Brigitte Nielsen (born
Gitte Nielsen; 15 July 1963 in Copenhagen) is a Danish actress, model, singer, and reality television personality who began her career modelling for Greg Gorman and Helmut Newton and several years later acted in the 1985 films
Red Sonja and
Rocky IV. She is also known for her marriage to Sylvester Stallone, with whom she starred in the 1986 film
Cobra. She played Karla Fry on
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), co-starring Eddie Murphy, and played the Dark Witch in the Italian TV Series
Cave of the Golden Rose between 1992–1996. She appeared also in Michael Jackson's "Liberian Girl" and Austrian Rock Star Falco's "Body Next To Body" music videos.
Her exploits were well-covered in the entertainment media in the 1980s, and the world press started referring to her as an "Amazon" because of her tall stature.
She later built a career appearing in B-movies, and in the 2000s, for appearing on reality shows such as
Flavor of Love. In 2008, she appeared on the reality show
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, which depicted her and several other celebrities dealing with recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
She released several albums between 1987–2002 (
Every Body Tells a Story,
I'm the One... Nobody Else and more singles). Recently, she performed (as Gitte Nielsen) on the song
Misery with Spleen United, from the album
School of Euphoria (2012).