Known for Acting
Nina van Pallandt (born Nina Magdelena; 15 July 1932) is a Danish retired actress. She was first a celebrated folk singer in Europe, together with her husband, Baron Frederik van Pallandt. They split up in 1969 and after a brief solo career as a singer she ended up in Hollywood, appearing in several Robert Altman movies as well as various TV series. She is also famous as the mistress of hoaxer Clifford Irving, who went to jail when his biography of Howard Hughes proved to be a fake.
Born
July 15, 1932 (age 94)
Birthplace
Copenhagen, Denmark
Filmography
19 films, 9 shows


Time Out
1988 · 1h 23m
country: Denmark
Drama about a young Dane who has traveled to America to find the father he can hardly remember. In New Mexico he gets to know the daughter of a political-religious fanatic who runs a "survival school". The young Dane is interested in the girl and admits to school. Later, however, there will be a violent showdown with the fanatic. But was this man, in fact, his father?


The Way They Were
1987
country: Spain
The Way They Were is a Spanish Drama starring Antonio Banderas


O.C. and Stiggs
1987 · 1h 49m
country: United States
O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, but they also plot against it. They seek revenge against the upper-middle-class Schwab family, who embody all they detest: excess.


Second Serve
1986 · 1h 38m
country: United States
Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it was revealed that she was a trans woman. Flashback to 1964 before she was out as trans, a successful New York doctor with a great lifestyle, a flashy girl friend, and a secret life. Her psychiatrist mother refuses to deal with her and sends her to a colleague who diagnoses with a psychotic gender confusion, which he says can be unlearned. After a failed marriage and parenthood, she comes out as trans, with a new life in California.


Jungle Warriors
1984 · 1h 35m
country: Germany
A group of models fly into the jungle of some South American country to look for a photo location. Their plane is shot down and they are captured by a drug baron's private army. At the same time, the Mafia's representative arrive to negotiate future collaboration.


The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982 · 1h 40m
country: United States
A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a princess foil a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer's plans to conquer the land.


Cutter's Way
1981 · 1h 49m
country: United States
Alex Cutter is a boozy, belligerent and deeply cynical Vietnam veteran whose encounter with a landmine during the war has left him minus an eye, a leg and an arm. When his drifter playboy friend Richard Bone is falsely accused of murder, Cutter sets out for revenge in his own inimitable style.


Cloud Dancer
1980 · 1h 44m
country: United States
An aerobatic pilot comes to terms with his work, his photographer ex-lover and a brash newcomer.


American Gigolo
1980 · 1h 57m
country: United States
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.


Quintet
1979 · 1h 58m
country: United States
During a future ice age, dying humanity occupies its remaining time by playing a board game called Quintet. For one small group, this obsession is not enough. They play the game with living pieces, and only the winner survives.


Diary of a Young Comic
1979 · 1h 7m
country: Unknown
A time capsule of the L.A. comedy scene in the 1970s, "Diary of a Young Comic" casts Richard Lewis as a fictionalized version of himself - a young New York comic who comes out to Los Angeles to seek his fame and fortune.


A Wedding
1978 · 2h 5m
country: United States
Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony, only the families actually turn up as the Corelli Italian connection is suspect, security guards watch the gifts rather over-zealously, and Dino's grandma expires in bed just as the reception starts. Could be quite an occasion.


Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
1975 · 2h 24m
country: United States
The story of Dr. Sam Sheppard, an Ohio doctor convicted of murdering his wife, despite his vehement denials of the crime.


Assault on Agathon
1975 · 1h 36m
country: United States
CIA team in Greece tries to capture a major drug dealer.


F for Fake
1973 · 1h 29m
country: France
Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his name by selling forged works of art by painters like Picasso and Matisse. Irving was infamous for writing a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes. Welles moves between documentary and fiction as he examines the fundamental elements of fraud and the people who commit fraud at the expense of others.


The Long Goodbye
1973 · 1h 52m
country: United States
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.


Mandolins and Moonlight
1959
country: Germany


Kærlighedens melodi
1959 · 1h 25m
country: Denmark
Nina and Frederik were the big names in international showbiz in the 1950s with their rousing calypso rhythms. That's why "Kærlighedens Melodi" (The Melody of Love) was bound to be a hit when the young, beautiful couple teamed up with the legendary, wonderful "Satchmo," Louis Armstrong, from the world of jazz. Musical interests vary widely in the affluent neighborhood of Hellerup. At the Schmidt wine merchant's, son Peter has only one interest: jazz. At the Supreme Court lawyer's house next door, Mozart is on the program. But his daughters like both jazz and Peter! Even though their fathers are suing each other, the two young people still find each other. And Louis helps when he plays "The Formula for Love."


Verdens rigeste pige
1958 · 1h 48m
country: Denmark
One dark night, a ravishing young girl flees from a convent boarding school in Switzerland. She is Lisa Hoffmann, daughter of a wealthy Danish-American oil magnate from Brazil, and she is running away with her sweetheart, the calypso singer Jacque. There is a huge uproar in newspapers around the world, and even more so when it turns out that the two young people are performing in cabarets around Europe's capital cities.