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name: "Nastassja Kinski"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nastassja-kinski"
fi1m_id: "nastassja-kinski"
imdb_id: "nm0000176"
tmdb_id: 2630
wikidata_id: "Q76711"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 January 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T06:07:50.224311+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Nastassja Kinski

## Identity

Nastassja Kinski

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nastassja-kinski
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nastassja-kinski
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000176
- **TMDB ID:** 2630
- **Wikidata ID:** Q76711
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nastassja_Kinski, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76711, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000176/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2630

Actor. Born 24 January 1961 in Berlin, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 January 1961, Berlin, Germany
- **Active:** 1979–1984
- **Also known as:** 나스타샤 킨스키, Natasha Kinski, Настасья Кински, Natasha J. Kinski, Natasha J Kinski, Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski, ناستازیا کینسکی
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 74 (1), 1980s 88 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nastassja_Kinski, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76711, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000176/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2630

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Paris, Texas*](https://film.one/film/paris-texas.md) (88)

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## Fi1m on Nastassja Kinski

> Nastassja Kinski is too often asked to look vulnerable and mysterious. In *Paris, Texas*, she gets to make us reconsider whose pain matters, and gives a performance worth the film’s demands on our patience.

When Nastassja Kinski’s Jane speaks in *Paris, Texas* (1984), the plainness of the dialogue matters. She makes us attend to the effort of saying something painful, and to how much understanding a person can reasonably expect. We were moved by her because she makes it harder to feel sorry for Travis alone. His unhappiness can no longer be our only concern. This is the Kinski performance we recommend most readily, even when the film’s patient pace begins to ask more than it needs to.

Her work with Wim Wenders began with *Wrong Move* (1975); international recognition followed with Roman Polanski’s *Tess* (1979). The early 1980s brought a mixture of European and Hollywood work, including *Cat People* (1982) and Francis Ford Coppola’s *One from the Heart* (1982). She was repeatedly cast for a combination of beauty, vulnerability and sensuality. That can leave an actor with little to do except remain fascinating while other people do the talking. The reunion with Wenders in *Paris, Texas* gave her vulnerability a more demanding use.

Wenders gets something valuable from her by giving Jane a say in how we understand the people on screen. The script, credited to Sam Shepard and L.M. Kit Carson, keeps unpleasant feelings in ordinary language. Kinski suits that writing because her emotional isolation is clear without elaborate explanation. Her screen time is limited, but the part is central. We have to listen to what she can bring herself to say, not just wait for information that will move the story along.

The caution is that a gift for suggesting solitude can be used lazily. Mysterious, seductive parts have been a recurring feature of her casting, and mystery alone gives an actor little to work with. We would look for the roles that allow her this much difficulty in expressing herself; a beautiful, unreadable face is a meagre substitute for a character. Start with *Paris, Texas*, and do not expect it to hurry.

## Biography

Nastassja Kinski is a German actress and former model born on 24 January 1961 in Berlin. She is the daughter of actor Klaus Kinski and has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States.

Her worldwide breakthrough came with *Stay as You Are* (1978). She received a Golden Globe Award for her performance as the title character in *Tess* (1979). Other films include *One from the Heart* (1982), *Cat People* (1982) and *Paris, Texas* (1984), in which she played Jane.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Paris, Texas* (1984), Fi1m 88, as Jane — [page](https://film.one/film/paris-texas.md)
- *Tess* (1979), Fi1m 74, as Tess Durbeyfield — [page](https://film.one/film/tess.md)

## Complete filmography (79)

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

- *The Sign of the Dragon* (2026), as Anja
- *Hijamat* (2026), as Margot
- *Films to Die For* (2025), as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *LasVegas* (2024), as Ilse von Lossberg
- *Castlevania: Nocturne* (2023), series, as Tera (voice)
- *Dark Satellites* (2022), as Birgitt
- *Homeshopper's Paradise* (2022), as Aimé
- *Morceaux de Cannes* (2021), Actor
- *Sugar* (2013), as Sister Nadia
- *The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars* (2012), as Sonia
- *Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 2* (2010), as (archive footage)
- *More Things That Happened* (2007), as The Lady
- *Inland Empire* (2006), as The Lady
- *The Lady Musketeer* (2004), series, as Lady Bolton
- *In Your Image* (2004), as Mathilde
- *Dangerous Liaisons* (2003), series, as Madame Maria de Tourvel
- *Paradise Found* (2003), as Mette-Sophie Gad
- *All Around The Town* (2002), as Karen Grant
- *Beyond the City Limits* (2001), as Misha
- *Diary of a Sex Addict* (2001), as Dr. Jane Bordeaux
- *The Day the World Ended* (2001), as Dr. Jennife Stillman
- *.com for Murder* (2001), as Sondra · Associate Producer
- *Say Nothing* (2001), as Grace Needham
- *An American Rhapsody* (2001), as Margit
- *Town & Country* (2001), as Alex
- *Blind Terror* (2001), as Susan
- *Cold Heart* (2001), as Linda Cross
- *The Claim* (2000), as Elena Burn
- *The Magic of Marciano* (2000), as Katie
- *The District* (2000), series, as Trish
- *Quarantine* (2000), as Dr. Galen Bronty
- *Time Share* (2000), as Dr. Julia Weiland
- *Red Letters* (2000), as Lydia Davis
- *A Storm in Summer* (2000), as Gloria Ross
- *The Intruder* (1999), as Badge Mueller
- *The Lost Son* (1999), as Deborah Spitz
- *Playing by Heart* (1998), as The Lawyer (uncredited)
- *Susan's Plan* (1998), as Susan Holland
- *Your Friends & Neighbors* (1998), as Cheri
- *Ciro-Norte* (1998), as Venus
- *Savior* (1998), as Maria Rose
- *Little Boy Blue* (1998), as Kate West
- *Bella Mafia* (1997), as Sophia Luciano
- *One Night Stand* (1997), as Karen
- *Fathers' Day* (1997), as Collette Andrews
- *Somebody Is Waiting* (1996), as Charlotte Ellis
- *The Ring* (1996), as Ariana von Gotthard
- *The Ring* (1996), series, as Ariana von Gotthard
- *Terminal Velocity* (1994), as Chris Morrow
- *Crackerjack* (1994), as Katia 'K.C.' Koslovska
- *Faraway, So Close!* (1993), as Raphaela
- *The Blonde* (1993), as Christine
- *In camera mia* (1992), as Nastienka
- *Dawn* (1991), as Karin
- *Humiliated and Insulted* (1990), as Natasha
- *Night Sun* (1990), as Cristina
- *The Secret* (1990), as Lucia
- *Torrents of Spring* (1989), as Maria Nikolaevna Polozov
- *On a Moonlit Night* (1989), as Joëlle Lavoisier
- *Magdalene* (1988), as Magdalene
- *Malady of Love* (1987), as Juliette
- *Revolution* (1985), as Daisy McConnahay
- *Harem* (1985), as Diane
- *Paris, Texas* (1984), as Jane — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/paris-texas.md)
- *Maria's Lovers* (1984), as Maria Bosic
- *The Hotel New Hampshire* (1984), as Susie the Bear
- *Unfaithfully Yours* (1984), as Daniella Eastman
- *Electric Blue 11* (1983), as (archive footage)
- *The Moon in the Gutter* (1983), as Loretta Channing, uptown Girl
- *Exposed* (1983), as Elizabeth Carlson
- *Spring Symphony* (1983), as Clara Wieck
- *Cat People* (1982), as Irena Gallier
- *One from the Heart* (1982), as Leila
- *Tess* (1979), as Tess Durbeyfield — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/tess.md)
- *Stay as You Are* (1978), as Francesca
- *Boarding School* (1978), as Deborah Collins
- *To the Devil a Daughter* (1976), as Catherine
- *Wrong Move* (1975), as Mignon
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Sina Wolf

## Gallery

- ![Ceduľa Artist´s Mission Award (Hercova misia) na MFF Art Film pripevnená na starom moste slávy v Trenčianských Tepliciach. (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/118149/gallery-e65c88800346.jpg) Ceduľa Artist´s Mission Award (Hercova misia) na MFF Art Film pripevnená na starom moste slávy v Trenčianských Tepliciach. (2024) — Pilifo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Art_Film_Fest_%282005%29_%E2%80%93_Nastassja_Kinski.jpg/1280px-Art_Film_Fest_%282005%29_%E2%80%93_Nastassja_Kinski.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nastassja Kinski and Sergej Bubka (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/118149/gallery-e3e6aa5f1749.jpg) Nastassja Kinski and Sergej Bubka (2009) — Sportsforpeace, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Kinski_und_Bubka.JPG/1280px-Kinski_und_Bubka.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nastassja Kinski](https://film.one/media/person/118149/gallery-c3cadcb2572d.jpg) Nastassja Kinski — Ivan Bessedin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Nastassja_Kinski.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Nastassja Kinski beim "Gloria – Deutscher Kosmetikpreis" am 31. März 2017 im Hilton Hotel Düsseldorf.](https://film.one/media/person/118149/gallery-39cd7df11035.jpg) Nastassja Kinski beim "Gloria – Deutscher Kosmetikpreis" am 31. März 2017 im Hilton Hotel Düsseldorf. — 9EkieraM1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Nastassja_Kinski_%282%29.jpg/1280px-Nastassja_Kinski_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nastassja Kinski](https://film.one/media/person/118149/gallery-6545b6aec4e4.jpg) Nastassja Kinski — Image via TMDB
- ![Nastassja Kinski](https://film.one/media/person/118149/gallery-238ac5c407e2.jpg) Nastassja Kinski — Image via TMDB
- ![Nastassja Kinski](https://film.one/media/person/118149/gallery-17c0273726f6.jpg) Nastassja Kinski — Image via TMDB
- ![Nastassja Kinski beim "Gloria – Deutscher Kosmetikpreis" am 31. März 2017 im Hilton Hotel Düsseldorf.](https://film.one/media/person/118149/gallery-8d9bcb376924.jpg) Nastassja Kinski beim "Gloria – Deutscher Kosmetikpreis" am 31. März 2017 im Hilton Hotel Düsseldorf. — 9EkieraM1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Nastassja_Kinski_%283%29.jpg/1280px-Nastassja_Kinski_%283%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nastassja Kinski](https://film.one/media/person/118149/gallery-d3695255cc9d.jpg) Nastassja Kinski — Image via TMDB
- ![Nastassja Kinski](https://film.one/media/person/118149/gallery-e3c41eb875f5.jpg) Nastassja Kinski — Image via TMDB
- ![Nastassja Kinski](https://film.one/media/person/118149/gallery-831fedf8c95f.jpg) Nastassja Kinski — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 1981: New Star of the Year – Actress (won), for *Tess*

### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- César Award for Best Actress 1988: César Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Maladie d'amour*
- César Award for Best Actress 1980: César Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Tess*

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

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