Biography
Who is Nastassja Kinski?
Early life and real name
Nastassja Kinski was born Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski on January 24, 1961, in West Berlin, Germany. Her father was the German actor Klaus Kinski, and her mother was Ruth Brigitte Tocki. She is of partial Polish descent through her paternal grandfather. Her parents divorced in 1968, and she spent much of her youth living in a commune in Munich after her mother struggled financially.
As a teenager in Germany, Nastassja Kinski began working as a model. Actress Lisa Kreuzer helped her secure her first acting role in the 1975 Wim Wenders film The Wrong Move. During her youth, she also appeared in the German TV crime series Tatort and the horror film To the Devil a Daughter.
Rise to international fame
Nastassja Kinski achieved worldwide recognition with her role in the 1978 Italian romance film Stay as You Are. Shortly after, she met director Roman Polanski, who encouraged her to study method acting in the United States and cast her in the title role of his 1979 film Tess. Her extensive preparation for the part included learning a Dorset accent and living on an English farm.
Her performance in Tess earned her a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year and brought her global prominence. Throughout the 1980s, she divided her time between Europe and the United States, appearing in Francis Ford Coppola's One from the Heart, Paul Schrader's Cat People, and Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas.
Later career and film projects
During the 1990s, Nastassja Kinski appeared in several American productions, including the action movie Terminal Velocity, the Mike Figgis film One Night Stand, and John Landis's Susan's Plan. Her later film credits include David Lynch's Inland Empire and Rotimi Rainwater's Sugar.
In more recent years, she has returned to German film productions, appearing in Dark Satellites and LasVegas. In 2016, she also competed in the German dance television show Let's Dance.
Personal life and relationships
Nastassja Kinski has three children from different relationships. Her first child, a son, was fathered by actor Vincent Spano. On September 10, 1984, she married Egyptian filmmaker Ibrahim Moussa, with whom she had a daughter named Sonja Kinski. That marriage ended in July 1992.
From 1992 until 1995, she lived with musician Quincy Jones, and they had a daughter named Kenya Julia Niambi Sarah Jones, who works as a model. Over the course of her career, she has also been romantically linked with several public figures, including Paul Schrader, Rob Lowe, and Jon Voight.
Birthday and age
Nastassja Kinski was born on January 24, 1961, which makes Nastassja 65 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aquarius sign. Nastassja shares the date with 62 other famous people.
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