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Connie Nielsen

Acting · Born July 3, 1965 · Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark

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.

Movies with Connie Nielsen

• Gladiator (2000) — Lucilla
• Gladiator II (2024) — Lucilla
• Wonder Woman (2017) — Hippolyta
• Justice League (2017) — Queen Hippolyta
• Nobody 2 (2025) — Becca Mansell
• Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) — Queen Hippolyta
• Nobody (2021) — Becca Mansell
• Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) — Hippolyta
• The Devil's Advocate (1997) — Christabella
• 3 Days to Kill (2014) — Christine Renner
• Role Play (2023) — Gwen Carver
• One Hour Photo (2002) — Nina Yorkin

TV shows with Connie Nielsen

• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Dani Beck
• The Following (2013) — Lily Gray
• Boss (2011) — Meredith Kane
• Robin Hood (2025) — Eleanor of Aquitaine
• I Am the Night (2019) — Corinna Hodel
• The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen (2022) — Karen
• Close to Me (2021) — Jo Harding
• Liberty (2018) — Katrina