylouise Burke, Kristine Nielsen, John G. Preston
Roles Judith
Rating39% 1.9750451.9750451.9750451.9750451.975045
As Bebe prepares for a big date, her best friend Dee Dee offers nothing but cynical barbs. Meanwhile, sex-crazed Clementine wanders into their lives, sparking a wild adventure through the streets of New York City.
Morning Glory, 1h42
Directed by Roger Michell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about television
Actors Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Patrick Wilson, 50 Cent, Jeff Goldblum
Roles Fan
Rating64% 3.248643.248643.248643.248643.24864
Aspiring news producer Becky Fuller has dreamed since childhood of working for the Today show, but her dedication to her career is off-putting to potential suitors. After being laid off from her job at the local Good Morning New Jersey, her mother advises her to give up her dream before it becomes an embarrassment. However, Becky perseveres, sending many different résumés out. She finally receives a call from IBS, which is looking for a producer on its struggling national morning show, DayBreak.
The Savages, 1h53
Directed by Tamara Jenkins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about families, Children's films
Actors Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, David Zayas, Peter Friedman, Guy Boyd
Roles Nurse
Rating70% 3.54843.54843.54843.54843.5484
After drifting apart emotionally over the years, two single siblings — Wendy (Linney) and Jon (Hoffman) — band together to care for their estranged, elderly father, Lenny (Philip Bosco), who is rapidly slipping into dementia. Wendy and Jon first travel to Sun City, Arizona to attend the funeral of their father's girlfriend of 20 years. When they arrive, they are told that their father signed a non-marriage agreement and will not have rights to any of her property. They then move him to a nursing home in Buffalo, where Jon is a theater professor working on a book about Bertolt Brecht. Wendy, who is an aspiring, but unsuccessful, playwright, moves from New York City to help establish their father in Buffalo.
Small Time Crooks, 1h34
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman, Elaine May, Hugh Grant, Michael Rapaport, Kristine Nielsen
Roles Emily Bailey
Rating65% 3.298773.298773.298773.298773.29877
Career criminal Ray (Woody Allen) and his cronies want to lease an old restaurant so they can tunnel from the basement of the restaurant to a nearby bank. Ray's wife Frenchy (Tracey Ullman) covers what they are doing by selling cookies from the restaurant. The bank robbery scheme is a miserable failure, but after they franchise the business, selling cookies makes them millionaires.