- Born
- Birth nameNastassja Aglaia Nakszynski
- Height5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
- Nastassja Kinski was born Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski on January 24, 1961 in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of German actor Klaus Kinski. In 1976, she met director Roman Polanski, who urged her to study method acting with Lee Strasberg in the United States. Kinski starred in the Italian romantic drama Stay as You Are (1978) with Marcello Mastroianni, gaining her recognition in the United States after the film's release on December 21, 1979. She played the title character in Polanski's romantic drama Tess (1979), an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" (1891).
Kinski starred in Francis Ford Coppola's romantic musical One from the Heart (1981), her first film made in the United States. The film became a box office bomb and was a major loss for Coppola's production company Zoetrope Studios. She also starred in the erotic horror movie Cat People (1982) with Malcolm McDowell, a remake of the 1942 classic of the same name. She appeared in Wim Wenders' drama movie Paris, Texas (1984) with Harry Dean Stanton and Dean Stockwell. One of her most acclaimed films, the film won the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival.
During the 1990s, Kinski appeared in a number of American films, including the action movie Terminal Velocity (1994) opposite Charlie Sheen, One Night Stand (1997), Your Friends and Neighbors (1998), John Landis' Susan's Plan (1998), and The Lost Son (1999). She has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Pedro Borges
- SpouseIbrahim Moussa(September 10, 1984 - July 18, 1992) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenAljosha Nakszynski
- ParentsBrigitte Ruth Tocki
- RelativesNikolai Kinski(Half Sibling)Pola Kinski(Half Sibling)Kenya Kinski-Jones(Sibling)
- Is fluent in English, German, French, Italian and Russian.
- After Klaus Kinski left her mom for another woman, Nastassja took financial responsibility for her mom. At age 13, she was supporting them both with her earnings from making a film.
- Quentin Tarantino reportedly talked to her about playing the role of Bridget von Hammersmark in Inglourious Basterds (2009), but a deal could not be reached. The part went to fellow German actress Diane Kruger instead.
- She spent some days in a German jail when a sin of youth caught up with her. She had used public transportation several times without paying, did not pay the fines, did not work in a hospital as she was sentenced to do by a juvenile court. In 1978 she was finally arrested. She spent five days in jail despite being a celebrity at that time. She was released early because of good conduct.
- Shared an apartment with Demi Moore in the early 1980s.
- The years went by so fast and, even though I've had children, which makes me feel I've lived a long time. I want to fulfill the desire I have to do things that are beautiful and meaningful.
- It's true what people say - that actors are the closest thing there is to children. They play.
- I used to dance when I was younger - ballet and modern dance.
- Even though things happen by accident, you also unconsciously choose things that help you.
- I love oldies just kind of sweet, slinky, Fifties music. The slow stuff. And Billie Holiday.
- Boarding School (1983) - 125,000 German Mark
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