Nastassja Aglaia Kinskiis an actress and former model, born on 24th January 1961 in Berlin, Germany. She has appeared in more than 60 films both in Europe and the US, having achieved international success with a role in “Stay As You Are“(1978) and “Tess“(1979) which brought her a Golden Globe Award. Her other notable roles include in “Cat People“(1982), “Paris, Texas“(1984), “Faraway, So Close!“(1993) and “An American Rhapsody“(2001).
Have you ever wondered how rich Nastassja Kinski is? According to sources it has been estimated that Nastassja Kinski’s overall net worth is $20 million, as of late 2017. Kinski acquired her wealth through a successful acting career which started in the mid ’70s. Since she is still active in the entertainment industry, her net worth continues to grow.
Nastassja Kinski Net Worth $20 Million
Nastassja was born to German actor Klaus Kinski and actress Ruth Brigitte Tocki, his second wife, of part-Polish descent. Her parents divorced when she was seven, and Kinski saw her father only rarely after that, as her mother brought up her and her siblings in Munich. As a teenager, Nastassja started working as a model, but began acting soon after, when actress Lisa Kreuzer recommended her for a role in Wim Wenders’ film “The Wrong Move“. She later reappeared in other Wenders’ movies, in 1984 in “Paris, Texas“ and in 1993 in “Faraway, So Close“. However, her first major roles came in an episode of the TV series “Tatort“, and then the British horror film “To the Devil a Daughter“ (1976). She landed a different type of role in the 1978 Italian romantic movie “Stay As You Are“ which brought her recognition in the US the following year, as the film was internationally released by Columbia Pictures. Her net worth was crtainly well established.
Having met director Roman Polanski in the mid ’70s, she started studying method acting, and was offered the title role in his 1979 movie “Tess“, which proved to be a great successs as the film was nominated for six awards including the Best Picture Award at the 53rd Academy Awards. Posing nude for the October number of US Vogue in 1981 she confirmed her status as a sex symbol, and her other notable ventures during the years include “One from the Heart“ (1982), “Cat People“ (1982), “Unfaithfully Yours“(1984), “Maria’s Lovers“(1984) and “Torrents of Spring“(1989). Kinski appeared in numerous films of American production during the ’90s, cooperating with the likes of Mike Figgis and Charlie Sheen. In 2006 she starred in Davyd Lynch’s film „Inland Empire“. Her more recent activity includes appearing in Rotimi Rainwater’s youth awareness film “Sugar“(2013), and competing in the German “Let’s Dance“ show in 2016.
Privately, Nastassja was married to Egyptian filmmaker Ibrahim Moussa from 1984 to 1992 with whom she has two children. She then dated musician Quincy Jones with whom she also had a daughter, Kenya Kinski-Jones who is now a professional model. In an interview in 2001, Kinski stated that she suffered from narcolepsy, a sleeping disorder.
Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year – Actress, German Film Award for Best Overall Acting Performance, TIFF Awards: Special Award for the Contribution to the World Cinema
Nominations
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama, César Award for Best Actress, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress
Movies
Cat People, Tess, Paris, Texas, Maria's Lovers, Stay as You Are, To the Devil a Daughter, The Wrong Move, One from the Heart, Faraway, So Close!, Unfaithfully Yours, The Hotel New Hampshire, An American Rhapsody, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Claim, Terminal Velocity, The Moon in the Gutter, Malady ...
And you must dare to do as many things as you dream of.
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[on rewatching Tess (1979) in 2012] Wow! I saw that a whole lifetime has gone by. Thirty-five years.
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My father hurt too many people.
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All I have ever wanted is to be a good mom. My children are everything to me, the loves of my life.
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I've overcome different stages in my life. I was shy and now I am not shy.
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I love oldies just kind of sweet, slinky, Fifties music. The slow stuff. And Billie Holiday.
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Even though things happen by accident, you also unconsciously choose things that help you.
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I used to dance when I was younger - ballet and modern dance.
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It's true what people say - that actors are the closest thing there is to children. They play.
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The years went by so fast and, even though I've had children, which makes me feel I've lived a long time. I want to fulfill the desire I have to do things that are beautiful and meaningful.
She wanted to play Evelyn Nesbit in Milos Forman's Ragtime (1981) but couldn't get Nesbit's accent right.
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Had a bulldog named Sarah and a German Shepherd named Aljosha.
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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.
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Her name is pronounced as "nas-TAS-ya".
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Kinski, who looked remarkably like a young Ingrid Bergman, was suggested for the role of young Golda in A Woman Called Golda (1982), but Bergman felt an unknown actress would be more suitable. Judy Davis was selected and received an Emmy nomination for her work.
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Quentin Tarantino reportedly talked to her about playing the role of Bridget von Hammersmark in Inglourious Basterds (2009), but a deal could not be reached. The part went to fellow German actress Diane Kruger instead.
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1988
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She is of Polish and German descent.
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Is fluent in English, German, French, Italian and Russian.
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Prevented her ex-husband, Ibrahim Moussa, from having their son, Aljosha Kinski, circumcised when he turned 14 years-old in 1998.
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Shared an apartment with Demi Moore in the early 1980s.
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Some sources show she was born in 1959, but she claims 1961.
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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.
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Supported the International Red Cross financially and in the media.
$20 Million 
