Greta Nissen
Birthday
1906/01/30
Day of death
1988/05/15 (82 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Oslo, Norway
Also know as
Grethe Rüzt-Nissen
Biography
Greta Nissen, born Grethe Rüzt-Nissen, was a Norwegian born American dancer, stage and screen actress. Greta made her Broadway debut as a ballerina in 1924. She was discovered by film producer Jesse L. Lasky of Paramount Pictures, and would appear in more than twenty feature films.
Acting
(1935) Honours Easy
as Ursula Barton
(1937) Café Colette
as Vanda Muroff
(1925) In the Name of Love
as Marie Dufrayne
(1932) The Unwritten Law
as Fifi La Rue
(1926) The Lady of the Harem
as Pervaneh
(1931) Transatlantic
as Sigrid Carline
(1928) Fazil
as Fabienne
(1931) Ambassador Bill
as Countess Ilka
(1933) The Circus Queen Murder
as Josie La Tour
(1927) Blonde or Brunette
as Fanny
(1931) Women of All Nations
as Elsa
(1933) Red Wagon
as Zara
(1931) Good Sport
as Peggy Bums
(1928) The Butter and Egg Man
as Mary Martin
(1933) Life in the Raw
as Belle
(1932) The Silent Witness
as Nora Selmer
(1933) Best of Enemies
as The Blonde
(1925) The King On Main Street
as Therese
(1926) The Lucky Lady
as Princess Antoinette
(1933) Melody Cruise
as Elsa Von Rader
(1934) The Luck of a Sailor
as Queen Helena
(1932) Rackety Rax
as Voine
(1925) The Wanderer
as Tisha
(1933) On Secret Service
as Marchesa Marcella Galdi
(1926) The Love Thief
as Princess Flavia Eugenia Marie
(1926) The Popular Sin
as La Belle Toulaise
(1924) Luck
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(1923) The Refound Daughter
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