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Greta Garbo (1905–1990)

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Greta Lovisa Gustafsson was born in Stockholm, Sweden on September 18, 1905. She was 14 when her father died, leaving the family destitute. Greta was forced to leave school and go to work in a department store. The store used her for her modeling abilities for newspaper ads. She had no film aspirations... See full bio »

Born:

Greta Lovisa Gustafsson
in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Died:

(age 84) in New York City, New York, USA
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1941 Two-Faced Woman
Karin Borg Blake
 
1939 Ninotchka
Ninotchka
 
1937 Conquest
Countess Marie Walewska
 
1936 Camille
Marguerite
 
1935 Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
 
1934 The Painted Veil
Katrin
 
1933 Queen Christina
Christina
 
1932 As You Desire Me
Zara aka Maria
 
1932 Grand Hotel
Grusinskaya - the Dancer
 
1931 Mata Hari
Mata Hari
 
1931 Susan Lenox <Her Fall and Rise>
Susan Lenox
 
1931 Inspiration
Yvonne Valbret
 
1931 Anna Christie
Anna
 
1930 Romance
Rita Cavallini
 
1930 Anna Christie
Anna
 
1929 The Kiss
Irene
 
1929 The Single Standard
Arden Stuart
 
1929 Wild Orchids
Lillie Sterling
 
1928 A Woman of Affairs
Diana
 
1928 The Mysterious Lady
Tania
 
1928 The Divine Woman
Marianne
 
1927 Love
Anna Karenina
 
1927 Flesh and the Devil
Felicitas von Rhaden
 
1926 The Temptress
Elena
 
1926 Torrent
Leonora
 
1925 The Joyless Street
Greta Rumfort
 
1924 Gösta Berlings saga
Elizabeth Dohna
 
1923 Kärlekens ögon
Extra
 
1922 Luffar-Petter
Greta (as Greta Gustafsson)
 
1921 En lyckoriddare
Maid
 
1921 Konsum Stockholm Promo (short)
 
1920 How Not to Dress (short)
Elder sister
 
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (performer: "Chica Choca" 1941 - uncredited)
 
1941 Two-Faced Woman (performer: "Chica-Choca" - uncredited)
 
1932 Grand Hotel (performer: "Jeg Elsker Dig Ich Liebe Dich" 1864 - uncredited)
 
1930 Romance (performer: "Annie Laurie" 1834-5 - uncredited, "Liebestraum No. 3 A Dream of Love" 1850 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2010 1 a Minute (in memory of: Battled Breast Cancer)
 
2002 S1m0ne (Simone wishes to thank the following for their contribution to the making of Simone)
 
2001 Anita Takes a Chance (grateful acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1974 Adam & Yves
Herself (uncredited)
 
1929 A Man's Man
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (62 titles)
2012 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
2012 Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim
 
2012 Anna Karenina (short)
Anna Karenina
 
2011 Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War (TV series documentary)
 
2011 Vito (documentary)
Christina
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2009 Hollywood on the Tiber (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV documentary)
 
2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (TV documentary)
Queen Christina
 
2008 Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass (short)
 
2007 Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (video documentary)
Herself/Anna Christie/Christina
 
2007 Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Billy Wilder Speaks (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Luchino Visconti, le chemin de la recherche (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 The World's Most Photographed (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2005 Garbo (documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (TV documentary)
 
2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel (video documentary short)
Herself/Various roles
 
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2003 Satin and Silk (video short)
Herself
 
2001 Greta Garbo: A Lone Star (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2000 72nd Annual Academy Awards Pre-Show (TV special)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1998 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1996 The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1995 Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1995 The Casting Couch (video documentary)
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clips from 'Camille/'Two-Faced Woman' (uncredited)
 
1993 Dos reinas (documentary short)
Herself
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1991 O Espectador que o Cinema Esqueceu (short)
 
1990 The Divine Garbo (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1988 Cinema Paradiso
Grusinskaya - the Dancer (uncredited)
 
1988 Stiller, Garbo & Me (documentary)
 
1986 Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1984 Garbo Talks
Herself (uncredited)
 
1982 Annie
Marguerite Gautier (uncredited)
 
1981 Sixty Years of Seduction (TV documentary)
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clips from 'Two-Faced Woman', 'Grand Hotel' & 'Ninotchka' etc.
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
Herself
 
1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory (TV documentary)
Herself - film clips
 
1969 Marlowe
Herself - in scene from 'Grand Hotel' (uncredited)
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Herself, film clip from 'Anna Karenina' (uncredited)
 
1965 The Love Goddesses (documentary)
Herself
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Ninotchka in 'Ninotchka'
 
1963 30 Years of Fun
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Herself (clip from "The Kiss")
 
1955-1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1955 Screen Snapshots: Ramblin' Round Hollywood (documentary short)
Herself
 
1955 The 27th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Clip from 'Camille'
 
1953 The Ford 50th Anniversary Show (TV movie)
 
1951 Strictly Dishonorable
Herself/Actress in Silent Movie 'A Woman of Affairs' (uncredited)
 
1950 Wonderful Times (documentary)
Herself
 
1944 Garabatos Greta Garbo (short)
Herself (archive sound)
 
1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (documentary short)
Herself
 
1939 The Movies March On (documentary short)
Herself
 
1939 From the Ends of the Earth (documentary short)
Herself
 
1934 Hollywood Party
Herself (clip from "Queen Christina") (uncredited)
 

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Biography: : -- Greta Garbo was one of the greatest actresses of the century--and one of the most secretive. This fascinating portrait looks at her sensual and brilliant comedic performances and the hermit-like private life she led after her self-imposed retirement. Ninotchka -- Trailer for this classic comedy Grand Hotel -- Trailer for this black and white classic drama
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Personal Details

Other Works:

In 1949she secretly filmed a screen test in preparation for a comeback, which never materialized. This film was believed lost for decades until a print was discovered by a movie collector.

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 19 Print Biographies  | 10 Articles  | 46 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Greta Gustafsson

Height:

5' 7½" (1.71 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on another factor contributing to her decision to shun publicity (1932)] I am still a little nervous, a little self-conscious about my English. I cannot express myself well at parties. I speak haltingly. I feel awkward, shy, afraid. In Hollywood, where every teat table bristles with gossip-writers... See more »

Trivia:

Mentioned in the song "Celluloid Heroes" by The Kinks. See more »

Nickname:

The Swedish Sphinx See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo