Brigitte Nielsen is a Danish actress, singer and fashion model. The fame brought her the role of Red Sonja in the fantasy film of the same name. High growth and spectacular appearance became the reason for the journalists given the actress the nickname Amazon.
The actress entered the film story right from the catwalk. After her debut in fantasy, she again drew attention to herself as a marriage with then-super-popular Sylvester Stallone in 1985. During Nilsen’s busy career, she did not forget about personal life. She has repeatedly married, she has five children. After the birth of the last child, at 55, the star again made me talk about myself.
Start of success
Brigitte or Bridget Nielsen was born in 1963. The biography of the future celebrity began in the suburbs of Copenhagen Redovre on July 15. Gitta's father was an engineer, his mother worked as a librarian. The star has brother Yang. At 16, the girl decided to start the conquest of the world of big fashion. Cold bright beauty and high growth helped her quickly achieve success. Soon, the first contracts were concluded.
Gitta has conquered all the high fashion stalls. She participated in various fashion shows, collaborated with Armani, Ferre, Versailles. More than once, the magnificent northern beauty appeared on the cover of Playboy. In one of the shots, the Scandinavian model was noticed by producer Dino di Laurentis. He was engaged in the search for such a heroine for the new film project "Red Sonja".
The partner for Arnold Schwarzenegger from the Scandinavian diva could turn out magnificent. The male character has already been approved. In 1984, just at that time, the beauty had become the mother of her first child, Julian. She left the baby to her husband and went to shoot overseas.
The film narration of the glorious warrior did not go unnoticed. At one point, the performer of the main character turned into a celebrity.
New take off
At one of the parties, Bridget met Sylvester Stallone. Rambo and Rocky have become super-famous. The Rocky 4 was getting ready for release. The actor could not remain indifferent to the northern beauty of Nielsen.
Together with her husband, the model and actress played one of the leading roles in the film. She became Lyudmila Drago, wife of the Russian boxer Ivan Drago, played by Dolph Lundgren.
Together, the couple starred in the action movie "Cobra" in 1986. The Dane played the role of model Ingrid, who witnessed the murder and turned into an object for hunters for criminals. Only a professional nicknamed “Cobra” can save her. His role was played by Sly.
In "Beverly Hills 2 Police Officer, " Nielsen got the negative character. Carla Fry is robbing with a group of gangsters jewelry store. Detective Axel Foley was entrusted with catching criminals.
In 1988, the star starred in the melodrama Goodbye Baby! and Dominoes. Since the nineties, the actress played in the adventure and heroic tale "Fantagiro" the negative heroine Black Witch.
Singing career and television
In 1987, Brigitte decided to start a musical career. She released the album "Every Body Tells a Story". The disk was successful. The new record "I Am The One Nobody Else" in 1991 did not achieve his fame. Singer and actress on television in Italy took part in the competition "Festival", conducted music competitions.
In 2000 and 2001, the dance albums "No More Turning Back" and "Everybody's Turning Back" were released. After them, the musical career was completed. The period of the reality show has begun.
Since the late nineties, the star has starred in many television projects. Especially successful was the show "Unreal Life". In it, Nielsen danced in rapper Flavor Flav. In the broadcast of British television "Big Brother" Bridget participated in early 2005 with Jackie Stallone. The audience awarded her third place.
In 2008, a celebrity agreed to participate in a new reality show. During the project, she underwent several plastic surgeries. The processes along with the recovery were shown on the air. In 2009, Nielsen’s autobiography was published titled “Gitta Nielsen: You Only Have One Life, or How I Found Myself Again”. She entered the five best sellers of Denmark and came out in 2011 in the UK.
