<Tr> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> Phantom Nightmare - Phantom of Death </Td> <Td> Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge </Td> <Td> Richard Friedman </Td> <Td> Derek Rydall </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> Phantom of the Ritz </Td> <Td> Phantom of the Ritz </Td> <Td> Allen Plone </Td> <Td> Joshua Sussman </Td> </Tr> <P> Several researchers claim the character Christine Daaé was based upon the real - life Swedish - born opera star Christina Nilsson, also known as Kristina Nilsson or Christine Nilsson . This claim is unverified by any official source, but it is supported by several biographical similarities between Nilsson and Daaé . The most obvious is that Nilsson, like Daaé, was born in Sweden and trained in Paris . </P> <P> The first actress to portray Christine Daaé was Aud Egede - Nissen in the 1916 German silent version by Ernst Matray, Das Gespenst im Opernhaus or Das Phantom der Oper . </P>

Who played christine in phantom of the opera