Nico
Acting
Biography
Christa Päffgen (16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, actress and model. She had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls (1966). Reviewer Richard Goldstein describes Nico as "half goddess, half icicle" and writes that her distinctive voice "sounds something like a cello getting up in the morning". Description above from the Wikipedia article Nico, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: October 16, 1938
Place of Birth: Cologne, Germany
Known For
![Backdrop for Screen Test [ST244]: Nico Coke](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/1xeLZ6VTpyAJqgKZzVUsRbrvaAm.jpg "Backdrop for Screen Test [ST244]: Nico Coke")
Screen Test [ST244]: Nico Coke
Nico swigs from a Coke bottle while the camera maintains constant movement, zooming in and out, panning right and left.
![Backdrop for Screen Test [ST245]: Nico (Hershey)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/xWqeTa6jF1GxITghMbTTRJ9XLbx.jpg "Backdrop for Screen Test [ST245]: Nico (Hershey)")
Screen Test [ST245]: Nico (Hershey)
Nico, in a pseudo ‘commercial’, holds a large, partially unwrapped Hershey bar to her chin, with the labelling upside down; the camera remains stationary while she gazes morosely into the distance.
65 Revisited
A collection of rare outtakes and performances from Pennebaker's 1965 documentary Don't Look Back.
Imitation of Christ
Warhol's Factory visits Los Angeles.
La Dolce Vita
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were captured in stark relief by a strong key light, and filmed by Warhol with his stationary 16mm Bolex camera on silent, black and white, 100-foot rolls of film at 24 frames per second. The resulting two-and-a-half-minute film reels were then screened in 'slow motion' at 16 frames per second.
Ballhaus Barmbek - Let's Kiss and Say Goodbye
A study of the alienated people who frequent the Ballhaus Barmbek dance hall, including an obese El groupie, an old man reciting poetry, two young women and a regular dance employee.
The Truth About La Dolce Vita
On October 20th, 1959, producer Giuseppe Amato is alone in a screening room, watching Federico Fellini's most famous movie. The working print is more than four-hour long. Fellini would not allow any cut, and distributor Angelo Rizzoli wants to drop the movie. It is the hardest moment in Giuseppe Amato's long career.
Diamoci del tu
The Blue of the Origins
A survival, silent black & white film shot with a hand camera, a journey into Philippe Garrel's intimate family album featuring the two women who counted in his cinematographic life: Nico and Zouzou.
Filmography
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as The heroine
as Nico
as Catherine
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as The Woman
as Nico
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as Herself
as Maid
as Herself
as Poet (voice)
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as Herself
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as The Woman
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as Dancer at the Party (uncredited)
as model
as Ariane, la danseuse Allemande
as Sun-bathing Model (uncredited)
as Nico
as blonde girl
as Blonde Girl at Spring Festival