Greta Garbo
Birthday
1905/09/18
Day of death
1990/04/15 (84 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Also know as
Greta Gustafsson
Biography
Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. For most of her career, she was the highest-paid actor or actress at MGM, making her for many years its "premier prestige star." Garbo was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress an...Read more
Acting
(1975) ABBA: Made in Sweden for Export
as Self (archive footage)
(1939) Ninotchka
as Nina "Ninotchka" Ivanovna Yakushova
(1929) Wild Orchids
as Lillie Sterling
(1931) Inspiration
as Yvonne Valbret
(1937) Conquest
as Countess Marie Walewska
(1929) The Kiss
as Irene Guarry
(1933) Queen Christina
as Christina
(1925) The Joyless Street
as Greta Rumfort
(1932) Grand Hotel
as Grusinskaya
(1931) Mata Hari
as Mata Hari
(1928) A Woman of Affairs
as Diana Merrick
(1969) Garbo
as (archive footage)
(1930) Anna Christie
as Anna Christie
(1936) Camille
as Marguerite Gautier
(1993) Minns ni?
as (archive footage)
(1926) Flesh and the Devil
as Felicitas
(1924) The Saga of Gösta Berling
as Elizabeth Dohna
(2012) Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
(1929) A Man's Man
as Greta Garbo
(1934) The Painted Veil
as Katrin Koerber Fane
(1935) Anna Karenina
as Anna Karenina
(1949) Testfilm Greta Garbo
as Self
(1930) Romance
as Rita Cavallini
(1941) Two-Faced Woman
as Karin Borg Blake
(1926) The Temptress
as Elena
(1929) The Single Standard
as Arden Stuart
(1927) Love
as Anna Karenina
(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1928) The Mysterious Lady
as Tania Fedorova
(1932) As You Desire Me
as Zara, a.k.a. Maria
(2008) Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Queen Christina (archive footage)
(1931) Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Helga, aka Susan Lenox
(2018) Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1926) Torrent
as Leonora Moreno
(2022) Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
as Self (archive footage)
(1928) The Divine Woman
as Marianne
(1920) Mr. and Mrs. Stockholm Out Shopping
as Elder Sister/Mannequin
(1921) Our Daily Bread
as Companion
(1922) Peter the Tramp
as Greta
(1930) Anna Christie
as Anna Christie
(2004) Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
(2009) Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity
as Self (archive footage)
(1961) Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Anna Karenina (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1935) Do You Remember?
as (archive footage)
(1995) Stjärnbilder
as (archive footage)
(2005) Garbo
as Self (archive footage)
(1990) The Divine Garbo
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2003) Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
as Self (archive footage)
(2024) Greta Garbo: Leave Me Alone
as Self (archive footage)
(1996) Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self (archive footage)
(1931) Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!
as (archive footage)
(1929) With Greta Garbo on the Swedish American Line's Ship
as ---
(1986) Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
as Self (archive footage)
(1937) The Romance of Celluloid
as Self (archive footage)
(1939) From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
(1940) Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
(2003) Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1940) A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Self
(2010) Sigrid Holmquist
as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
(1974) Adam & Yves
as Self (uncredited)
(2007) Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
(1964) The Big Parade of Comedy
as Ninotchka in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage)
(2009) 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
(2001) Greta Garbo: A Lone Star
as Self (archive footage)
(1921) A Fortune Hunter
as Maid
(1922) A Scarlet Angel
as Extra
(1988) Stiller, Garbo & jag
as (archive footage)
(1963) 30 Years of Fun
as (archive footage)
(1991) The Meeting of Two Queens
as (archive footage)
(1920) Sweden and Swedish Industries
as Self
(1982) Annie
as Marguerite Gautier (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1974) Spécial cinéma
as Self (archive footage)
(1990) Star Life
as Self (archive footage)