Connie Nielsen - wikipedia Connie Nielsen Connie Nielsen Nielsen at the 2016 San Diego Comic - Con International promoting Wonder Woman Connie Inge - Lise Nielsen ( 1965 - 07 - 03 ) 3 July 1965 ( age 52 ) Frederikshavn, Denmark Occupation Actress Years active 1984 -- present Partner ( s ) Lars Ulrich ( 2004 -- 2012 ) Children Connie Inge - Lise Nielsen ( born 3 July 1965 ) is a Danish actress whose first major role in an English - language film was a supporting role in The Devil 's Advocate ( 1997 ). Her films include, Gladiator ( 2000 ), Mission to Mars ( 2000 ), One Hour Photo ( 2002 ), Basic ( 2003 ), The Hunted ( 2003 ), The Ice Harvest ( 2005 ), and Nymphomaniac ( 2014 ). She starred as Meredith Kane on the Starz TV series Boss ( 2011 -- 2012 ) and was a lead character in the second season of The Following. She has joined the DC Extended Universe, appearing as Hippolyta in Wonder Woman ( 2017 ) and in Justice League ( 2017 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early life Nielsen was born in Frederikshavn and grew up in the village of Elling, Denmark. Her father, Bent Nielsen, was a bus driver, and her mother was an insurance clerk, who also acted and wrote musical reviews. She was raised a Mormon. She began her acting career working alongside her mother on the local revue and variety scene. At 18, she traveled to Paris, France, where she worked as an actress and model, which led to further work and study in Italy -- at drama school in Rome and in master classes with Lydia Styx, a teacher at Piccolo Teatro di Milano in Milan. She lived in Italy for many years before moving to the United States, where she still resides. Career Nielsen 's feature film debut was the Jerry Lewis French film Par où t'es rentré ? On t'a pas vu sortir in 1984, followed by a role in the Italian mini-series Colletti Bianchi in 1988. She appeared in the Italian film Vacanze di Natale ' 91 ( 1991 ) and the French film Le Paradis Absolument ( 1993 ). She moved to the United States in the mid-1990s and made her first appearance in a major English - language film in 1997 as Christabella Andreoli in The Devil 's Advocate, starring opposite Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves. This first minor breakthrough led to roles in the films Permanent Midnight ( 1998 ), Rushmore ( 1998 ), and Soldier ( 1998 ). In 2000, Nielsen appeared as Lucilla in Scott 's Gladiator, starring opposite Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. Since then, she has starred in American films including Mission to Mars ( 2000 ), One Hour Photo ( 2002 ), The Hunted ( 2003 ), and Basic ( 2003 ), for which she had to cut off most of her hair. She also starred in the French thriller Demonlover ( 2002 ), directed by Olivier Assayas. She played the Irish mother to an orphan in A Shine of Rainbows ( 2009 ). In 2004, Nielsen made her Danish film debut in the drama, Brødre ( also known as Brothers ), for which she won the Danish Best Actress Award, the Bodil, as well as Best Actress at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. She was also nominated for Best Actress at the European Film Awards. In 2006, Nielsen appeared in several episodes of Law & Order : Special Victims Unit as Detective Dani Beck. She filled in for Mariska Hargitay, who was on maternity leave at the time of filming. Alongside Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jamie Bell and Uma Thurman, Nielsen appeared in the 2014 Lars Von Trier film Nymphomaniac. Nielsen was featured in a series of promotional posters prior to the film 's release, a campaign The Independent described as `` shocking '', writing, `` Connie Nielsen appears somewhat moist in this poster for Nymphomaniac ''. In 2015 she appeared on the latest TV - 2 album Det gode liv where she sang along with Steffen Brandt on the track `` Brev til Mona ''. Personal life From 2004 to 2012, Nielsen dated Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. They have one son together, Bryce Thadeus Ulrich - Nielsen ( born 21 May 2007, in San Francisco, California ). She has an older son, hip - hop producer Sebastian Sartor ( born 27 November 1989 ), from a previous relationship. Nielsen is a polyglot who speaks eight languages : Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, and some Spanish. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1984 Par où t'es rentré ? On t'a pas vu sortir Eva as Connie Nielson 1991 Vacanze di Natale ' 91 Brunilde / Vanessa The Devil 's Advocate Christabella Andreoli 1998 Permanent Midnight Dagmar 1998 Rushmore Mrs. Calloway 1998 Soldier Sandra 2000 Dark Summer Megan Denright 2000 Mission to Mars Terri Fisher 2000 Gladiator Lucilla Empire Award for Best Actress Nominated -- Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress -- Action Nominated -- Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2002 One Hour Photo Nina Yorkin Nominated -- Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated -- Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress 2002 Demonlover Diane de Monx 2003 The Hunted Abby Durrell 2003 Basic Osborne Brødre Sarah Nominated -- European Film Award for Best Actress Return to Sender Charlotte Cory 2005 The Great Raid Margaret Utinsky 2005 The Ice Harvest Renata Crest 2006 The Situation Anna Molyneux 2007 Battle in Seattle Jean 2009 A Shine of Rainbows Maire Kidnappet Susanne 2011 Perfect Sense Jenny 2013 Nymphomaniac Joe 's Mother Part 1 only 2013 The Galapagos Affair : Satan Came to Eden Baroness Von Wagner Narration / voice 2014 3 Days to Kill Christine Renner 2014 Return to Zero Dr. Claire Holden 2014 All Relative Maren 2015 The Runner Deborah Price 2016 Ali and Nino Duchess Kipiani 2016 The 11th Katrine Firth 2016 Music, War and Love Lena 2016 Løvekvinnen Mrs Grjothornet 2016 The Confessions Claire Seth 2017 Stratton Sumner 2017 Wonder Woman Hippolyta 2017 Justice League Hippolyta 2017 Music, War and Love Lena Post-production TBA The Catcher Was a Spy Post-production TBA Tonight at Noon Laura Completed Television Year Title Role Notes Voyage Ronnie Freeland Television movie Le paradis absolument Sarah Television movie 2006 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Detective Dani Beck 6 episodes 2008 Danny Fricke Danny Fricke Television movie 2011 -- 2012 Boss Meredith Rutledge Kane 16 episodes 2014 The Following Lily Gray 10 episodes 2014 -- 2015 The Good Wife Ramona Lytton 4 episodes 2015 Unveiled Joan McAllen Television movie References Jump up ^ `` Connie Nielsen ''. Aniston.dk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` Connie Nielsen Biography ( 1965 -- ) ''. Filmreference.com. Retrieved 6 December 2009. Jump up ^ Stewart, Susan ( 9 March 2003 ). `` Double Danish / Connie Nielson ( sic ) ''. Newsday. p. D7. Jump up ^ `` Star Dentist Drilled for $20 M ''. New York Post. 7 August 2004. p. 6. Jump up ^ Cavagna, Carlo ( December 2005 ). `` Interview : Connie Nielsen ''. AboutFilm.com. Retrieved 6 December 2009. Jump up ^ `` One Hour Photo : About The Cast ''. Cinema.com. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Connie Nielsen biography ''. The New York Times. 2010. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Connie Nielsen on Reading the Script ''. Freestyle Releasing. 2010. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Connie Nielsen fills in for Mariska Hargitay on ' Law & Order : SVU ' ''. Star Pulse. 2006 - 02 - 02. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 02. Jump up ^ Scott Roxborough ( 27 August 2012 ). `` Jamie Bell, Connie Nielsen Join Lars von Trier 's ' Nymphomaniac ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 April 2014. Jump up ^ Liam O'Brien ( 10 October 2013 ). `` Nymphomaniac orgasm posters : Uma Thurman, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Shia LaBeouf star in shocking film campaign ''. The Independent. Retrieved 17 April 2014. Jump up ^ `` METALLICA Drummer LARS ULRICH, Girlfriend CONNIE NIELSEN Expecting ''. Blabbermouth.net. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 18 November 2006. Jump up ^ `` 50 things you did n't know about Connie Nielsen ''. Ztnet. 2015 - 01 - 02. Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 30. Jump up ^ Vaughan, Brendan ( 1 March 2007 ). `` A Woman We Love : Connie Nielsen ''. Esquire Magazine. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Connie Nielsen. Connie Nielsen on IMDb Connie Nielsen on Twitter Empire Award for Best Actress Nicole Kidman ( 1996 ) Frances McDormand ( 1997 ) Joan Allen ( 1998 ) Cate Blanchett ( 1999 ) Gwyneth Paltrow ( 2000 ) Connie Nielsen ( 2001 ) Nicole Kidman ( 2002 ) Kirsten Dunst ( 2003 ) Uma Thurman ( 2004 ) Julie Delpy ( 2005 ) Thandie Newton ( 2006 ) Penélope Cruz ( 2007 ) Keira Knightley ( 2008 ) Helena Bonham Carter ( 2009 ) Zoe Saldana ( 2010 ) Noomi Rapace ( 2011 ) Olivia Colman ( 2012 ) Jennifer Lawrence ( 2013 ) Emma Thompson ( 2014 ) Rosamund Pike ( 2015 ) Alicia Vikander ( 2016 ) Felicity Jones ( 2017 ) VIAF : 85584101 LCCN : n00113769 ISNI : 0000 0001 0921 7474 GND : 129751189 SUDOC : 060586532 BNF : cb142111552 ( data ) BNE : XX1143192 IATH : w67t0xcc Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Connie_Nielsen&oldid=811335681 '' Categories : 1965 births 20th - century Danish actresses 21st - century Danish actresses Best Actress Empire Award winners Danish expatriates in the United States Danish film actresses Danish television actresses Expatriate actresses in the United States Living people People from Frederikshavn Danish actresses Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from October 2013 Articles with hCards Twitter username same as Wikidata Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Aragonés Български Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Español Euskara فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն Hrvatski Italiano עברית Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Simple English Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt Zazaki 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 20 November 2017, at 23 : 53. 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