|
Nastassja Kinski - Biography |
|
|
|
Born in Berlin, Kinski is the
daughter of the late German actor Klaus Kinski from his marriage to
actress Ruth Brigitte Tocki. Her parents divorced in 1968. Kinski rarely
saw her father after the age of 10. Kinski and her mother struggled
financially. Eventually they ended up living in a commune in Munich.
Kinski's foray into the spotlight began in her native Germany where she
started out as a model. At the age of 13, the German New Wave actress Lisa
Kreuzer placed her in the role of the dumb Mignon in Wim Wenders' film The
Wrong Move. In her mid-teens she starred in the British Hammer Film
Productions' horror film To the Devil a Daughter (1976). Kinski has gained
a certain notoriety through her nude appearances in these films whilst
still a minor. This is linked to another controversy as to the exact year
of her birth, which was apparently reported to the American authorities as
1959, though German records show that she was actually born in 1961. She
has since stated that as a child she felt exploited by the industry and
told a journalist from W Magazine, "If I had had somebody to protect me or
if I had felt more secure about myself, I would not have accepted certain
things. Nudity things. And inside it was just tearing me apart".
At 16, Kinski began a romantic relationship with director Roman Polanski,
who was 28 years her senior. Polanski urged her to study acting with Lee
Strasberg in the U.S.A. and went on to cast her in his film, Tess. Shortly
after this on-screen success, legendary photographer Richard Avedon
photographed Kinski with a serpent coiled around her naked body. The
poster of this photo contributed to Kinski's renown as a popular icon.
In 1982 Kinski appeared as "Leila" the 'circus girl' in the Francis Ford
Coppola/Dean Tavoularis collaboration One from the Heart which bankrupted
Coppola's American Zoetrope studio. In 1982 she made the hit movie Cat
People, and then the films Unfaithfully Yours, and The Hotel New
Hampshire, which performed poorly at the box office and with critics.
Critics praised her performance in Paris, Texas, and the film won awards
at Cannes, but in the U.S the film was not widely released. Kinski then
split her time between Europe and the United States, making Moon In The
Gutter (1983), Harem (1985) and Torrents Of Spring (1989) in the former,
and Exposed (1983), Maria's Lovers (1984) and Revolution (1985) in the
latter. Kinski's luck turned in the 1990s when she appeared in films such
as Terminal Velocity opposite Charlie Sheen and Mike Figgis' critically
acclaimed One Night Stand.
In the mid-1980s Kinski met Egyptian film maker Ibrahim Moussa. They
married on September 10, 1984. Together they raised Aljosha (born June 29,
1984), whose biological father is Vincent Spano and daughter Sonja Leila,
now a model, who was born on March 2, 1986. The marriage was formally
dissolved by divorce in 1992. From 1991 until 1997 Kinski lived with music
impresario Quincy Jones. On February 9, 1993 their daughter Kenya Julia
Miambi Sara was born.
Kinski has continued to be busy, albeit not to have the marque value she
once had. Appearances of note have included Martin Donovan's Somebody Is
Waiting (1996), Neil LaBute's Your Friends & Neighbours (1998), John
Landis' Susan's Plan (1998), Chris Menges' The Lost Son (1999), Michael
Winterbottom's The Claim (2000), and David Lynch's Inland Empire (2006). |
|
|
|
Nastassja Kinski - Personal 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 feel I didn't really grow up. I want to fulfill the
desire I have to do things that are beautiful and meaningful."
On Roman Polanski, who directed her in Tess (1979): "As a director,
he was 10 times more wonderful than as a lover." |
| |
|
Nastassja Kinski - Filmography |
| |
|
Inland Empire (2006) ....
Special Appearance
La Femme Musketeer (2004) (TV) .... Lady Bolton
... aka Lady Musketier - Alle für eine (Germany)
À ton image (2004) .... Mathilde
"Liaisons dangereuses, Les" (2003) (mini) TV Series .... Madame
Maria de Tourvel
... aka Dangerous Liaisons (USA)
Paradise Found (2003) .... Mette Gauguin
All Around the Town (2002) (TV) .... Karen Grant
... aka Nous n'irons plus au bois (Canada: French title) (France)
... aka Mary Higgins Clark's 'All Around the Town' (USA: complete
title)
.com for Murder (2002) .... Sondra Brummel
Beyond the City Limits (2001) .... Misha
... aka Rip It Off (USA: video title)
... aka Rip Off (UK: DVD title)
"The District" .... Trish (1 episode, 2001)
- Tug of War (2001) TV Episode .... Trish
The Day the World Ended (2001) (TV) .... Dr. Jennifer Stillman
Diary of a Sex Addict (2001) (V) .... Dr. Jane Bordeaux
Say Nothing (2001) .... Grace Needham
... aka Piège d'une liaison, Le (Canada: French title)
An American Rhapsody (2001) .... Margit Sandor
... aka Amerikai rapszódia (Hungary)
Town & Country (2001) .... Alex
... aka Town and Country (Australia: TV title)
Blind Terror (2001) (TV) .... Susan
Cold Heart (2001) .... Linda Cross
The Claim (2000) .... Elena Burn/Elena Dillon
... aka Maître de Kingdom Come, Le (Canada: French title)
... aka Rédemption (France)
Time Share (2000) .... Dr. Julia Weiland
... aka Bitter Suite (UK)
... aka Time Share (Germany: DVD title)
... aka Time Share - Doppelpack im Ferienhaus (Germany: TV title)
... aka Timeshare (Germany)
Red Letters (2000) .... Lydia Davis
The Magic of Marciano (2000) .... Katie
A Storm in Summer (2000) (TV) .... Gloria Ross
The Intruder (1999/I) .... Badge Muller
The Lost Son (1999) .... Deborah Spitz
Quarantine (1999) (TV) .... Dr. Galen Bronty
Playing by Heart (1998) (uncredited) .... The Lawyer
Susan's Plan (1998) .... Susan Holland
... aka Dying to Get Rich (USA: video title)
Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) .... Cheri
Savior (1998) (as Nastassia Kinski) .... Maria Rose
Ciro norte (1998) .... Venus
Bella Mafia (1997) (TV) .... Sophia Luciano
One Night Stand (1997) .... Karen
Little Boy Blue (1997) .... Kate West
Fathers' Day (1997) .... Collette Andrews
Somebody Is Waiting (1996) .... Charlotte Ellis
The Ring (1996) (TV) .... Ariana von Gotthard
... aka Danielle Steel's The Ring (USA: complete title)
Terminal Velocity (1994) .... Chris Morrow
Crackerjack (1994) .... Katia 'K.C.' Koslovska
In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993) .... Raphaela
... aka Faraway, So Close! (USA)
In camera mia (1992) .... Nastienka
Bionda, La (1992) .... Christine
... aka The Blonde
Unizhennye i oskorblyonnye (1991) (as Anastasiya Kinski) ....
Natasha
... aka The Insulted and the Injured
... aka Umiliati e offesi (Italy)
Sole anche di notte, Il (1990) .... Cristina
... aka Night Sun
... aka Soleil même la nuit, Le (France)
... aka Sunshine Even by Night
Segreto, Il (1990) .... Lucia
... aka The Secret
Alba, L' (1990) .... Karin
... aka Dawn
In una notte di chiaro di luna (1989) .... Joëlle
... aka As Long as It's Love
... aka Clair (France)
... aka Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love
... aka On a Moonlit Night
Torrents of Spring (1989) .... Maria
... aka Acque di primavera (Italy)
... aka Eaux printanières, Les (France: dubbed version)
Magdalene (1989) .... Magdalene
... aka Silent Night
Maladie d'amour (1987) .... Juliette
... aka Malady of Love (International: English title)
Revolution (1985) .... Daisy McConnahay
Harem (1985) .... Diane
Maria's Lovers (1984) .... Maria Bosic
Paris, Texas (1984) .... Jane Henderson
... aka Paris, Texas (West Germany)
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) .... Susie the Bear
Unfaithfully Yours (1984) .... Daniella Eastman
Lune dans le caniveau, La (1983) .... Loretta
... aka Specchio del desiderio, Lo (Italy)
... aka The Moon in the Gutter (USA)
Exposed (1983) .... Elizabeth Carlson
Frühlingssinfonie (1983) .... Clara Wieck
... aka Spring Symphony
Cat People (1982) (as Nastassia Kinski) .... Irena Gallier
One from the Heart (1982) .... Leila
Tess (1979) .... Tess Durbeyfield
Così come sei (1978) .... Francesca
... aka Así como eres (Spain)
... aka Stay as You Are (USA)
... aka Stay the Way You Are
Leidenschaftliche Blümchen (1978) .... Deborah Collins
... aka Boarding School
... aka Passion Flower Hotel
... aka Preppy School Girls (USA: video title)
... aka Virgin Campus
"Tatort" .... Sina Wolf (1 episode, 1977)
- Reifezeugnis (1977) TV Episode .... Sina Wolf
To the Devil a Daughter (1976) .... Catherine
... aka Braut des Satans, Die (West Germany)
... aka Child of Satan (USA: video title)
... aka To the Devil... a Daughter (USA: poster title)
Falsche Bewegung (1975) (as Nastassja Nakszynski) .... Mignon
... aka False Movement
... aka The Wrong Move (UK)
... aka The Wrong Movement (USA: video title) |
| |
|
Nastassja Kinski - Related Links |
|
Wikipedia: Nastassja Kinski
YouTube: Nastassja Kinski
Nastassja Kinski at Babemania.com
Top Celebrities Sites:
The Celebrity
Cafe |
| |
|
|
|
