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Brigitte Nielsen

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Brigitte Nielsen
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Actress, model, presenter and singer Brigitte Nielsen was born July 15, 1963 in Rødovre, a little place near Copenhagen in Denmark. At the end of high school when she was sixteen, Gitte (her given name) left her family to begin her modeling career. She worked for top fashion designers like Giorgio Armani, Gianni Versace and Gianfranco Ferré and divided her time between New York, Paris, Milan and Berlin. In 1983, she married Danish musician Kasper Winding, and the year after, her first son Julian was born but, in the same period, acted in Red Sonja (1985) and left her husband and son for an acting career. The film with Arnold Schwarzenegger was successful and, in 1985, she also acted in Rocky IV (1985) with her future husband, Sylvester Stallone. Stallone met Nielsen in the summer of 1985 during Red Sonja (1985)'s promo and, after six months, they married in Malibu. After 19 months, another film together Cobra (1986) and many scandals, Gitte and Sly divorced. In 1987, Brigitte acted in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), directed by Tony Scott, with Eddie Murphy, Paul Reiser and Chris Rock. She went to Italy, where she worked in a big Italian television show called Festival (1987), recorded a dance album, "Every Body Tells a Story", and a pop music single, "Body Next to Body" with Austrian singer Falco. In January 1988, she met football player Mark Gastineau in an Los Angeles gym and soon she was in love with him. In December 1989, her second son, Killian, was born but the relationship with Gastineau finished. In 1990, Nielsen married the photographer/director Sebastian Copeland (Orlando Bloom's cousin) in Las Vegas and recorded another album called "I'm the One...Nobody Else". In 1992, when her third marriage was finished, Brigitte met Swiss/Italian Raoul Meyer and married him in December 1993. The same year, her third son, Douglas Aaron, was born and Gitte also acted in some films such as: The Double 0 Kid (1992) with Seth Green and Wallace Shawn, Fantaghirò 2 (1992), and in the erotic thriller Chained Heat 2 (1993). Meanwhile, she also worked in European television and, in 1995, her last son, Raoul Jr. Ayrton (in memory of her friend Ayrton Senna) was born. Since then, Brigitte left her fourth husband. She continues to act in many films such as:She's Too Tall (1998), Body Count (1995), 976-Evil II (1992), Galaxis (1995) with Sam Raimi, Compelling Evidence (1995), Corey Feldman, George Hamilton, Snowboard Academy (1997), Hostile Environment (1999) and Doomsdayer (2000). She has also recorded some dance music singles: "No More Turning Back" and "You're No Lady", with RuPaul. In 2004, she participated in three reality television shows, the Italian La talpa (2004) (Celebrity Mole) and the American The Surreal Life (2003) and Strange Love (2005).

She divides her residences between Milan, Italy and the United States.
BornJuly 15, 1963
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      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen in Red Sonja (1985)
    Red Sonja
    5.1
    • Red Sonja
    • 1985
    Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
    Beverly Hills Cop II
    6.6
    • Karla Fry
    • 1987
    Gitte Talks (2015)
    Gitte Talks
    TV Series
    • Producer
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Dallas Page and Will Yun Lee in The Guardians of Justice (Will Save You!) (2022)
      The Guardians of Justice (Will Save You!)
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Anubis Queen
      • 2022
    • Allison Gold and Ava Capri in The Experience (2019)
      The Experience
      5.0
      • Ezilda
      • 2019
    • Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan in Creed II (2018)
      Creed II
      7.1
      • Ludmilla Drago
      • 2018
    • Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein in Portlandia (2011)
      Portlandia
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Brigitte Nielsen
      • 2015
    • Vivica A. Fox, Brigitte Nielsen, Cynthia Rothrock, Kristanna Loken, and Zoë Bell in Mercenaries (2014)
      Mercenaries
      3.7
      • Ulrika
      • 2014
    • Martha Plimpton, Cloris Leachman, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward, and Lucas Neff in Raising Hope (2010)
      Raising Hope
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Svetlana
      • 2014
    • The Key (2013)
      The Key
      5.8
      Short
      • 2013
    • Eldorado (2012)
      Eldorado
      2.2
      Video
      • Angel
      • 2012
    • Ronal the Barbarian (2011)
      Ronal the Barbarian
      6.5
      • Amazon Queen (voice, as Gitte Nielsen)
      • 2011
    • SOKO Stuttgart (2009)
      SOKO Stuttgart
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Gina Wartenberg
      • 2011
    • Big Money Rustlas (2010)
      Big Money Rustlas
      3.9
      • The Wife
      • 2010
    • Nite Tales: The Series (2009)
      Nite Tales: The Series
      4.4
      TV Series
      • Mona
      • 2009
    • Charlie Murphy and Al Shearer in The Hustle (2008)
      The Hustle
      4.6
      • Rich Woman
      • 2008
    • Voyage: Killing Brigitte Nielsen (2007)
      Voyage: Killing Brigitte Nielsen
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • Brigitte
      • 2007
    • Joe Lara in Doomsdayer (2000)
      Doomsdayer
      3.5
      • Elizabeth Gast
      • 2000

    Producer



    • Gitte Talks (2015)
      Gitte Talks
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Brigitte Nielsen and Matthias Hues in Hostile Environment (1999)
      Hostile Environment
      2.8
      • executive producer
      • 1999
    • Brigitte Nielsen in She's Too Tall (1998)
      She's Too Tall
      3.7
      • associate producer
      • 1998

    Writer



    • Brigitte Nielsen in She's Too Tall (1998)
      She's Too Tall
      3.7
      • story
      • 1998

    Videos13

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    Trailer
    Trailer 1:52
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    Trailer 2:02
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    Red Sonja
    Trailer 2:10
    Red Sonja
    The Experience
    Trailer 2:31
    The Experience

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Facebook
      • GitteTalks
    • Alternative names
      • Brigitte Neilsen
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • July 15, 1963
      • Rødovre, Denmark
    • Spouses
        Mattia DessìJuly 8, 2006 - present (1 child)
    • Children
        Julian Winding
    • Parents
        Svend Nielsen
    • Relatives
      • Jan Nielsen(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Album: "Everybody Tells a Story" (1987).
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Biographical Movie
      • 2 Print Biographies
      • 2 Interviews
      • 4 Articles
      • 28 Pictorials
      • 21 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Trivia
      During the shooting of Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), director Tony Scott had an illicit affair with Brigitte, who was then married to Sylvester Stallone. The affair, which he describes as "horrendous", led to the break-up of Scott's second marriage to the commercials' producer Glynis Sanders.
    • Quotes
      I do expose my body, but only because I think people should have something nice to look at.
    • Trademarks
        Platinum blonde hair
    • Nicknames
      • The Great Dane
      • Gitte
      • Gitta

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