Famous People with Name Asta

Asta Hansen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Asta Hansen: was a Danish stage and film actress.

Asta Nielsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Asta Nielsen: was a Danish silent film actress who was one of the most popular leading ladies of the 1910s and one of the first international movie stars.[1] Seventy of Nielsen's 74 films were made in Germany where she was known simply as Die Asta (The Asta). Noted for her large dark eyes, mask-like face and boyish figure, Nielsen most often portrayed strong-willed passionate women trapped by tragic consequences.

Ásta Birna Gunnarsdóttir            Origin/Culture/Country: Norse

Ásta Birna Gunnarsdóttir: is an Icelandic team handball player. She plays on the Icelandic national team, and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.

Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen: also known as Die Asta, was a Danish actress, mostly appearing in German silent films during the 1910s and 1920s. Nicknamed The Silent Muse, she became one of the first sex symbols.In 1909, director Urban Gad encouraged her to become a silent screen actor and she starred in the 1910 film Afgrunden ("The Abyss"). The film was a success so she was encouraged to continue making silent films. Nielsen and Gad soon married and then moved to Germany because her talent was not understood by the Danish film industry.

Astad Deboo            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Astad Deboo: an Indian contemporary and modern dancer and choreographer, who employs his training in Indian classical dance forms of Kathak as well as Kathakali to create a dance form that is unique to him, and become a pioneer of modern dance in India [1]. Through his long and illustrious career, he has worked with various prominent performers such as Pina Bausch, Alison Chase and Pink Floyd, and performed in many parts of the world [2][3][4]