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Nastassja Kinski

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Nastassja Kinski was born Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski on January 24, 1961 in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of German actor Klaus Kinski. In 1976, she met director Roman Polanski, who urged her to study method acting with Lee Strasberg in the United States. Kinski starred in the Italian romantic drama Stay as You Are (1978) with Marcello Mastroianni, gaining her recognition in the United States after the film's release on December 21, 1979. She played the title character in Polanski's romantic drama Tess (1979), an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" (1891).

Kinski starred in Francis Ford Coppola's romantic musical One from the Heart (1981), her first film made in the United States. The film became a box office bomb and was a major loss for Coppola's production company Zoetrope Studios. She also starred in the erotic horror movie Cat People (1982) with Malcolm McDowell, a remake of the 1942 classic of the same name. She appeared in Wim Wenders' drama movie Paris, Texas (1984) with Harry Dean Stanton and Dean Stockwell. One of her most acclaimed films, the film won the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival.

During the 1990s, Kinski appeared in a number of American films, including the action movie Terminal Velocity (1994) opposite Charlie Sheen, One Night Stand (1997), Your Friends and Neighbors (1998), John Landis' Susan's Plan (1998), and The Lost Son (1999). She has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States.
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Nastassja Kinski in Tess (1979)
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Nastassja Kinski in Tess (1979)
Nastassja Kinski in Tess (1979)
Nastassja Kinski in Tess (1979)
Nastassja Kinski in Stay as You Are (1978)
Nastassja Kinski in Stay as You Are (1978)
Marcello Mastroianni and Nastassja Kinski in Stay as You Are (1978)
Marcello Mastroianni and Nastassja Kinski in Stay as You Are (1978)
Marcello Mastroianni and Nastassja Kinski in Stay as You Are (1978)
Marcello Mastroianni and Nastassja Kinski in Stay as You Are (1978)

Known for

Tess (1979)
Tess
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  • Tess(as Nastassia Kinski)
  • 1979
Nastassja Kinski, Harry Dean Stanton, and Hunter Carson in Paris, Texas (1984)
Paris, Texas
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  • Jane Henderson
  • 1984
Nastassja Kinski in Cat People (1982)
Cat People
6.2
  • Irena Gallier(as Nastassia Kinski)
  • 1982
Nastassja Kinski and Charlie Sheen in Terminal Velocity (1994)
Terminal Velocity
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  • Chris Morrow
  • Krista Moldova
  • 1994

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  • Nastassja Kinski, Martina Gedeck, Charly Hübner, and Albrecht Schuch in Dark Satellites (2022)
    Dark Satellites
  • Francine Bergé in Police de Caractères (2020)
    Police de Caractères
  • Sugar (2013)
    Sugar
  • The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars (2012)
    The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars
  • More Things That Happened (2007)
    More Things That Happened
    • (uncredited)
  • Laura Dern in Inland Empire (2006)
    Inland Empire
  • Nastassja Kinski, Gérard Depardieu, Michael York, Caspar Zafer, and Andrew Musselman in La Femme Musketeer (2004)
    La Femme Musketeer
  • À ton image (2004)
    À ton image
  • Dangerous Liaisons (2003)
    Dangerous Liaisons
  • Kiefer Sutherland in Paradise Found (2003)
    Paradise Found
  • All Around the Town (2002)
    All Around the Town
  • Rip It Off (2001)
    Rip It Off
  • Nastassja Kinski and William Baldwin in Say Nothing (2001)
    Say Nothing
  • The District (2000)
    The District
  • The Day the World Ended (2001)
    The Day the World Ended

Producer

  • .com for Murder (2002)
    .com for Murder
  • Time Share (2000)
    Time Share

Soundtrack

  • La bionda (1993)
    La bionda
  • One from the Heart (1981)
    One from the Heart

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    • January 24, 1961
    • Berlin, Germany
    • Ibrahim MoussaSeptember 10, 1984 - July 18, 1992 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Klaus Kinski
    • Nikolai Kinski(Half Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for L'Oreal Excellence Creme (1996)
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    • 7 Interviews
    • 11 Articles
    • 37 Pictorials
    • 154 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Is fluent in English, German, French, Italian and Russian.
  • Quotes
    The years went by so fast and, even though I've had children, which makes me feel I've lived a long time. I want to fulfill the desire I have to do things that are beautiful and meaningful.
    • Boarding School
      (1978)
      125,000 German Mark

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