Nive Nielsen
Greenlandic singer-songwriter and actress
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Nive Nielsen is a Greenlandic singer-songwriter and an actress. An Inuk from Nuuk, Greenland, as a singer-songwriter she plays with her band The Deer Children,[1][2] often using a little red guitar-ukulele, which kickstarted her music career. The first concert she played was for Margrethe II of Denmark.
Nive Nielsen | |
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Nielsen at Rudolstadt-Festival in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Nuuk, Greenland |
| Genres | Folk, indie |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, actress |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 2002–present |
She appeared as an Inuk woman in The New World, starring Colin Farrell, in 2005. She also starred in the first season of the AMC supernatural thriller series, The Terror, in 2018. In this series she portrayed an angakkuq (shaman) named Silna, dubbed "Lady Silence" by the crew of Franklin's lost expedition.
Discography
Albums
As part of Nive and the Deer Children
- 2012 – Nive Sings!
- 2015 – Feet First
Filmography
Movies
- 2005 – The New World
- 2019 – Togo
Television
- 2018 – The Terror as Lady Silence[3]
- 2021 - The North Water as Anna[4]
