Nastassja Kinski
German actress and former model, known for Tess and Paris, Texas.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski
- Born
- 24 January 1961
- Birthplace
- West Berlin, West Germany
- Occupation
- Actress, model
- Years active
- 1975–present
- Children
- 3, including Sonja and Kenya
- Father
- Klaus Kinski
- Relatives
- Pola Kinski (half-sister), Nikolai Kinski (half-brother)
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
She told Bild in 2013 that she was terrified of him ninety-nine percent of the time and that the family lived in constant terror.[3][4] In 1976, while still a teenager, she played Sina Wolf in Wolfgang Petersen's Tatort episode Reifezeugnis and Catherine Beddows in the horror film To the Devil a Daughter.[5] Kinski met director Roman Polanski at a party in 1976, and he urged her to study method acting with Lee Strasberg in the United States.[6][7] After the divorce, Kinski's mother, who was quite young, faced financial hardship and ultimately they ended up residing in a Munich commune.[8]
Lisa Kreuzer, an actress, assisted Kinski in securing the part of the silent Mignon in Wim Wenders' 1975 movie The Wrong Move; at thirteen years old, Kinski appeared without a top in that film.[2] After Kinski had campaigned for many years, Wim Wenders in June 2026 consented to pull Wrong Move from circulation and expressed regret to her for the "sexualised" footage.[9]
What the cited sources add
The Guardian also states that Kinski was wonderful as Tess, describing her as "the child-woman, governed by a child's intuition"[7] The Bild interview quotes Kinski saying she would do anything to put her father behind bars for life and that she is glad he is no longer alive.[4] The Curtis article states that Polanski began dating Kinski when she was 15.[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Nastassja Kinski" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: John Sandford (ed.) (2001), Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture (Routledge world reference): 340; "Der Spiegel report on Kinski", See Spiegel, 15 March 1961 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Nastassja Kinski" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jenkins, "Nastassja Kinski interview: 'I've had such low self-esteem'", The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore, 6 February 2015; Jenkins, "Nastassja Kinski interview: 'I've had such low self-esteem'", The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore, 6 February 2015; Dollar, "Fresh Takes on Director Wim Wenders", The Wall Street Journal, 1 March 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Biss, "Jetzt spricht Nastassja", Bild, 13 January 2013. facts only, no text reused. bild.de
- Wikipedia, "Nastassja Kinski" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Biss, "Jetzt spricht Nastassja", Bild, 13 January 2013 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Nastassja Kinski" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nastassja Kinski interview with Louise Farr. "Kinski Business", W, May 1997. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Nastassja Kinski" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "After 'Tess' and Roman Polanski, Nastassia Kinski trades notoriety for L.A. Propriety", 13 April 1981 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Mackenzie, "Daddy's Girl", The Guardian, 3 July 1999. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
- Wikipedia, "Nastassja Kinski" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mackenzie, "Daddy's Girl", The Guardian, 3 July 1999 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Nastassja Kinski" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Youngs, "Director Wim Wenders withdraws 1975 film over actress's teen topless scene", BBC News, 3 June 2026 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Curtis, "Roman's Holiday Where has Polanski been hiding?", 3 October 2009. facts only, no text reused. slate.com
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Nastassja Kinski (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
More in Writers & Journalists
Elsewhere in Historical Figures
Spotted an error? Know more?
Reader corrections go straight into our review queue. Suggest an edit · How this site is sourced