Brigitte Nielsenis a Danish actress, model, singer and reality television personality. She starred in the 1985 film, Red Sonja, as Red Sonja herself.
Background[]
She began her career modeling for Greg Gorman and Helmut Newton. She subsequently acted in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV, later returning to Rocky series in Creed II (2018). She is also known for her marriage to Sylvester Stallone, with whom she starred in the 1986 film Cobra.
She played a villain in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) and starred as the Black Witch in the 1990s Italian film series Fantaghiro. She later built a career starring in B-movies, hosting TV shows, and appearing on reality shows.
Nielsen started a music career in 1987. She released her debut album Every Body Tells a Story in that year and recorded a duet with Austrian pop star Falco, Giorgio Moroder's penned Body Next to Body which went to No. 22 in Germany and No. 6 in Austria. She released a follow-up album, I am the One... Nobody Else, in 1991.