Connie Nielsen is praising her Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins, saying she ?comes from a place of strength.? Nielsen has long been associated with strong roles, whether it be in her pivotal performance as the emperor?s daughter Lucilla opposite Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix in director Ridley Scott?s Best Picture Oscar winner Gladiator in 2000; or as the conniving modern-day ?Lady Macbeth? Meredith Kane opposite the Kelsey Grammer?s unscrupulous mayor of Chicago in the underrated Starz series Boss.