Nastassja Kinski facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nastassja Kinski
Kinski in 2017
Born	Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski (1961-01-24) 24 January 1961 (age 64) West Berlin, West Germany
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
Parent(s)	Klaus Kinski (father)
Relatives	Pola Kinski (half-sister) Nikolai Kinski (half-brother)

Nastassja Kinski (born January 24, 1961) is a German actress and former model. She has acted in over 60 films in Europe and the United States. She became famous worldwide with her role in Stay as You Are (1978). She then gained global recognition for her role in the film Tess (1979), which won her a Golden Globe Award.

Some of her other well-known films include One from the Heart (1982), Cat People (1982), Paris, Texas (1984), and Faraway, So Close! (1993). She also appeared in the drama film An American Rhapsody (2001). Nastassja Kinski is the daughter of the famous German actor Klaus Kinski.

Early Life and Family

Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski was born in West Berlin. Her father was German actor Klaus Kinski, and her mother was actress Ruth Brigitte Tocki. Nastassja has some Polish background through her grandfather. She 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 lived in a shared community in Munich for a time. Nastassja has spoken about her difficult relationship with her father, saying she was often scared of him.

Her Acting Career

Nastassja Kinski with John Savage and still photographer Yoni S. Hamenachem on the set of Maria's Lovers (1984)

Kinski in 1989

Kinski at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival

Kinski in 2009

Kinski in 2015

Nastassja Kinski started her career as a model in Germany when she was a teenager. Her first film role was in 1975 in The Wrong Move, directed by Wim Wenders. She later worked with Wenders again in Paris, Texas (1984) and Faraway, So Close! (1993).

In 1976, she had two important roles. One was in the German TV crime series Tatort, and the other was in the British film To the Devil a Daughter. Kinski has mentioned that she sometimes felt taken advantage of in her early film roles.

In 1978, Kinski starred in the Italian romance film Stay as You Are. This film helped her become known in the United States. Critics praised her performance, calling her "ravishing" and "genuinely spirited."

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 film Tess (1979).

For her role as an English peasant girl, Kinski prepared for almost a year. She worked with a coach to learn a special English accent. She even lived on a farm in the English countryside to understand the character better. This hard work helped her give a great performance. Tess was nominated for six Academy Awards and won three.

Later Film Roles

In 1981, a famous photograph of Kinski with a Burmese python was taken by Richard Avedon. This picture became very popular and helped make her even more famous.

In 1982, she starred in Francis Ford Coppola's musical film One from the Heart. That same year, she appeared in the fantasy horror movie Cat People.

Throughout the 1980s, Kinski worked in both European and American films. Some of these include Moon in the Gutter (1983), Maria's Lovers (1984), and Revolution (1985). Her film Paris, Texas (1984) won the top award at the Cannes Film Festival.

In the 1990s, Kinski continued to appear in many American films. These included the action movie Terminal Velocity (1994) with Charlie Sheen, One Night Stand (1997), and Your Friends & Neighbors (1998).

More recently, she appeared in David Lynch's Inland Empire (2006) and Sugar (2013). In 2016, she was a contestant on the German TV show Let's Dance.

Personal Life

Nastassja Kinski has three children from different relationships. Her first child, a son named Aljosha, was born in 1984.

In September 1984, Kinski married filmmaker Ibrahim Moussa. They had a daughter, 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 that she has narcolepsy, a sleep disorder.

Filmography

Awards and Recognitions

Nastassja Kinski has received many awards and nominations for her acting.

Nastassja Kinski awards
Totals Award Wins Nominations AFF Awards 1 1 Bambi Awards 1 1 Bravo Ottos 2 3 César Awards 0 2 DF Awards 2 3 Globo d'oro 0 1 Golden Globes 1 2 Jupiter Awards 1 1 Nastro d'Argento 1 1 Saturn Awards 0 1 UFCA Awards 0 1 WCFF Awards 1 1
Awards won	10
Nominations	18

She has won a Golden Globe Award for her role in Tess. She also has two Deutscher Filmpreis Awards and two Bravo Ottos. Overall, she has won 10 awards and received 18 nominations.

Acting Awards

Bambi Awards

Bravo Otto Awards

César Awards

Deutscher Filmpreis Awards

• 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

Golden Globe Awards

Jupiter Awards

Nastro d'Argento Awards

Saturn Awards

Wine Country Film Festival Awards

• B Tied with Hege Schøyen for The Prompter.

Career Achievement Awards

Art Film Fest Awards

Moscow International Film Festival

See also

In Spanish: Nastassja Kinski para niños