Christa Päffgen (16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, actress and model. She had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls (1966). Reviewer Richard Goldstein describes Nico as "half goddess, half icicle" and writes that her distinctive voice "sounds something like a cello getting up in the morning".
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Known For
La Dolce Vita
(1960)
Nico
The Velvet Underground
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
The Sandpiper
(1965)
Dancer at the Party (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Tempest
(1958)
Blonde Girl at Spring Festival
La Dolce Vita
(1960)
Nico
A Man Named Rocca
(1961)
sun-bathing model (uncredited)
Strip-Tease
(1963)
Ariane, la danseuse Allemande
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
(1965)
Self
The Sandpiper
(1965)
Dancer at the Party (uncredited)
Screen Test: Nico
(1966)
Herself
The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound
(1966)
Herself
The Closet
(1966)
The Woman
Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance
(1966)
Herself
The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards
(1966)
Herself
The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966
(1966)
Salvador Dalí
(1966)
Herself
Screen Test [ST245]: Nico (Hershey)
(1966)
Nico
Chelsea Girls
(1966)
Self
Nico/Nico Crying
(1966)
Self
Screen Test [ST246]: Nico (Hershey)
(1966)
Herself
Screen Test [ST244]: Nico Coke
(1966)
Herself
Paranoia
(1966)
I, a Man
(1967)
Herself
Sausalito
(1967)
Herself
Jeanetta Cochrane
(1967)
Four Stars
(1967)
Herself
Sunset
(1967)
Poet (voice)
Imitation of Christ
(1967)
Maid
Exploding Plastic Inevitable
(1967)
Herself
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
(1968)
Self
Nico: Evening of Light
(1969)
Nico
Cleopatra
(1970)
The Inner Scar
(1972)
The Woman
Athanor
(1972)
The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72
(1972)
The High Solitudes
(1974)
An Angel Passes
(1975)
The Cradle of Crystal
(1976)
Journey to the Garden of the Dead
(1978)
Catherine
Nico
(1978)
Nico
The Blue of the Origins
(1979)
Chelsea Hotel
(1981)
La vraie histoire de Gérard Lechômeur
(1982)
The heroine
Let's Kiss and Say Goodbye
(1988)
Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties
(1989)
Herself (archive footage)
Nico: In Memoriam
(1989)
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
(1990)
Self
Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe
(1993)
Self (archive footage)
Nico Icon
(1995)
Herself
John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music
(1998)
Self (archive footage)
Nico: An Underground Experience + Heroine
(2000)
All Tomorrow's Parties: Nico Live
(2006)
65 Revisited
(2007)
Self (archive footage)
La deuxième femme
(2008)
Self
Positano
(2008)
13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
(2009)
Herself
Beautiful Darling
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
Danny Says
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
The Velvet Underground
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Solitude
(2023)
Sound
The Inner Scar
(1972)
Music
An Angel Passes
(1975)
Music
She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
(1985)
Original Music Composer
Nico - Sphinx of Ice
(2014)
Music
Solitude
(2023)
Music
Writing