Connie Nielsen Net Worth

What is Connie Nielsen's Net Worth?

Connie Nielsen is a Danish actress who has a net worth of $8 million. Connie Nielsen is known for her roles in such films as "Gladiator," "One Hour Photo," "The Ice Harvest," "Wonder Woman," and "Nobody." She has also had roles on many television series, including "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "Boss," "The Following," and "Robin Hood." Among Nielsen's other credits are the television films "Voyage" and "Danny Fricke" and the miniseries "Close to Me" and "The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen."

Early Life and Education

Connie Nielsen was born on July 3, 1965 in Frederikshavn, Denmark to Laila and Bent. Her mother acted, wrote musical reviews, and worked as an insurance clerk, while her father drove a bus. Nielsen was brought up in the village of Elling and was raised as a member of the Mormon Church. She began acting alongside her mother in local revues, and at the age of 18 moved to Paris to act and model. Nielsen eventually moved on to Italy, where she studied at a drama school in Rome and took masterclasses with theater teacher Lydia Styx.

Film Career

Nielsen made her feature film debut in the 1984 French comedy "Par où t'es rentré… On t'a pas vu sortir," starring Jerry Lewis. The film was released exclusively in Europe. Nielsen didn't appear on the big screen again until 1991, with a supporting part in the Italian Christmas comedy "Vacanze di Natale '91." After moving to the United States in the 1990s, Nielsen made her major English-language film debut in the 1997 supernatural horror film "The Devil's Advocate," starring Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino. The following year, she appeared in three films: "Permanent Midnight," Wes Anderson's "Rushmore," and Paul W. S. Anderson's "Soldier." Nielsen gained her greatest recognition yet in 2000, when she played Terri Fisher in Brian De Palma's science-fiction film "Mission to Mars" and Lucilla, daughter of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, in Ridley Scott's historical epic "Gladiator." The latter was a massive hit, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of the year and winning the Academy Award for Best Picture. Nielsen next appeared in the thrillers "One Hour Photo" and "Demonlover," both in 2002. She was in two more thrillers the next year, William Friedkin's "The Hunted" and John McTiernan's "Basic."

Despite being Danish, Nielsen didn't make her Danish film debut until 2004, in Susanne Bier's "Brødre." For her performance, she won the Bodil Award for Best Actress and received a European Film Award nomination. Also in 2004, she starred in Bille August's "Return to Sender." In 2005, Nielsen appeared in the war film "The Great Raid" and the neo-noir black comedy "The Ice Harvest." Her credits over the remainder of the decade were "The Situation" (2006), "Battle in Seattle" (2007), and "A Shine of Rainbows" (2009). Nielsen began the 2010s with a starring role in "Kidnappet." She was subsequently in David Mackenzie's 2011 science-fiction romance "Perfect Sense" and Lars von Trier's 2013 erotic art film "Nymphomaniac." In 2014, Nielsen appeared in three films: "3 Days to Kill," "Return to Zero," and "All Relative." She next starred opposite Nicolas Cage in the 2015 political drama "The Runner." The year after that, Nielsen was in "Ali and Nino," "Løvekvinnen," and "The Confessions," all from different countries.

Nielsen had a big year in 2017, making her debut appearance as Queen Hippolyta in the DC Comics superhero blockbuster "Wonder Woman." She reprised her role in "Justice League," which was released later in the year. Also in 2017, Nielsen appeared in the British action thriller "Stratton," based on Duncan Falconer's novel series of the same name. She was in another literary adaptation, "The Catcher Was a Spy," in 2018. Closing out the decade, Nielsen had roles in the romantic war drama "I'll Find You" and the science-fiction horror thriller "Sea Fever." Commencing the 2020s, she starred in the thriller "Inheritance" and reprised her DC superhero role as Queen Hippolyta in "Wonder Woman 1984." In 2021, Nielsen played the wife of Bob Odenkirk's main character in the action thriller "Nobody"; she would go on to reprise her role in the 2025 sequel "Nobody 2." Before that, she appeared in the romantic drama "A Week in Paradise," the biographical drama "Origin," the mystery "Ocean Deep," and the action comedy "Role Play." Nielsen also reprised arguably her most famous role, as Lucilla, in Ridley Scott's "Gladiator II," the 2024 sequel to "Gladiator." The film was not as well-received as its predecessor over 24 years earlier, but it was still a box-office success.

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Television Career

Nielsen first appeared on television in the 1988 Italian miniseries "Colletti bianchi." Five years later, she was in the American television film "Voyage," which aired on the USA Network. In 1994, Nielsen starred in the French television film "Le Paradis absolument" and in the second season of the series "Okavango: The Wild Frontier." She didn't have another major television role until 2006, when she played the recurring character Detective Dani Beck on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." Nielsen appeared in six episodes of the show, filling in for star Mariska Hargitay, who was on maternity leave at the time. In 2008, Nielsen starred as the titular detective in the A&E television film "Danny Fricke." Her next role was on the Starz political drama series "Boss," playing the wife of Kelsey Grammer's Chicago mayor. The show ran for two seasons from 2011 to 2012.

In 2014, Nielsen played cult leader Lily Gray in the second season of the Fox series "The Following." Also that year, she began a four-episode arc as Ramona Lytton on the CBS series "The Good Wife." In 2015, Nielsen appeared in the television film "Unveiled." Three years later, she appeared in the pilot episode of the CBS series "FBI" and starred in the Danish miniseries "Liberty." Nielsen concluded the decade with a supporting role in the biographical period crime drama miniseries "I Am the Night," which aired on TNT. In her first television credit of the 2020s, she starred as a Danish translator suffering from the effects of brain trauma in the 2021 Channel 4 series "Close to Me." Nielsen next starred as the titular Danish author in the 2022 biographical miniseries "The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen," which she co-created. She went on to portray Eleanor of Aquitaine in the MGM+ series "Robin Hood."

Personal Life

From 2004 to 2012, Nielsen was in a relationship with Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. Together, they had a son named Bryce. Nielsen has an older son, Sebastian, from her previous marriage to the late Italian actor Fabio Sartor.

Real Estate

Upon dating Lars Ulrich, Connie moved in with him at his home in Tiburon, California. After they broke up, she bought her own home in Tiburon and continues to live there today.

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