Greta Garbo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

74

Gender

Female

Birthday

1905-09-18

Deathday

1990-04-15 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Also Known As

  • Greta Gustafsson

Greta Garbo

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 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.

Known For

Annie
6.5%

Annie

May 21, 1982

Ninotchka
7.5%

Ninotchka

Nov 23, 1939

Grand Hotel
6.9%

Grand Hotel

May 25, 1932

Camille
7.0%

Camille

Dec 26, 1936

Queen Christina
6.8%

Queen Christina

Dec 26, 1933

Anna Karenina
6.6%

Anna Karenina

Aug 30, 1935

Flesh and the Devil
7.2%

Flesh and the Devil

Dec 25, 1926

Mata Hari
6.2%

Mata Hari

Dec 26, 1931

Anna Christie
6.1%

Anna Christie

Feb 21, 1930

The Joyless Street
6.9%

The Joyless Street

Mar 1, 1925

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Acting

2024
Greta Garbo: Leave Me Alone as Self (archive footage)
2022
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer as Self (archive footage)
2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
2010
Sigrid Holmquist as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
2009
Paris Hilton, Inc. as Self (archive footage)
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self (archive footage)
2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood as Queen Christina (archive footage)
2007
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema as Self (archive footage)
2005
Garbo as Self (archive footage)
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
2003
Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk as Self (archive footage)
2001
Greta Garbo: A Lone Star as Self (archive footage)
1996
Joan Crawford: Always the Star as Self (archive footage)
1995
Stjärnbilder as (archive footage)
1993
Minns ni? as (archive footage)
1991
The Meeting of Two Queens as (archive footage)
1990
The Divine Garbo as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
Star Life as Self (archive footage)
1988
Stiller, Garbo & jag as (archive footage)
1986
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown as Self (archive footage)
1982
Annie as Marguerite Gautier (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
1975
ABBA: Made in Sweden for Export as Self (archive footage)
1974
Spécial cinéma as Self (archive footage)
1974
Adam & Yves as Self (uncredited)
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
1969
Garbo as (archive footage)
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy as Ninotchka in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage)
1963
30 Years of Fun as (archive footage)
1961
Hollywood: The Selznick Years as Anna Karenina (archive footage) (uncredited)
1949
Testfilm Greta Garbo as Self
1941
Two-Faced Woman as Karin Borg Blake
1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as Self
1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World as Self
1939
Ninotchka as Nina "Ninotchka" Ivanovna Yakushova
1939
From the Ends of the Earth as Self
1937
Conquest as Countess Marie Walewska
1937
The Romance of Celluloid as Self (archive footage)
1936
Camille as Marguerite Gautier
1935
Anna Karenina as Anna Karenina
1935
Do You Remember? as (archive footage)
1934
The Painted Veil as Katrin Koerber Fane
1933
Queen Christina as Christina
1932
As You Desire Me as Zara, a.k.a. Maria
1932
Grand Hotel as Grusinskaya
1931
Mata Hari as Mata Hari
1931
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) as Helga, aka Susan Lenox
1931
Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo! as (archive footage)
1931
Inspiration as Yvonne Valbret
1930
Anna Christie as Anna Christie
1930
Romance as Rita Cavallini
1930
Anna Christie as Anna Christie
1929
The Kiss as Irene Guarry
1929
With Greta Garbo on the Swedish American Line's Ship
1929
The Single Standard as Arden Stuart
1929
A Man's Man as Greta Garbo
1929
Wild Orchids as Lillie Sterling
1928
A Woman of Affairs as Diana Merrick
1928
The Mysterious Lady as Tania Fedorova
1928
The Divine Woman as Marianne
1927
Love as Anna Karenina
1926
Flesh and the Devil as Felicitas
1926
The Temptress as Elena
1926
Torrent as Leonora Moreno
1925
The Joyless Street as Greta Rumfort
1924
The Saga of Gösta Berling as Elizabeth Dohna
1922
Peter the Tramp as Greta
1922
A Scarlet Angel as Extra
1921
Our Daily Bread as Companion
1921
A Fortune Hunter as Maid
1920
Mr. and Mrs. Stockholm Out Shopping as Elder Sister/Mannequin
1920
Sweden and Swedish Industries as Self
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