Brigitte Nielsen
Acting • Born 1963-07-15
Biography
Brigitte Nielsen (born Gitte Nielsen; July 15, 1963) is a Danish actress, model, singer, and television personality, who began her acting career with appearances in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV. She is also known for her marriage to Sylvester Stallone (1985-1987) and subsequently appeared with him in the 1986 film Cobra. She then was noted for her widely publicized breakup with Stallone in 1987, and her subsequent relationship with New York Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau from 1988 to 1990. She's also known for her relationship with rapper Flavor Flav in 2005. She began her career modeling for Greg Gorman and Helmut Newton. She then acted in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV, later returning to the Rocky series in Creed II (2018). Nielsen married Sylvester Stallone, with whom she starred in the 1986 film Cobra. She played a villain in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) and starred as the Black Witch in the 1990s Italian film series Fantaghirò. She later built a career starring in B-movies, hosting TV shows, and appearing on reality shows. Her exploits were well-covered in the entertainment media in the 1980s, and the world press started referring to her as an "Amazon" because of her tall stature (verified by the Guinness Book of World Records at six feet, or 1.82 meters). She first commented on her stature and used the term "Amazonian" to describe herself in 1985. She later built a career appearing in B-movies, and in the 2000s, for appearing on reality shows such as The Surreal Life, on which she met and began a relationship with rapper Flavor Flav. In 2008, she appeared on the reality show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, which depicted her and several other celebrities dealing with recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. She's been married 5 times, Sylvester Stallone was her second husband. She has 5 children: a son with her first husband, a son with NY Jets football player Marc Gastineau, 2 sons with her fourth husband, and a daughter (at the age of 54) with her fifth husband, who is 15 years younger. In her 2011 book, she revealed having had an affair with Arnold Schwarzenegger (he verified this in 2020) during the filming of Red Sonja (1985), after Schwarzenegger had just started a relationship with Maria Shriver. Besides her native Danish, she is fluent in English, German and Italian. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brigitte Nielsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
87 credits
Beverly Hills Cop II
Movie • 1987
Karla Fry
Rocky IV
Movie • 1985
Ludmilla Vobet Drago
Red Sonja
Movie • 1985
Red Sonja
Cobra
Movie • 1986
Ingrid
976-Evil II
Movie • 1992
Agnes
Snowboard Academy
Movie • 1997
Mimi
Compelling Evidence
Movie • 1995
Michelle Stone
Big Money Rustlas
Movie • 2010
The Wife
Galaxis
Movie • 1995
Ladera
Doomsdayer
Movie • 2001
Elizabeth Gast
Bye Bye Baby
Movie • 1988
Lisa
Chained Heat 2
Movie • 1993
Magda Kassar
The Double 0 Kid
Movie • 1992
Rhonda
Eldorado
Movie • 2012
Angel
She's Too Tall
Movie • 1998
Veronica Lamar
Hostile Environment
Movie • 1999
Minna
Mission of Justice
Movie • 1992
Dr. Rachel K. Larkin
Murder on the Moon
Movie • 1989
Maggie Bartok
The Cave of the Golden Rose 3
Movie • 1993
Strega Nera
The Cave of the Golden Rose 2
Movie • 1992
Strega Nera
The Cave of the Golden Rose 4
Movie • 1994
Strega Nera
The Cave of the Golden Rose 5
Movie • 1996
Strega nera
Domino
Movie • 1988
Domino
Mercenaries
Movie • 2014
Ulrika
Body Count
Movie • 1995
Sybil
Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav
Movie • 2007
Self
Paparazzi
Movie • 1998
Self
Grindhouse Nightmares
Movie • 2018
Angel (archive footage)
Korn: Deuce
Movie • 2002
Lab Doctor
Creed II
Movie • 2018
Ludmilla Drago
The Hustle
Movie • 2008
Rich Woman
The Experience
Movie • 2019
Ezilda
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Movie • 2009
Ludmilla Vobet Dragon (voice)
Ferro
Movie • 2020
Self
Voyage: Killing Brigitte Nielsen
Movie • 2007
Brigitte
Ronal the Barbarian
Movie • 2011
Amazone Dronning (stemme)
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
Movie • 1990
Ludmilla Vobet Drago (archive footage)
The Surreal Life
TV • 2003
Self
Strange Love
TV • 2005
Self
Best Week Ever
TV • 2004
Self
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Ludmilla Vobet Drago (archive footage)
Flavor of Love
TV • 2006
Self
The Tyra Banks Show
TV • 2005
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Gitte Talks
TV • 2015
Brigitte Nielsen
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Self
Nachtshow
TV • 1994
Self
The Surreal Life: Fame Games
TV • 2007
Self - Participant
Midnight Money Madness
TV • 2006
Self
Celebrity Juice
TV • 2008
Self
The Salon
TV • 2003
Self
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
TV • 2008
Self
Let's Dance
TV • 2006
Self - Contestant
Good Day Live
TV • 2001
Self
Dave Navarro's Spread
TV • 2007
All Star Mr & Mrs
TV • 2008
Fantasy World Cup
TV • 1998
Self
Parabéns
TV • 1992
Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
TV • 1998
Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
TV • 1995
Self
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self
The Cave of the Golden Rose
TV • 1991
Dark Witch
Ciao Darwin
TV • 1998
Capitana Alte
Portlandia
TV • 2011
Brigitte Nielsen
SOKO Stuttgart
TV • 2009
Gina Wartenberg
La Ferme Célébrités
TV • 2004
Brigitte
Das perfekte Promi-Dinner
TV • 2006
Self
V Graham Norton
TV • 2002
Self
Ich bin ein Star – Lasst mich wieder rein!
TV • 2015
Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!
TV • 2004
Self
Die Promi-Hochzeitsplaner
TV • 2013
Self
Glööckler, Glanz und Gloria
TV • 2012
Self
Sanremo Music Festival
TV • 1951
Self - Host
Comedy Central Roasts
TV • 2003
Self
Boulevard Bio
TV • 1991
Self
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self
NDR Talk Show
TV • 1979
Self
The Kardashians
TV • 2022
Self
High Chaparall
TV • 2003
Self
Riverboat
TV • 1992
Self
Celebrity Big Brother
TV • 2001
Self
Til middag hos...
TV • 2010
Sig selv
Nite Tales: The Series
TV • 2009
Mona
Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
Self
The Friday Night Project
TV • 2005
Self - Host
Zulu kvægræs
TV • 2010
Medvært
Germany's Next Topmodel
TV • 2006
Self - Special Guest