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name: "Brigitte Nielsen"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 July 1963"
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average_fi1m_score: 58
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
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# Brigitte Nielsen

Actor. Born 15 July 1963 in Rødovre, Denmark.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 July 1963, Rødovre, Denmark
- **Active:** 1985–2018
- **Also known as:** Gitte Nielsen
- **Frequently works with:** [Sylvester Stallone](https://film.one/person/sylvester-stallone.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 58, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 52 (1), 2010s 64 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigitte_Nielsen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154519, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000557/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/921

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Creed II*](https://film.one/film/creed-ii.md) (64)
- **AMC+:** [*Rocky IV*](https://film.one/film/rocky-iv.md) (52)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Brigitte Nielsen, also credited as Gitte Nielsen, is a Danish actress, model and singer. She began her career modelling for photographers including Greg Gorman and Helmut Newton, before making her acting debut in the 1985 films *Red Sonja* and *Rocky IV*.

Nielsen played Ludmilla Vobet Drago in *Rocky IV* (1985) and reprised the role in *Creed II* (2018). She also appeared in *Cobra* (1986) and as Karla Fry in *Beverly Hills Cop II* (1987).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Creed II* (2018), Fi1m 64, as Ludmilla Drago — [page](https://film.one/film/creed-ii.md)
- *Rocky IV* (1985), Fi1m 52, as Ludmilla Vobet Drago — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iv.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Experience* (2019), as Ezilda
- *Creed II* (2018), as Ludmilla Drago — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/creed-ii.md)
- *Grindhouse Nightmares* (2018), as Angel (archive footage)
- *Mercenaries* (2014), as Ulrika
- *Eldorado* (2012), as Angel
- *Ronal the Barbarian* (2011), as Amazone Dronning (stemme)
- *Portlandia* (2011), series, as Brigitte Nielsen
- *Big Money Rustlas* (2010), as The Wife
- *Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side* (2009), as Ludmilla Vobet Dragon (voice)
- *SOKO Stuttgart* (2009), series, as Gina Wartenberg
- *Nite Tales: The Series* (2009), series, as Mona
- *All Star Mr & Mrs* (2008), series, Actor
- *The Hustle* (2008), as Rich Woman
- *Voyage: Killing Brigitte Nielsen* (2007), as Brigitte
- *La Ferme Célébrités* (2004), series, as Brigitte
- *Korn: Deuce* (2002), as Lab Doctor
- *Doomsdayer* (2001), as Elizabeth Gast
- *Hostile Environment* (1999), as Minna · Executive Producer
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Ludmilla Vobet Drago (archive footage) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *She's Too Tall* (1998), as Veronica Lamar · Associate Producer, Story
- *Snowboard Academy* (1997), as Mimi
- *The Cave of the Golden Rose 5* (1996), as Strega nera
- *Galaxis* (1995), as Ladera
- *Body Count* (1995), as Sybil
- *Compelling Evidence* (1995), as Michelle Stone
- *The Cave of the Golden Rose 4* (1994), as Strega Nera
- *Bravo* (1994), series, as Guest
- *The Cave of the Golden Rose 3* (1993), as Strega Nera
- *Chained Heat 2* (1993), as Magda Kassar
- *The Cave of the Golden Rose 2* (1992), as Strega Nera
- *Mission of Justice* (1992), as Dr. Rachel K. Larkin
- *The Double 0 Kid* (1992), as Rhonda
- *976-EVIL II* (1992), as Agnes
- *The Cave of the Golden Rose* (1991), series, as Dark Witch
- *Murder on the Moon* (1989), as Maggie Bartok
- *Bye Bye Baby* (1988), as Lisa
- *Domino* (1988), as Domino
- *Beverly Hills Cop II* (1987), as Karla Fry
- *Cobra* (1986), as Ingrid
- *Rocky IV* (1985), as Ludmilla Vobet Drago — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iv.md)
- *Red Sonja* (1985), as Red Sonja

## Gallery

- ![Brigitte Nielsen](https://film.one/media/person/1079879/gallery-daab041c7f3d.jpg) Brigitte Nielsen — Jack Gavigan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Brigitte_Nielsen.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Brigitte Nielsen](https://film.one/media/person/1079879/gallery-303c041add81.jpg) Brigitte Nielsen — All the photographs are in the public domain and may be credited "Courtesy Ronald Reagan Library.", Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Brigitte_Nielsen_cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![From left: Christina 'Mausi' Lugner, Brigitte Nielsen, Richard 'Mörtel' Lugner. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/1079879/gallery-432119f6bc7f.jpg) From left: Christina 'Mausi' Lugner, Brigitte Nielsen, Richard 'Mörtel' Lugner. (2012) — Vienna_2012-02-15_'Gemma_Lugner'_(Brigitte_Nielsen)_115+121_Schmunzelbildchen.jpg: uploader,  Wolfgang H. Wögerer, Vienna, Austria
derivative work: Pandarine (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Nielsen_Lugner_20120115.jpg/1280px-Nielsen_Lugner_20120115.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Brigitte Nielsen](https://film.one/media/person/1079879/gallery-9bd41835a049.jpg) Brigitte Nielsen — President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Photographic Office. 1981-1989, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/President_Ronald_Reagan_and_Nancy_Reagan_Posing_with_Sylvester_Stallone_and_Brigitte_Nielsen_During_a_State_Dinner_for_Prime_Minister_Lee_Kuan_Yew_of_Singapore_-_DPLA_-_14cfd517170043627223869499e39789.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Brigitte Nielsen](https://film.one/media/person/1079879/gallery-7917a4c27d76.jpg) Brigitte Nielsen — Image via TMDB
- ![Brigitte Nielsen](https://film.one/media/person/1079879/gallery-f5d1d480034c.jpg) Brigitte Nielsen — Image via TMDB
- ![Brigitte Nielsen](https://film.one/media/person/1079879/gallery-5f0f28d00aee.jpg) Brigitte Nielsen — Image via TMDB
- ![President Ronald Reagan, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Nancy Reagan, Mrs. Lee, Selwa Roosevelt, Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Raquel Welch, Lou Cannon, M](https://film.one/media/person/1079879/gallery-c2e13b6bf9fa.jpg) President Ronald Reagan, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Nancy Reagan, Mrs. Lee, Selwa Roosevelt, Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Raquel Welch, Lou Cannon, M — William Fitz-Patrick, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Reagan_Contact_Sheet_C31309.jpg/1280px-Reagan_Contact_Sheet_C31309.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![C31323-10, President and Nancy Reagan posing with Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen during a state dinner for Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore. 10](https://film.one/media/person/1079879/gallery-65b666118216.jpg) C31323-10, President and Nancy Reagan posing with Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen during a state dinner for Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore. 10 — All the photographs are in the public domain and may be credited "Courtesy Ronald Reagan Library." first uploaded by Wikifreund, 9. November 2006 on German Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Sylvester_Stallone_Brigitte_Nielsen_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Sylvester_Stallone_Brigitte_Nielsen_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won, 3 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 1990: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (nominated), for *Bye Bye Baby*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 1987: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (nominated), for *Cobra*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 1986: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (nominated), for *Red Sonja*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star 1986: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star (won), for *Red Sonja*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress 1986: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress (won), for *Rocky IV*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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