Nastassja Kinski Biography (1961?-)

Original name, Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski; born January 24, 1961 (some sources cite 1959 or 1960), in Berlin, West Germany (now Germany); daughter of Niklaus G. (an actor, as Klaus Kinski) and Ruth Brigitte (a writer; maiden name,Tocki) Nakszynski; sister of Pola Kinski (an actress); half-sister of Nikolai "Nanhoi" Kinski (an actor); cousin of Lara Naszinsky (an actress); marriedIbrahim Moussa (a producer and talent agent), September 10, 1984 (divorced, 1992); children: Aljosha, Sonja Leila; (with Quincy Jones, a producer and composer) Kenya Julia Niambi Sarah Jones. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (some sources cite Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401).; Manager: David Guillod, Handprint Entertainment, 1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA90024.

Nationality: German
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: January 24, 1961?; Berlin, Germany

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Film debut; as Nastassja Nakszynski) Mignon, Falsche Bewegung (also known as False Movement, The Wrong Move, and The Wrong Movement), Pacific Arts, 1975
Catherine Beddows, To the Devil, a Daughter (also known as Child of Satan and Die Braut des Satans), EMI Productions, 1976
Deborah Collins, Passion Flower Hotel (also known as Boarding School, Preppy School Girls, Virgin Campus, and Leidenschaftliche Bluemchen), Cine Export, 1977
Francesca, Stay as You Are (also known as Stay the Way You Are, Asi como eres, and Cosi come sei), New Line Cinema, 1979
Tess Durbeyfield (title role), Tess, Columbia, 1980
Irena Gallier, Cat People, RKO Radio Pictures, 1982
Sina Wolf, For Your Love Only (originally broadcast on German television as Tatort--Reifezeugnis, 1976), Cannon, 1982
Leila, One from the Heart, Columbia, 1982
Love and Money, 1982
Elizabeth Carlson, Exposed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Loretta Channing, The Moon in the Gutter (also known as La lunedans le caniveau and Lo specchio del desiderio), Columbia-Triumph, 1983
Clara Wieck, Symphony of Love (also known as Spring Symphony and Fruehlingssinfonie), 1983, Greentree, 1985
Susie the Bear, The Hotel New Hampshire, Orion, 1984
Jane, Paris, Texas, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
Daniella Eastman, Unfaithfully Yours, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
Maria Bosic, Maria's Lovers, Cannon, 1985
Daisy McConnahay, Revolution, Warner Brothers, 1985
Diane, Harem, Union Generale Cinematographique, 1985
Juliette, Malady of Love (also known as Maladie d'amour), AMLF, 1987
Intervista, 1987
Title role, Magdalene (also known as Silent Night), SilentNight, 1989
Joelle, In una notte di chiaro di luna (also known as As Long as It's Love, Clair, Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love, and On a Moonlit Night), Carthago Films, 1989
Maria Nikolaevna Polozov, Acque di primavera (also known as Torrents of Spring and Les eaux printanieres), Millimeter, 1989
Lucia, Il segreto (also known as The Secret), 1990
Karin, L'alba (also known as Dawn), 1990
Cristina, Il sole anche di notte (also known as Night Sun, Sunshine Even by Night, and Le soleil meme la nuit), Capoul, 1990
(As Anastasiya Kinski) Natasha, Unizhennye i oskorblyonnye (also known as The Insulted and the Humiliated, The Insulted and the Injured, and Umiliati e offesi), Globus, 1991
Nastienka, In camera mia, 1992
Herself, Behind the Scenes: A Portrait of Pierre Guffroy (also known as L'envers du decors: Portrait de Pierre Guffroy), 1992
Christine, The Blonde (also known as La bionda), 1992

Raphaela, Faraway, So Close! (also known as In weiter Ferne, sonah!), Sony Pictures Classics, 1993
Chris/Krista Morrow, Terminal Velocity, Buena Vista, 1994
Charlotte Ellis, Somebody Is Waiting, Redhead Films, 1996
The Foolish Heart, 1996
Karen, One Night Stand, New Line Cinema, 1997
Collette Andrews, Father's Day, Warner Bros., 1997
Cheri, Your Friends & Neighbors (also known as Friends andNeighbors), Gramercy, 1997
Susan Holland, Susan's Plan (also known as Dying to Get Rich), Kushner-Locke, 1998
Melanie, Playing by Heart (also known as Dancing about Architecture and If They Only Knew), Miramax, 1998
(As Nastassia Kinski) Maria Rose, Savior, Lions Gate Films, 1998
Kate West, Little Boy Blue, Jazz Pictures, 1998
(Uncredited) Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary), Northern Arts Entertainment, 1998
Venus, Ciro norte, AtomFilms, 1998
Badge Muller, The Intruder, CTV International, 1999
Katie, The Magic of Marciano, Lumiere International, 1999
Deborah Spitz, The Lost Son, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
Alex, Town and Country, New Line Cinema, 1999
Lydia Davis, Red Letters, New City Releasing, 2000
Julia, Time Share (also known as Bitter Suite), Fox Film, 2000
Elena Burn/Elena Dillon, The Claim (also known as Le maitre dekingdom come and Redemption), United Artists, 2000
Linda, Cold Heart, Diary Productions/Nu Image, 2001
Margit, An American Rhapsody, Paramount, 2001
Grace Needham, Say Nothing, Film Bridge International, 2001
Sondra Brummel, .com for Murder, Omega Entertainment, 2001
Jane Bordeaux, Diary of a Sex Addict, Addict Productions, 2001
Mette Gauguin, Paradise Found, Studio Canal, 2001
Misha, Beyond the City Limits, Spartan Home Entertainment, 2001
All around the Town, Filmtime Productions/Grosso-Jacobson Communications, 2002
Film Work
Coproducer, Time Share (also known as Bitter Suite), Fox Film, 2000
Television Appearances
Movies
Sina Wolf, Tatort--Reifezeugnis, 1976, released theatrically as For Your Love Only, Cannon, 1982
Katia "K. C." Koslovska, Crackerjack, HBO, 1994
Galen Bronty, Quarantine, ABC, 1999
Gloria Ross, A Storm in Summer, Showtime, 2000
Dr. Jennifer Stillman, The Day the World Ended, HBO, 2001
Miniseries
Ariana von Gotthard, Danielle Steel's "The Ring" (also known as The Ring), NBC, 1996
Voice of Rosa Luxemburg, The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (documentary; also known as The Great War), PBS, 1996
Sophia, Bella Mafia, CBS, 1997
Episodic
"Wetten, dass ... ? aus Offenburg," Wetten, dass...?, 1982
Trish, "Tug of War," The District, CBS, 2001
Other
Susan, Blind Terror, 2001
Marie Tourvel, Les liaisons dangereuses, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

Advocate, November 25, 1997, p. 59
Entertainment Weekly, October 7, 1994, p. 53; March 17, 1995, p. 99; September 12, 1997, p. 141
Interview, December, 1993
People Weekly, August 24, 1998, p. 33
Premiere, June, 1997, p. 26
Time, February 22, 1993, p. 21
Variety, June 2, 1997, p. 58; November 17, 1997, p. 37; November 2, 1998, p. 50
Video Business, July 8, 1994, p. 27

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