Connie Nielsen actress is known for portraying the role of ‘Queen Hippolyta’ in the film ‘Justice League’.
Connie Nielsen Net Worth
Currently, Connie Nielsen’s net worth is $8 million as of 2022. She earned her fortune from her acting career as a professional actress. Apart from that, her movie Wonder Woman made huge money earning $821.8 million at Box Office worldwide.
Connie Nielsen Biography
Connie Nielsen stepped into this world on 3 July 1965, in Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark as Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen. Her sun sign is Cancer.
She is 57 years old.
Connie has a standard height of 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 61 kg.
She is of Danish nationality and belongs to the Danish ethnicity.
Connie Nielsen completed her School and College at Frederikshavn University. Her Highest Qualification is Graduation.
In the USA, she made her first appearance in a major English-language film in 1997 as Christabella Andreoli in The Devil’s Advocate.
That movie led to roles in the films Permanent Midnight (1998), Rushmore (1998), and Soldier (1998).
Afterwards, in 2000, Nielsen appeared as Lucilla in Scott’s Gladiator starring opposite Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. That movie became her biggest breakout.
She acted in the films like ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ (2020), ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ (2021), and ‘Nobody’ (2021). She worked in television series like ‘The Good Wife’ (2014), ‘Liberty’ (2018), and ‘I Am The Night’ (2019).
Connie Nielsen donated to NGOs and trusts, but she has never revealed her donation, According to GMDA, Nielsen donated to the needy and helped many people with education.
Connie Nielsen has won the ‘Empire Award’ in the category of best actress for the film ‘Gladiator’ (2000).
She was awarded the ‘Bodil Award’ for the film ‘Brothers’ (2004).
Fortunately, for her role in Gladiator, she was in a nomination for the Screen Actors Guide Award. However, she did not win the award. She won the Empire Award for Best Actress for the same series. Connie starred as Meredith Kane on the Starz TV series Boss from 2011 to 2012.
From 2014 to 2015, she portrayed the character, Ramona Lytton, in the series The Good Wife. She recently joined the DC Extended Universe. After that, she appeared as Hippolyta in Wonder Woman (2017). Even she worked in the movie Justice League.
Connie Nielsen was born in Frederikshavn, Denmark. The name of her parents is Bent Nielsen and Laila Matzigkeit. Her father was a bus driver and her mother was an insurance clerk.
Her mother also acted and wrote musical reviews.
Her brothers are Ulrich Nielsen and Bent Nielsen, and a sister Sos Nielsen.
Connie Nielsen is an unmarried actress now. She has been in a number of relationships in her life. During her early career days, she dated the famous actor Fabio Sartor while she was living and working in Italy. They together had a son named Sebastian Sartor.
After their breakup, she began a short-term relationship with Huey Morgan in 2003. Nielsen dated Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich from the years 2004-2012. The couple together had a son named Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen. Their relationship lasted for 8 years.
However, after that relationship with Lars, Connie has never been in any relationship until now. She is single at the present time and enjoying her life peacefully.
Nevertheless, she was rumoured to be in a relationship with Josh Lucas in 2004. Besides that, Connie suffered a serious wardrobe malfunction at the end of May 2017, when she accidentally flashed her derriere in the crowd outside the AOL building in NYC. She has not landed herself in any major controversies.
Connie Nielsen started her acting career working alongside her mother on the local revue and variety scene. She travelled to Paris, France at the age of 18, where she worked as an actress and model, which led to further work and taking master’s classes.
She has two sons Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen and Sebastian Sartor.
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