Connie Nielsen
Actor
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 2000
Justice League
as Queen Hippolyta 2017
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Queen Hippolyta 2021
Wonder Woman 1984
as Hippolyta 2020
Nobody
as Becca Mansell 2021
The Devil's Advocate
as Christabella 1997
Gladiator II
as Lucilla 2024
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
as Joe's Mother 2013
Rushmore
as Mrs. Calloway 1998
3 Days to Kill
as Christine Renner 2014
One Hour Photo
as Nina Yorkin 2002
Mission to Mars
as Terri Fisher 2000
Perfect Sense
as Jenny 2011
Nobody 2
as Becca Mansell 2025
Basic
as CPT Julie Osborne 2003
Soldier
as Sandra 1998