Connie Nielsen was born on July3, 1965 in Elling, Frederikshavn,
Denmark.
Sometimes Connie Nielsen is creditied as Connie Inge-Lise
Nielsen which is her birth name.
A trained singer and dancer Connie Nielsen is also fluent
in English, German, Danish, Swedish, French and Italian. Even
though Connie Nielsen was born in Denmark, her first Danish
movie was not until BRODRE (2004), directed by Susanne Bier.
Connie Nielsen received a Best Actress Award from the Empire
Awards for her role in GLADIATOR.
For Connie Nielsen's role in THE HUNTED she trained with the
FBI in Portland and Nielsen also had many conversations with female
FBI agents in Los Angeles as well. Neilsen's training with
the FBI came in very handy for BASIC, because she already
learned how to handle a gun and how to behave physically
when in a threatening situation. Connie Nielsen's other
notable credits include...
