Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (; , ; born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model who has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States. Her worldwide breakthrough was with ''

Stay as You Are ''Stay as You Are'' ( it, Così come sei), also known as ''Stay the Way You Are'', is a 1978 erotic drama film, directed by Alberto Lattuada, starring Nastassja Kinski, Marcello Mastroianni, Barbara De Rossi, and Ania Pieroni. An Italian–Spani ...

'' (1978). She then came to global prominence with her

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-winning performance as the title character in the

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-directed film ''

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'' (1979). Other films in which she acted include the

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film '' Cat People'' (1982) and the Wim Wenders dramas ''

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'' (1984) and ''

Faraway, So Close! ''Faraway, So Close!'' (german: In weiter Ferne, so nah!) is a 1993 German fantasy film directed by Wim Wenders. The screenplay is by Wenders, Richard Reitinger and Ulrich Zieger. It is a sequel to Wenders' 1987 film '' Wings of Desire''. Actors ...

'' (1993). She also appeared in the notable

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An American Rhapsody ''An American Rhapsody'' is a 2001 Hungarian-American biographical drama film that tells the story of a 15-year-old girl from a Hungarian-American family. The film is based on the true story of the director, Éva Gárdos, who also wrote the scr ...

'' (2001). Kinski is fluent in four languages:

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, French and

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. She is the daughter of German actor

Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski (, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski 18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor, equally renowned for his intense performance style and notorious for his volatile personality. He appeared in over 130 film roles in a c ...

Early life

Kinski was born in

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as Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski. She is the daughter of renowned German actor

and his second wife, actress Ruth Brigitte Tocki.Welsh, James Michael; Gene D. Phillips; Rodney Hill. ''The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia,'' Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press Inc., 2010, p. 154 She is of partial Polish descent, for her grandfather Bruno Nakszynski was a Germanized ethnic Pole. Kinski has two half-siblings:

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and

Nikolai Kinski Nanhoï Nikolai Kinski (born July 30, 1976) is a French-American film actor, who has also done work in television and on stage. He was born in Paris, and grew up in California. Currently residing in Berlin, he has acted primarily in American and ...

. Her parents divorced in 1968. After the age of 10, Kinski rarely saw her father. Her young mother struggled financially to support them; they eventually lived in a

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. In a 1999 interview, Kinski denied that her father had

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her as a child, but said he had abused her "in other ways". In 2013, when interviewed about the allegations of sexual abuse made by her half-sister Pola Kinski, she confirmed that he attempted with her, but did not succeed. She said, "He was no father. Ninety-nine percent of the time I was terrified of him. He was so unpredictable that the family lived in constant terror." When asked what she would say to him now, if she had the chance, she replied, "I would do anything to put him behind bars for life. I am glad he is no longer alive."

Career

Kinski began working as a model as a teenager in

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. Actress

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of the

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helped get her the role of the mute Mignon in Wim Wenders 1975 film '' The Wrong Move'', in which at the age of 13 she was depicted topless. She later played one of the leading roles in Wenders' film ''

'' (1984) and appeared in his film ''

Faraway, So Close ''Faraway, So Close!'' (german: In weiter Ferne, so nah!) is a 1993 German fantasy film directed by Wim Wenders. The screenplay is by Wenders, Richard Reitinger and Ulrich Zieger. It is a sequel to Wenders' 1987 film ''Wings of Desire''. Actors ...

'' (1993). In 1976, while still a teenager, Kinski had her first two major roles: in

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-length episode ''

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'' of the German TV crime series ''

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.'' Next, she appeared in the British horror film '' To the Devil a Daughter'' (1976), produced by

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, which was released in the UK just 40 days after Kinski's fifteenth birthday, making it a virtual certainty she was only fourteen when her scenes were shot (including full frontal nudity). In regards to her early films, Kinski has stated that she felt exploited by the industry. In an interview with '' W'', she said, "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." In 1978, Kinski starred in the Italian romance ''

'' (''Così come sei'') with Marcello Mastroianni, gaining her recognition in the United States after

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released it there in December 1979. ''

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'' wrote that she was "simply ravishing, genuinely sexy and high-spirited without being painfully aggressive about it." The film also received a major international release from

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. Kinski met the director

at a party in 1976. He urged her to study

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with

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in the United States and she was offered the title role in Polanski's upcoming film, ''

'' (1979). In 1978, Kinski underwent extensive preparation for the portrayal of an English peasant girl, which included acquiring a Dorset accent through elocution studies: נסטסיה

The film was nominated for six awards, including Best Picture, at the 53rd Academy Awards, and won three. In 1981,

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photographed Kinski with a Burmese python coiled around her nude body. The image, which first appeared in the October 1981 issue of US ''Vogue'', was released as a poster and became a best-seller, further confirming her status as a sex symbol. In 1982, she starred in Francis Ford Coppola's romantic musical ''

One from the Heart ''One from the Heart'' is a 1982 American musical romantic drama film co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia, Nastassja Kinski, Lainie Kazan, and Harry Dean Stanton. The story is set ...

'', her first film made in the United States.Coppola, Francis Ford; Phillips, Gene D.; Hill, Rodney. ''Francis Ford Coppola: Interviews'', Univ. Press of Mississippi, (2004) p. 136 ''

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'' described her as acting "as a Felliniesque circus performer to represent the twinkling evanescence of

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." The film failed at the box office and was a major loss for Coppola's new

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. That year, she was also in the erotic supernatural horror movie '' Cat People''. On December 29, 1982, Kinski made a puzzling appearance on the program '' Late Night with David Letterman'', seeming somewhat oblivious to the jokes and everything else that was going on around her and appearing with an unusual hair style

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described as "looking like there was an owl perched on top of her head." (Letterman's second guest,

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, came out with his own hair moussed up in a pile as a spoof of Kinski's hair.)

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's comedy '' Unfaithfully Yours'' and an adaptation of

John Irving John Winslow Irving (born John Wallace Blunt Jr.; March 2, 1942) is an American-Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of ''The World According to ...

's ''

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'' followed in 1984. Nastassja Kinski (1989) by Erling Mandelmann

Kinski reteamed with Wenders for the 1984 film ''

''. One of her most acclaimed films to date, it won the top award at the

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. Throughout the 1980s, Kinski split her time between Europe and the United States, making ''

Moon in the Gutter ''The Moon in the Gutter'' (french: La Lune dans le caniveau) is a 1983 French drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix. It was entered into the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. Although it immediately followed Beineix's big, commercial success ''D ...

'' (1983), ''

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'' (1985) and '' Torrents of Spring'' (1989) in Europe, and ''

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'' (1983), ''

Maria's Lovers ''Maria's Lovers'' is a 1984 American drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and starring Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, and Robert Mitchum. The plot follows a soldier returning from World War II who marries the woman of his dreams, but he ...

'' (1984), and ''

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'' (1985) in the United States. During the 1990s, Kinski appeared in a number of American films, including the action movie ''

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'' opposite

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, the

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1997 adultery tale '' One Night Stand'', ''

Your Friends & Neighbors ''Your Friends & Neighbors'' is a 1998 black comedy film written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Amy Brenneman, Aaron Eckhart, Catherine Keener, Nastassja Kinski, Jason Patric and Ben Stiller in an ensemble cast. The film was the firs ...

'' (1998),

John Landis John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American comedy and fantasy filmmaker and actor. He is best known for the comedy films that he has directed – such as ''The Kentucky Fried Movie'' (1977), ''Animal House, National Lampoon's Animal ...

's '' Susan's Plan'' (1998), and '' The Lost Son'' (1999). Her most recent films include David Lynch's '' Inland Empire'' (2006) and Rotimi Rainwater's ''

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'' (2013). In 2016, she competed in the German '' Let's Dance'' show.

Personal life

In 1976, when Kinski was aged 15, it was speculated that there had been a romantic relationship with director

, who at the time was 43. Polanski confirmed the relationship in a 1994 interview with

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: "...what about Nastassja Kinski? She was young and we had a love affair." However, in a 1999 interview in ''

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'', Kinski was quoted as saying that there was no affair and that, "There was a flirtation. There could have been a seduction, but there was not. He had respect for me." In the late 1970s, Kinski was roommates with a pre-fame

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. In her 2019 memoir '' Inside Out'', Moore wrote: "We know each other in a way that no one else could." Kinski has three children from different relationships. Her first child, son Aljosha Nakszynski (born 29 June 1984), was fathered by actor

Vincent Spano Vincent M. Spano Jr. (born October 18, 1962) is an American film, stage and television actor; he is also a film director and producer. Early life Spano was born in Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with King ...

, her co-star in ''

''. On 10 September 1984, Kinski married

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ian filmmaker Ibrahim Moussa, with whom she had daughter Sonja Kinski (born 2 March 1986). The marriage was dissolved in July 1992. From 1992 until 1995, Kinski lived with musician

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...

, though she kept her own apartment on Hilgard Avenue, near

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, at the time. They had a daughter, Kenya Julia Niambi Sarah Jones (born 9 February 1993), a model known professionally as Kenya Kinski-Jones. In 1997, Kinski dated married producer

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during a brief separation from his wife, actress

Sally Kellerman Sally Clare Kellerman (June 2, 1937 – February 24, 2022) was an American actress and singer whose acting career spanned 60 years. Her role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in Robert Altman's film '' M*A*S*H'' (1970) earned her an Oscar n ...

. Over the course of her career, Kinski has also been romantically linked with

Paul Schrader Paul Joseph Schrader (; born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first received widespread recognition through his screenplay for Martin Scorsese's ''Taxi Driver'' (1976). He later continued his collabo ...

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, Gérard Depardieu,

, Miloš Forman and Wim Wenders. As of 2012, she was dating actor

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. In 2001, Kinski stated in an interview in ''

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'' that she was affected by the sleep disorder

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Awards and nominations

The awards and nominations received by Nastassja Kinski include one

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Award, one

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, two

Bravo Otto The Bravo Otto is a German accolade honoring excellence of performers in film, television and music. Established in 1957, the award is presented annually, with winners selected by the readers of ''Bravo'' magazine. The award is presented in ...

s (out of three nominations), two Deutscher Filmpreis Awards (also out of three nominations), one Golden Globe (out of two nominations), one Jupiter Award, one

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

Award and one Wine Country Film Festival Award. Among others, her achievements in film industry include also two César Awards nominations, one

Globo d'oro The Globo d'oro (internationally known as Italian Golden Globe) is an Italian annual film award. It was established in 1960 and it has as jury the Rome Foreign Press Association. The first awards ceremony took place in 1960 and was won by the film ...

nomination, and one

Saturn Award The Saturn Awards are American awards presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The awards were created to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, but have since grown to reward other films be ...

nomination.

Acting awards

Bambi Awards Bravo Otto Awards César Awards Deutscher Filmpreis Awards *A Shared with

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, Ivan Desny, Adolf Hansen,

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, Peter Kern,

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and

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. Globo d'oro Awards Golden Globe Awards Jupiter Awards Nastro d'Argento Awards Saturn Awards Wine Country Film Festival Awards *B Tied with

Hege Schøyen Hege Schøyen (born 22 May 1957, in Oslo) is a Norwegian singer, actor and comedian. She has played at the Oslo revue theatre Chat Noir and at Nationaltheatret. She was television presenter for the youth program series ''Midt i smørøyet'' at th ...

for ''

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''.

Career achievement awards

Art Film Fest Awards Moscow International Film Festival

Filmography

* '' The Wrong Move'' (1975) * '' To the Devil a Daughter'' (1976) * ''

'' (1977) * ''Notsignale: Im Nest'' (1977) * ''

Passion Flower Hotel ''Passion Flower Hotel'' (also known as ''Leidenschaftliche Blümchen'', also known as ''Boarding School'') is a 1978 coming of age comedy film directed by André Farwagi. It is a liberal adaptation of the 1962 novel '' Passion Flower Hotel'' an ...

'' (also known as ''Boarding School'', 1978) * '' Così come sei'' (also known as ''Stay As You Are'', 1978) * ''

'' (1979)Mazierska, Ewa ''Nabokov's Cinematic Afterlife'', MacFarland and Company Jefferson, North Carolina 2011 p. 48 * ''

'' (1982) * '' Cat People'' (1982) * ''

'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1983) * ''

'' (1984) * ''

'' (1984) * '' Unfaithfully Yours'' (1984) * ''

'' (1985) * ''

'' (1985) * '' Maladie d'amour'' (1987) * '' Torrents of Spring'' (1989) * ''

Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love ''In una notte di chiaro di luna'' (internationally released as ''Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love'', also known as ''On a Moonlit Night'' and ''As Long as It's Love'') is a 1989 Italian drama film directed by Lina Wertmüller. I ...

'' (1989) * '' The Secret'' (1990) * ''

The Sun Also Shines at Night ''The Sun Also Shines at Night'' ( it, Il sole anche di notte, and also known as ''Night Sun'') is an Italian film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani in 1990. It was screened out of competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. The plot is ...

'' (1990) * ''

Humiliated and Insulted ''Humiliated and Insulted'' (russian: Униженные и оскорблённые, ''Unizhennye i oskorblyonnye'') — also known in English as ''The Insulted and Humiliated'', ''The Insulted and the Injured'' or ''Injury and Insult'' — is ...

'' (1991) * ''

'' (1993) * ''

'' (1994) * '' Crackerjack'' (1994) * '' The Ring'' (1996) * ''

Somebody Is Waiting ''Somebody Is Waiting'' is a 1996 American drama film written and directed by Martin Donovan and starring Gabriel Byrne and Nastassja Kinski. Plot Cast *Gabriel Byrne as Roger Ellis * Nastassja Kinski as Charlotte Ellis *Johnny Whitworth as ...

'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1998) * '' Susan's Plan'' (1998) * ''

Playing by Heart ''Playing by Heart'' is a 1998 American comedy-drama film, which tells the story of several seemingly unconnected characters. It was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. It stars Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, ...

'' (1998) * ''

'' (1998) * '' The Lost Son'' (1999) * '' The Intruder'' (1999) * '' The Claim'' (2000) * ''The Magic of Marciano'' (2000) * ''

Time Share A timeshare (sometimes called vacation ownership) is a property with a divided form of ownership or use rights. These properties are typically resort condominium units, in which multiple parties hold rights to use the property, and each own ...

'' (2000) * ''Quarantine'' (2000) * ''

'' (2001) * '' The Day the World Ended'' (2001) * '' Town & Country'' (2001) * ''

Blind Terror ''Blind Terror'' is a 2001 thriller film directed by Giles Walker and starring Nastassja Kinski, Stewart Bick and Gordon Pinsent Gordon Edward Pinsent (born July 12, 1930) is a Canadian actor, writer, director, and singer. He is known for h ...

'' (TV 2001) * '' Say Nothing'' (2001) * '' Cold Heart'' (2001) * ''

Diary of a Sex Addict ''Diary of a Sex Addict'' is a 2001 drama film directed by Joseph Brutsman and co-written by Anthony Peck, son of Gregory Peck. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival in August 2001. Plot A middle-aged chef in a luxurious restaurant reveals t ...

'' (2001) * ''

.com for Murder ''.com for Murder'' is a 2001 science fiction horror film written by Nico Mastorakis and Phill Marr and directed by Mastorakis, starring Nastassja Kinski, Nicollette Sheridan, Roger Daltrey, and Huey Lewis. After being screened at various fi ...

'' (2002) * '' Paradise Found'' (2003) * ''

Les Liaisons dangereuses ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (; English: ''Dangerous Liaisons'') is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23, 1782. It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and ...

'' (TV miniseries 2003) * '' À ton image'' (2004) * ''

La Femme Musketeer ''La Femme Musketeer'' is a made for television movie produced by Hallmark Entertainment and Larry Levinson Productions, filmed on Draguć in Croatia. It originally premiered on June 20, 2004 on Hallmark Channel. Plot summary The legend of D'A ...

'' (TV movie 2004) * '' Inland Empire'' (2006) * ''The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars'' (short, 2013) * ''

'' (2013) * ''Police de caractères - Cadavre exquis'' (TV movie, 2022) * ''

Dark Satellites ''Dark Satellites'' (german: Die stillen Trabanten) is a 2022 German drama film based on a collection of short stories by Clemens Meyer. Cast * Martina Gedeck - Christa * Nastassja Kinski - Birgitt * Albrecht Schuch - Jens * Peter Kurth - Hans ...

'' (2022)

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