Connie Nielsen

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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Daily Show

FBI

The Good Wife

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Following

Gladiator

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

All Movies (61)

• Nobody 22025 · as Becca Mansell
• Follow Me2025 · as Alice Thomas
• The Making of Gladiator II2024 · as Self
• Gladiator II2024 · as Lucilla
• Role Play2023 · as Gwen Carver
• Origin2023 · as Sabine
• Ocean Deep2023 · as Mara
• A Week in Paradise2022 · as Fiona
• Nobody2021 · as Becca Mansell
• Zack Snyder's Justice League2021 · as Queen Hippolyta
• Wonder Woman 19842020 · as Hippolyta
• Inheritance2020 · as Catherine Monroe
• Building Happiness2020 · as Self
• Sea Fever2020 · as Freya
• I'll Find You2019 · as Lena Moser
• The Catcher Was a Spy2018 · as Koranda
• Justice League2017 · as Queen Hippolyta
• Stratton2017 · as Sumner
• Wonder Woman2017 · as Hippolyta
• The Lion Woman2016 · as Mrs. Grjothornet
• The Confessions2016 · as Claire Seth
• Ali and Nino2016 · as Duchess Kipiani
• The Runner2015 · as Deborah Price
• All Relative2014 · as Maren
• Return to Zero2014 · as Dr. Claire Holden
• The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden2014 · as Baroness Von Wagner (voice)
• 3 Days to Kill2014 · as Christine Renner
• Nymphomaniac: Vol. I2013 · as Joe's Mother
• Hemingway & Gellhorn2012 · as Tall Blonde Woman (uncredited)
• Perfect Sense2011 · as Jenny
• Lost in Africa2010 · as Susanne
• A Shine of Rainbows2009 · as Maire
• Battle in Seattle2007 · as Jean
• The Situation2007 · as Anna Molyneux
• The Ice Harvest2005 · as Renata Crest
• Strength and Honor: Production Pods2005 · as Self
• The Great Raid2005 · as Margaret Utinsky
• Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'2005 · as Self
• Return to Sender2004 · as Charlotte Cory
• Brothers2004 · as Sarah
• Making of 'Demonlover'2003 · as Self
• Basic2003 · as CPT Julie Osborne
• The Hunted2003 · as Abby Durrell
• Demonlover2002 · as Diane de Monx
• One Hour Photo2002 · as Nina Yorkin
• Ultimate Fights from the Movies2002 · as Lucilla (Gladiator) (archive footage)
• L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")2002
• Impostor2001 · as Newscaster (uncredited)
• Gladiator2000 · as Lucilla
• Mission to Mars2000 · as Terri Fisher
• Innocents2000 · as Megan Denright
• Rushmore1998 · as Mrs. Calloway
• Soldier1998 · as Sandra
• Permanent Midnight1998 · as Dagmar
• The Devil's Advocate1997 · as Christabella
• Le Paradis absolument1994 · as Sarah
• Voyage1993 · as Ronnie Freeland
• Christmas Vacation '911991 · as Brunilde / Vanessa
• How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave1984 · as Eva
• Tonight at Noon— · as Laura
• Birds of Prey—

All TV Shows (20)

• Robin Hood2025 · as Eleanor of Aquitaine
• Verdens Vildeste Race2025 · as Sig selv
• The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen2022 · as Karen
• Close to Me2021 · as Jo Harding
• Dead Talk Live2020 · as Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Today with Jenna & Sheinelle2019 · as Self
• I Am the Night2019 · as Corinna Hodel
• FBI2018 · as Ellen Solberg
• Liberty2018 · as Katrina
• The Following2013 · as Lily Gray
• Boss2011 · as Meredith Kane
• The Good Wife2009 · as Ramona Lytton
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Dani Beck
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn1999 · as Self - Guest
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Okavango1993
• Colletti Bianchi1988 · as Marilu'
• The Oscars1953 · as Self - Presenter