Brigitte Nielsen is a Danish actress, singer and fashion model. The role of Red Sonya in the fantasy film of the same name brought her fame. High growth and spectacular appearance became the reason for the nickname Amazon given by journalists to the actress.
The actress entered the film history right from the catwalk. After her debut in fantasy, she again drew attention to herself by marrying then super popular Sylvester Stallone in 1985. During Nielsen's rich career, she did not forget about her personal life. She has married several times and has five children. After the birth of the last child, at 55, the star again made her talk about herself.
The beginning of success
Brigitte or Bridget Nielsen was born in 1963. The biography of the future celebrity began in the Copenhagen suburb of Redovre on July 15. Gitta's father was an engineer, his mother worked as a librarian. The star has a brother Yang. At 16, the girl decided to start conquering the world of big fashion. Cold bright beauty and tall stature helped her quickly achieve success. The first contracts were awarded soon after.
Gitta has conquered all the tables of haute couture. She participated in various fashion shows, collaborated with Armani, Ferré, Versace. The gorgeous northern beauty has appeared on the cover of Playboy more than once. In one of the pictures, the Scandinavian model was noticed by producer Dino di Laurentiis. He was looking for such a heroine for a new film project "Red Sonja".
The partner for Arnold Schwarzenegger from the Scandinavian diva could turn out to be great. The male character has already been approved. In 1984, just by that time, the beauty became the mother of her first child, Julian. She left the baby to her husband and went to shoot overseas.
The film narration about the glorious warrior did not go unnoticed. At one point, the performer of the main character turned into a celebrity.
New takeoff
At one of the parties, Bridget met Sylvester Stallone. The performer of the roles of Rambo and Rocky became super famous. Rocky-4 was getting ready for the exit. 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, the wife of the Russian boxer Ivan Drago, played by Dolph Lundgren.
Together, the couple starred in the action movie "Cobra" in 1986. The Danish woman played the role of the model Ingrid, who witnessed the murder and turned into a hunting object for criminals. Only a professional nicknamed "Cobra" can save her. His role was played by Sly.
In Beverly Hills Cop 2, Nielsen got the bad guy. Karla Fry is robbing a jewelry store with a group of gangsters. Detective Axel Fowley is charged with capturing the criminals.
In 1988, the star starred in the melodramas "Goodbye, Baby!" and Dominoes. Since the nineties, the actress has played the negative heroine Black Witch in the adventure-heroic tale "Fantagiro".
Singing career and television
In 1987, Brigitte decided to start a musical career. She released the album Every Body Tells a Story. The disc was successful. The new album "I Am The One Nobody Else" in 1991 did not achieve his fame. The singer and actress on Italian television took part in the "Festival" competition, and hosted music competitions.
The dance albums No More Turning Back and Everybody's Turning Back were released in 2000 and 2001. After them, the musical career was completed. The reality show period began.
Since the late nineties, the star starred in many television projects. The show "Unreal Life" turned out to be especially successful. In it, Nielsen danced with the rapper Flavor Flav. Bridget participated in the British television show Big Brother in early 2005 with Jackie Stallone. The audience awarded her third place.
In 2008, the celebrity agreed to participate in a new reality show. During the project, she underwent several plastic surgeries. The processes, together with the restoration, were shown on the air. In 2009, Nielsen's autobiography book was published with the title Gitta Nielsen: You Only Have One Life, or How I Found Me Again. It was one of five bestsellers in Denmark and was released in 2011 in the UK.
Matters of the heart
Since 2011, Gitta returned to the cinema. In 2012, she starred in the comedy horror film Eldorado. Then there were the "Mercenaries" in 2014. In 2017, work began on the series "Gods and Mysteries". The personal life of the star was very eventful. Her first choice in 1983 was the musician and composer Kasper Winding.
A year later, a child was born in the family, the son of Julian. In 1985, the actress broke up with her husband and entered into a new alliance with Stallone. Family life lasted until 1987. A year later, they met footballer Mark Gastino.
In 1989, the model and actress became a mother again, giving birth to a son, Killian. By that time, Gitta had already parted ways with Gostino and was carried away by director and photographer Sebastian Copeland. The ceremony took place in 1990, and the family broke up two years later.
In 1993, Nielsen married race car driver Raoul Meyer, who became the father of Douglas and Raoul Jr. The official termination of relations took place in 2005.
The fifth celebrity companion was Mattia Dessi in 2006. In 2018, Nielsen gave him a charming daughter, Frida. Bridget did not quit her job. She made a triumphant return in 2018 in the action movie Creed 2, which continued the stories of the boxer Rocky.
In the picture, the dazzling blonde reincarnated again into the heroine Lyudmila Drago, already familiar to her, who is now rooting for her son Victor, who was left by her as a child, who is fighting in the ring.
