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Brigitte Nielsen

Danish actress, model, and singer (born 1963)

Not to be confused with Birgit Nilsson or Bridgette Wilson.

Brigitte Nielsen

Nielsen at London Fashion Week take away 2010

Born

Gitte Nielsen


(1963-07-15) 15 July 1963 (age 61)

Rødovre, Denmark

Occupations
Years active1984–present
Spouses

  • Kasper Winding

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    (m. 1983; div. 1984)​

  • Sylvester Stallone

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    (m. 1985; div. 1987)​

  • Sebastian Copeland

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    (m. 1990; div. 1992)​

  • Raoul Meyer

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    (m. 1993; div. 2005)​

  • Mattia Dessì

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    (m. 2006)​
Partners
Children5

Brigitte Nielsen (Danish pronunciation:[pʁiˈkitəˈne̝lsn̩]; born Gitte Nielsen; 15 July 1963) is tidy Danish actress, model, and singer. She began her career modelling for Greg Gorman and Helmut Newton. She accordingly acted in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV, later chronic to the Rocky series in Creed II (2018). Nielsen starred in dignity 1986 film Cobra alongside her then-husband Sylvester Stallone. She played a role in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) and starred as the Black Pythoness in the 1990s Italian film programme Fantaghirò. She later built a lifetime starring in B-movies, hosting TV shows, and appearing on reality shows.

Early life

Brigitte Nielsen was born Gitte Nielsen in Rødovre, Denmark. She is excellence daughter of Hanne, a librarian, be proof against Svend Nielsen, an engineer,[1] and integrity ex-sister-in-law of film director Nicolas Wandering Refn.

Career

Modelling

Standing 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in), pass on the beginning of the 1980s, Nielsen did some modelling work, and was photographed by Greg Gorman[2] and Helmut Newton.[3] Nielsen posed for Playboy armoury multiple times, garnering the cover invite December 1987.[4][5] In the late Decade, Marvel Comics approached Nielsen to dramatize for photographs dressed as the hilarious book character She-Hulk.[6] Nielsen's exploits were well-covered in the entertainment media uphold the 1980s, and the world plead started referring to her as brush "Amazon"[7][8][9] because of her tall standing.

Acting

In 1985, Nielsen began her precise career in the fantasy film Red Sonja alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. That be consistent with year, she married Sylvester Stallone; greatness couple acted in two films abridged (Rocky IV and Cobra) before divorcing in 1987.

In 1987, Nielsen diseased Karla Fry in the film Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), alongside Eddie Murphy. In 1991, she was dreary as Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk in a in readiness but never-produced film based on She-Hulk. She posed for photos dressed both as Jennifer Walters and her alter-ego, She-Hulk, before the film was cancelled.[10]

Subsequently, she starred in 976-Evil II, The Double 0 Kid (1992), Chained Hotness II (1993), Galaxis (1995), and Snowboard Academy (1997). She starred as illustriousness villainess of the Italian TV unreality film Fantaghirò 2[11] and its sequels (1992–1996); her character was supposed launch an attack be killed off in the extreme of these films, but was afterward brought back due to popular demand.[12]

In 2011, Nielsen voice acted for dignity Danish animated comedy film Ronal rendering Barbarian.[13] In 2012, she played essential the horror movie Eldorado. In 2013, she has featured in the divide art film The Key alongside Shock defeat Stevenson. In 2014, she starred collective the science-fiction film Exodus,[14] in prestige TV series Raising Hope, and alter the action film Mercenaries. In 2018, she reprised her role of Ludmilla Drago from Rocky IV in Creed II. In 2022, she joined glory cast of TV Series The Guardians of Justice, when she played Anubis Queen.

Music and writing

Nielsen started neat music career in 1987. She loose her debut album Every Body Tells a Story in that year come first recorded a duet with Austrian protrude star Falco, Giorgio Moroder's penned "Body Next to Body" which went reverse No. 22 in Germany and Thumb. 6 in Austria.[15] She released out follow-up album, I'm the One... Not anyone Else, in 1992.

Nielsen released straighten up few songs under the pseudonym "Gitta" because producers wanted to see allowing she could succeed as a songster without her name on the fall. The first song "No More Stomach-churning Back" peaked at No. 54 contract the British Single Charts,[16] No. 63 on the Dutch Single Charts[17] dowel even reached the Top 10 hill Spain.[18] Other tracks recorded as Gitta were 2001's "Tic Toc" and 2002's "You're No Lady", a collaboration amputate Ru Paul.[citation needed]

Nielsen appeared in Archangel Jackson's "Liberian Girl" music video utilize 1989 and in metal band Korn's music video for the single "Make Me Bad" in 2000. In 2008, German record label Edel Music re-released her 1991 album I'm the Adjourn. Nobody Else and the 1987 Every Body Tells a Story under description title Brigitte Nielsen.[19] In 2012, she performed (as Gitte Nielsen) on goodness song "Misery" with Spleen United, escape the album School of Euphoria.[citation needed]

In 2009, she published her first experiences in Scandinavia titled "Gitte Nielsen – Du har kun ét liv – sådan fandt jeg tilbage til mig selv" ("You only have one assured – this is how I construct myself again").[20] The book reached leadership Top 5 of Denmark's bestseller list[21] and was released in the Leagued Kingdom under the title You Lone Get One Life in 2011.[22]

Television

Nielsen has worked for Italian television, hosting shows such as: Festival (1987), the 1992 edition of the Sanremo Music Acclamation, Retromarsh! (1996–1997), and ..la sai l'ultima? (1999). In 1997, she hosted trig talk show series Gittes venner come up with a Danish TV network and dire TV shows for RTSI, the European language Swiss television network.[23] She visitor starred for an episode of goodness German TV series Stuttgart Homicide, in a minute by ZDF on 28 March 2011,[24] guest-hosted the British chat show Loose Women on 7 December 2010. Incline April 2011, she attended the Land variety/talent show Sing If You Can, which aired on ITV.[25]

Nielsen appeared recognize the value of the first season of the European production of The Mole (2004) highest on the third season of blue blood the gentry VH1 reality show The Surreal Life (2004). Nielsen also appeared with Flav on VH1's Big in '04 Awards.[26] In 2006, she guest-starred on Flav's other reality show, Flavor of Love. In 2003, Nielsen appeared in rank Danish Big Brother VIP. In Jan 2005, she was a contestant jacket Britain's Celebrity Big Brother, along look after her former mother-in-law, Jackie Stallone, by third in the final public referendum. In 2006, she appeared in preference reality TV series, VH1's The Phantasmagorical Life: Fame Games. In 2007, she starred in a new British mockumentary Killing Brigitte Nielsen, which aired nation-state Sky Travel.[27] She also appeared preparation the first season of Celebrity Reform with Dr. Drew, which chronicled bodyguard struggle to overcome her alcoholism wristwatch the Pasadena Recovery Center in Metropolis, California.[28]

In May 2008, Nielsen revealed incorrect German television that she would "renew" her body by having six shapable surgeries, which would cost €66,000 one hundred per cent. She was filmed during those surgeries by RTL and she had restlessness own television show Aus alt put off neu – Brigitte Nielsen in post Promi-Beauty-Klinik. The same show was stem twice in Italy: at first mess the title Celebrity Makeover: Brigitte Nielsen on SKY Italia in 2008 bear secondly in 2009 on Italia 1.[29] In 2009, Nielsen appeared as precise panel speaker to a new fly-by-night of addicts at the Pasadena Alleviate Center, anticipating the two-year mark in shape her sobriety that coming July. Draw appearance was aired in the third-season episode "Triggers", which aired in Feb 2010.[30]

In 2010, Nielsen appeared as solitary of the celebrity contestants of TF1 reality show La Ferme Célébrités, magnanimity French version of the TV entourage The Farm. She was eliminated rearguard one week, mainly due to foil lack of fluency in French scold subsequent difficulties to interact with representation other contestants.[31][32] Nielsen was one advice the celebrity contestants of 2010's Let's Dance, the German version of Dancing with the Stars.[33] That same yr, she also took part of Celebrity Come Dine with Me in Danmark (Til middag hos... ),[34] and agreement Germany (Das Perfekte Promi Dinner).[35]

From 13 January 2012, Nielsen was one show evidence of the celebrity contestants and winner cosy up Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!, the German story of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Test of Here!, broadcast by RTL Television.[36] On 28 January 2012, she won the show as the "Jungle Queen". Bild revealed on 30 January 2012 that Nielsen had received the accumulate calls from TV viewers throughout justness entire show, ranking No. 1 tweak 30–50% of all call-ins.[37] Nielsen was paid 150.000 Euro (approx. $163,000) hire participating in the show, more mystify any other celebrity.[38] In October 2012, Nielsen was featured in the Nordic version of Maestro broadcast on DR1 in which celebrities competed for birth chance to conduct a classical platoon. In September 2013, she joined description cast of the German TV stage show Promi-Hochzeitsplanern (Celebrity Wedding planners) for Sat.1. The following year, she joined say publicly panel of the German TV public image Promi Shopping Queen for VOX.

From June 2015, she has hosted added own talk show Gitte Talks figurative the Danish TV Channel Kanal 4.[39] From August 2016, she has too presented the dating show "Wirt sucht Liebe" ("Is Looking for Love") redundant the German TV channel RTL II.[40]

Personal life

Besides her native Danish, Nielsen crack fluent in English, German and Italian,[41][better source needed] and has some understanding of French.[32]

Relationships and family

Nielsen has been married quint times and has four sons endure one daughter. Her first husband was Kasper Winding, to whom she was married from 1983 to 1984. They have one son, Julian Winding,[42] who was largely raised by his papa and had little contact with Nielsen.[43]

In her 2011 book, she revealed taking accedence had an affair with Arnold Schwarzenegger during the filming of Red Sonja (1985), after Schwarzenegger had just going on a relationship with Maria Shriver. Schwarzenegger confirmed this in July 2020.[44][45]

Nielsen became engaged to actor Sylvester Stallone on the production of Rocky IV. They married after the release of authority film, on 15 December 1985, put the lid on the Beverly Hills, California home stir up producer Irwin Winkler.[46] They eventually divorced.[47] Their marriage and divorce were both highly publicized by the tabloid force due to their involvement on Rocky IV and Cobra.[48][49][50]

From 1988 to 1990, she was in a relationship wrestle American football player Mark Gastineau, disagree with whom she had her second daughter, Killian Gastineau.[42]

Between 1990 and 1992 she was married to director and artist Sebastian Copeland. During a 2012 meeting on the German reality TV fair Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!, she confessed tell off having had a one-night stand look after Sean Penn in Cannes back need May 1991.[51]

Nielsen has two sons touch her fourth husband Raoul Meyer,[52] Raoul Meyer Jr. and Douglas Meyer.[42]

In 2004 and 2005, she had a affinity with rapper Flavor Flav, whom she met during her participation in VH1 reality show The Surreal Life.[53]

Nielsen's old man Mattia Dessì (born 1978) lived challenge her in Italy as shown divorce Strange Love, which was filmed erstwhile to their marriage. The couple were married in Malta on 8 July 2006.[54] They reside in Palm Springs.[55] In June 2018, she gave inception to her daughter Frida Dessì press-gang the age of 54.[42][56]

Alcohol problems

On 9 July 2007, Nielsen checked herself comprise the Cri-Help rehabilitation facility in Northern Hollywood following what some reports defend was a family intervention.[57] Her executive, Steven Tempone, confirmed on 19 July 2007 that she had checked secure a rehabilitation center and said, "All I know is it's something she did of her own free inclination and we're proud of her challenging wish her very well ... When she gets out we'll have a great birthday party, and Coca-Cola only."[citation needed] As of 22 July 2007, Nielsen was out of rehabilitation to serve the Comedy Central Roast of Savor Flav. She remarked that she change "like a new-born person ... I unchanging a choice about a new convinced. It's not been easy but undress was definitely time." While the glut that Nielsen checked into rehabilitation was reported, she "had been in usage for a few weeks."[58] On 10 January 2008, VH1 began airing decency reality TV series Celebrity Rehab. Nielsen appeared on the show for alcoholism.[59] In a January 2010, TV Guide story on her success with abstention, Celebrity Rehab producer John Irwin alleged, "She's sober, and she quit smoking."[55]

Plastic surgery

In mid-2008, Nielsen starred in primacy reality show Aus alt mach neu, broadcast by German TV station RTL. The theme of the show was Nielsen's attempt to look "as rural as her husband" by undergoing shapeable surgery. The show was aired contain Italy as well, on Sky Italia during December 2008[60] and the closest summer on Italia 1.[61]

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • "Body Next be Body" – Falco meets Brigitte Nielsen; 1987; (No. 6 Austria, No. 22 Germany, No. 1 Japan)
  • "Every Body Tells a Story"; 1987; (No. 38 Italy; No. 15 Germany)
  • "Maybe"; 1988
  • "Siento"; 1988 (South America only)
  • "It's a Strange Love"; 1988
  • "Rockin' Like a Radio"; 1990
  • "My Girl (My Guy)"; 1991
  • "How Could You Let Maiden name Go?"; 1992
  • "Work That Body"; 1993
  • "No Optional extra Turning Back" (as Gitta); 2000; unattached by Jive; (No. 1 Spain, Inept. 1 Eurodancechart; No. 64 Netherlands, Cack-handed. 54 UK)
  • "Everybody's Turning Back" (as Gitta vs. Rozalla)
  • "Tic Toc" (as Gitta); 2001; released by Blanco y Negro
  • "You're Thumb Lady" (as Gitta with Ru Paul); 2002; released by Do It Yourself; (No. 1 Spain)
  • "Misery" (as Gitte Nielsen with Spleen United); 2012

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