Portrait of Connie Nielsen

Connie Nielsen

Acting

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.

Born: July 3, 1965

Place of Birth: Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark

Filmography

2025
2025
Nobody 2

as Becca Mansell

2024
Gladiator II

as Lucilla

2023
Role Play

as Gwen Carver

2023
Origin

as Sabine

2023
Ocean Deep

as Mara

2022
2021
Close to Me

as Jo Harding

2021
2021
Nobody

as Becca Mansell

2020
Wonder Woman 1984

as Hippolyta

2020
Inheritance

as Catherine Monroe

2020
Dead Talk Live

as Self - Guest

2020
Sea Fever

as Freya

2019
I'll Find You

as Lena Moser

2019
I Am the Night

as Corinna Hodel

2018
FBI

as Ellen Solberg

2018
2018
Liberty

as Katrina

2017
Justice League

as Queen Hippolyta

2017
Stratton

as Sumner

2017
Wonder Woman

as Hippolyta

2016
The Lion Woman

as Mrs. Grjothornet

2016
The Confessions

as Claire Seth

2016
Ali and Nino

as Duchess Kipiani

2015
The Runner

as Deborah Price

2014
All Relative

as Maren

2014
Return to Zero

as Dr. Claire Holden

2014
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

as Baroness Von Wagner (voice)

2014
3 Days to Kill

as Christine Renner

2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

as Joe's Mother

2013
The Following

as Lily Gray

2012
Hemingway & Gellhorn

as Tall Blonde Woman (uncredited)

2011
Boss

as Meredith Kane

2011
2010
Lost in Africa

as Susanne

2009
The Good Wife

as Ramona Lytton

2007
The Situation

as Anna Molyneux

2005
The Ice Harvest

as Renata Crest

2005
The Great Raid

as Margaret Utinsky

2004
Return to Sender

as Charlotte Cory

2004
Brothers

as Sarah

2003
Basic

as CPT Julie Osborne

2003
The Hunted

as Abby Durrell

2002
Demonlover

as Diane de Monx

2002
One Hour Photo

as Nina Yorkin

2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies

as Lucilla (Gladiator) (archive footage)

2001
Impostor

as Newscaster

2000
Gladiator

as Lucilla

2000
Mission to Mars

as Terri Fisher

2000
Innocents

as Megan Denright

1998
Rushmore

as Mrs. Calloway

1998
Soldier

as Sandra

1998
1997
The Devil's Advocate

as Christabella

1996
1993
Voyage

as Ronnie Freeland

1991
Christmas Vacation '91

as Brunilde / Vanessa

1953
The Oscars

as Self - Presenter