Nastassja Kinski

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Biography

Nastassja Kinski was born Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski on January 24, 1961 in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of German actor 'Klaus Kinski' . She has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States.

  • Primary profession
  • Actress·producer·soundtrack
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Birth date
  • 24 January 1961
  • Place of birth
  • West Berlin
  • Children
  • Kenya Kinski-Jones·Sonja Kinski
  • Knows language
  • German language
  • Parents
  • Klaus Kinski

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Has a son by Vincent Spano : Aljosha Nakszynski (b. 29 June 1984).

Has a daughter from her marriage to Ibrahim Moussa : Sonja Kinski (b. 2 March 1986).

Has a daughter by Quincy Jones : Kenya Julia Miambi Sarah Jones (b. 9 February 1993).

Daughter of Klaus Kinski and Brigitte Ruth Tocki.

Cousin of Lara Lamberti.

Supported the International Red Cross financially and in the media.

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.

Some sources show she was born in 1959, but she claims 1961.

Shared an apartment with Demi Moore in the early 1980s.

Has been romantically linked to Grard Depardieu , Dudley Moore , Milos Forman , Wim Wenders and Roman Polanski , with whom she remains friends today.

Is fluent in English, German, French, Italian and Russian.

She is of Polish and German descent.

Member of the Official Competition jury at the 41st Cannes International Film Festival in 1988.

Half-sister of Nikolai Kinski and Pola Kinski.

Has played a doctor in four films.

Battles with a form of narcolepsy and has stopped driving at night.

Went to school with INXS lead singer, Michael Hutchence.

Is a vegetarian.

Has a small scar on her left cheek, which is the result of horseplay with a boyfriend at 15.

Dated Rob Lowe while filming The Hotel New Hampshire .

Quentin Tarantino reportedly talked to her about playing the role of Bridget von Hammersmark in Inglourious Basterds , but a deal could not be reached. The part went to fellow German actress Diane Kruger instead.

Kinski, who looked remarkably like a young Ingrid Bergman , was suggested for the role of young Golda in A Woman Called Golda , but Bergman felt an unknown actress would be more suitable. Judy Davis was selected and received an Emmy nomination for her work.

Her name is pronounced as "nas-TAS-ya".

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.

Had a bulldog named Sarah and a German Shepherd named Aljosha.

She wanted to play Evelyn Nesbit in Milos Forman s Ragtime but couldnt get Nesbits accent right.

She worked with Christopher Lee in To the Devil a Daughter . Lee had previously worked with her father Klaus Kinski in Das Geheimnis der gelben Narzissen , Das Rtsel der roten Orchidee , Circus of Fear , Five Golden Dragons and Nachts, wenn Dracula erwacht .

Current boyfriend is Rick Yune.

Has the same birthday as ex-lover Roman Polanski s late wife, Sharon Tate.

Quotes

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.

All I have ever wanted is to be a good mom. My children are everything,to me, the loves of my life.

My father hurt too many people.

[on rewatching Tess (1979) in 2012] Wow! I saw that a whole,lifetime has gone by. Thirty-five years.

And you must dare to do as many things as you dream of.

I have these visions of myself being thirty, thirty-five, forty having a family.

Water is always a support or a healing thing apart from, you know, love or peace of mind. .

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