Greta Garbo
AKA: Greta Gustafsson
Birthday: 1905-09-18
Died: 1990-04-15
Birthplace: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
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 and in 1954, she was awarded an Academy Honorary Award "for her luminous and unforgettable screen performances". In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema.
Filmography
Character: Nina "Ninotchka" Ivanovna Yakushova
Character: Lillie Sterling
Character: Yvonne Valbret
Character: Countess Marie Walewska
Character: Marguerite Gautier
Character: Elizabeth Dohna
Character: Katrin Koerber Fane
Character: Rita Cavallini
Character: Karin Borg Blake
Character: Tania Fedorova
Character: Zara, a.k.a. Maria
Character: Queen Christina (archive footage)
Character: Leonora Moreno
Character: Elder Sister/Mannequin
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Character: Helga, aka Susan Lenox
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Character: Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
Character: Self (uncredited)
Character: Ninotchka (archive footage)
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Character: Ninotchka in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage)
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Character: Self / Various roles (archive footage)
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Character: Anna Karenina (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Character: Self (Archive Footage)
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