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nielsen at the 2009 toronto international film festival 1984 -- present 2 frederikshavn , denmark 3 july 1965 connienielsen09tiff.jpg connie nielsen
 connie inge-lise nielsen lars ulrich -lrb- 2004 -- 2012 -rrb-
connie nielsen

connie inge-lise nielsen -lrb- born 3 july 1965 -rrb- is a danish actress whose first major role in an english language film was a supporting role in `` the devil 's advocate '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- ; nielsen later gained international attention for her role in ridley scott 's `` gladiator '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- .
her films include `` mission to mars '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- , `` one hour photo '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- , `` basic '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- , `` the hunted '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- , `` the ice harvest '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- and `` nymphomaniac '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- .
she starred as meredith kane on the starz tv series `` boss '' -lrb- 2011 -- 2012 -rrb- and was a lead character in the second season of `` the following '' .
