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Nastassja Kinski
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Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski
24 January 1962 |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Ibrahim Moussa
(m. 1984; div. 1992) |
| Partner(s) | Quincy Jones (1992–1995) |
| Children | 3, including Sonja Kinski and Kenya Kinski-Jones |
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Nastassja Kinski (born January 24, 1962) is a German actress and former model. She has appeared in more than 60 movies in Europe and the United States.
She became famous around the world with the movie Stay as You Are (1978). She then gained even more attention for her role in Tess (1979). For Tess, she won a Golden Globe Award. Some of her other well-known films include One from the Heart (1982), Cat People (1982), and Paris, Texas (1984). She is the daughter of the famous German actor Klaus Kinski.
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Early Life and Family
Nastassja Kinski was born in West Berlin. Her birth name was Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski. Her father was the famous German actor Klaus Kinski. Her mother was actress Ruth Brigitte Tocki.
Her family also has Polish roots. Nastassja has two half-siblings, Pola and Nikolai Kinski. Her parents divorced in 1968. After she turned 10, Nastassja did not see her father very often. Her mother faced financial difficulties, and they even lived in a shared community called a commune in Munich for a while.
Acting Career
Kinski started her career as a model when she was a teenager in Germany. She later became a successful actress.
Early Roles and Breakthrough
In 1976, Kinski had her first two big acting roles. One was in a German TV crime series called Tatort, in an episode titled Reifezeugnis. She later said that she felt like she was taken advantage of in some of her early movie roles.
In 1978, Kinski starred in the Italian romance movie Stay as You Are. This film helped her become known in the United States.
Becoming a Star in Tess
Kinski met director Roman Polanski in 1976. He encouraged her to study acting in the United States. She was then offered the main role in Polanski's movie, Tess (1979).
Tess was a very successful film. It was nominated for six awards at the 53rd Academy Awards and won three of them.
Working in Hollywood
In 1982, Kinski starred in One from the Heart, a musical movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola. This was her first movie made in the United States. The film did not do well at the box office.
Kinski also appeared in the comedy Unfaithfully Yours and the movie The Hotel New Hampshire in 1984.
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She worked again with director Wim Wenders in the 1984 film Paris, Texas. This movie is one of her most praised films. It won the top award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Throughout the 1980s, Kinski worked in both Europe and the United States. Some of her European films include Moon in the Gutter (1983) and Harem (1985). In the U.S., she made movies like Maria's Lovers (1984) and Revolution (1985).
Her more recent films include Inland Empire (2006) and Sugar (2013). In 2016, she also took part in the German TV show Let's Dance.
Personal Life
Nastassja Kinski has three children from different relationships. Her first child, a son named Aljosha Nakszynski, was born in 1984. His father is actor Vincent Spano.
In 1984, Kinski married Egyptian filmmaker Ibrahim Moussa. They had a daughter named Sonja Kinski, born in 1986. Their marriage ended in 1992.
From 1992 to 1995, Kinski was in a relationship with musician Quincy Jones. They had a daughter together, Kenya Julia Niambi Sarah Jones, born in 1993. Kenya is now a model known as Kenya Kinski-Jones.
In 2001, Kinski shared in an interview that she has narcolepsy. This is a sleep disorder that causes extreme daytime sleepiness.
Awards and Recognition
Nastassja Kinski has received many awards and nominations for her acting.
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She has won a Golden Globe Award for her role in Tess. She also has two Bravo Otto awards and two Deutscher Filmpreis awards.
Acting Awards
Bambi Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| 1978 | Tatort: "Reifezeugnis" |
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Bravo Otto Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| 1977 | Herself |
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| 1978 | Won | ||
| 1979 | Runner-up | ||
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César Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| 1980 | Tess |
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| 1988 | Maladie d'amour | Nominated | |
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Deutscher Filmpreis Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| 1975 | The Wrong Move (aka Wrong Movement) |
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| 1983 | Spring Symphony |
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| 1985 | Paris, Texas | Nominated | |
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- A Shared with Hans Christian Blech, Ivan Desny, Adolf Hansen, Marianne Hoppe, Peter Kern, Lisa Kreuzer, Hanna Schygulla and Rüdiger Vogler.
Globo d'oro Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| 1990 | The Secret |
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Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| 1980 | Tess |
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Nominated | ||
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Jupiter Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| 1978 | Herself |
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Nastro d'Argento Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| 1985 | Maria's Lovers |
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Saturn Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| 1982 | Cat People |
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Nominated |
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Wine Country Film Festival Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| 2000 | The Magic of Marciano |
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Won |
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- B Tied with Hege Schøyen for The Prompter.
Career Achievement Awards
Art Film Fest Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| 2005 | Herself |
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Honored |
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Moscow International Film Festival
| Year | Category | Result |
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| 2018 | Stanislavsky Award | Honored |
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Filmography
- The Wrong Move (1975)
- To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
- Tatort: Reifezeugnis (1977)
- Notsignale: Im Nest (1977)
- Passion Flower Hotel (also known as Boarding School, 1978)
- Così come sei (also known as Stay As You Are, 1978)
- Tess (1979)
- One from the Heart (1982)
- Cat People (1982)
- Exposed (1983)
- Spring Symphony (1983)
- Moon in the Gutter (1983)
- Maria's Lovers (1984)
- Paris, Texas (1984)
- The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
- Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
- Harem (1985)
- Revolution (1985)
- Maladie d'amour (1987)
- Torrents of Spring (1989)
- Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love (1989)
- The Secret (1990)
- The Sun Also Shines at Night (1990)
- Humiliated and Insulted (1991)
- Faraway, So Close! (1993)
- Terminal Velocity (1994)
- Crackerjack (1994)
- The Ring (1996)
- Somebody Is Waiting (1996)
- Fathers' Day (1997)
- One Night Stand (1997)
- Bella Mafia (1997)
- Little Boy Blue (1997)
- Savior (1998)
- Susan's Plan (1998)
- Playing by Heart (1998)
- Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
- The Lost Son (1999)
- The Intruder (1999)
- The Claim (2000)
- The Magic of Marciano (2000)
- A Storm in Summer (2000)
- Time Share (2000)
- Quarantine (2000)
- An American Rhapsody (2001)
- The Day the World Ended (2001)
- Town & Country (2001)
- Blind Terror (TV 2001)
- Say Nothing (2001)
- Cold Heart (2001)
- .com for Murder (2002)
- Paradise Found (2003)
- Les Liaisons dangereuses (TV miniseries 2003)
- À ton image (2004)
- La Femme Musketeer (TV movie 2004)
- Inland Empire (2006)
- The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars (short, 2013)
- Sugar (2013)
- Police de caractères - Cadavre exquis (TV movie, 2022)
- Dark Satellites (2022)
- Homeshopper's Paradise (2022 TV movie)
- LasVegas (2023)
- Castlevania: Nocturne (2023 TV series; voice role)
See also
In Spanish: Nastassja Kinski para niños
