Greta Garbo
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1905-09-18 (85 years old)
Deathday
1990-04-15
Place of Birth
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Also known As
Greta Gustafsson
Greta Garbo
Biography
Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish-American actress, widely regarded as one of the greatest stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Known for her melancholic and enigmatic screen presence, she starred in iconic films such as Anna Karenina, Queen Christina, Camille, and Ninotchka. Throughout her career, she was celebrated for her subtle and understated performances, earning three Academy Award nominations and an honorary Oscar in 1954. Garbo was famously private, avoiding the Hollywood social scene and retiring from acting at the age of 35. Her personal life has long been the subject of sp...
Acting
1939
as Nina "Ninotchka" Ivanovna Yakushova
1929
as Lillie Sterling
1937
as Countess Marie Walewska
1929
as Irene Guarry
1931
as Yvonne Valbret
1933
as Christina
1925
as Greta Rumfort
1932
as Grusinskaya
1931
as Mata Hari
1928
as Diana Merrick
1969
as Self (archive footage)
1930
as Anna Christie
1936
as Marguerite Gautier
1993
as (archive footage)
1926
as Felicitas
1924
as Elizabeth Dohna
2012
as (archive footage)
1929
as Greta Garbo
1934
as Katrin Koerber Fane
1935
as Anna Karenina
1949
as Self
1930
as Rita Cavallini
1941
as Karin Borg Blake
1926
as Elena
1929
as Arden Stuart
1927
as Anna Karenina
1972
as Self (archive footage)
1928
as Tania Fedorova
1932
as Zara, a.k.a. Maria
2008
as Queen Christina (archive footage)
1931
as Helga, aka Susan Lenox
2018
as Self (archive footage)
1926
as Leonora Moreno
2022
as Self (archive footage)
1928
as Marianne
1920
as Elder Sister/Mannequin
1921
as Companion
1922
as Greta
1930
as Anna Christie
2004
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
2009
as Self (archive footage)
1961
as Anna Karenina (archive footage) (uncredited)
1935
as (archive footage)
1995
as (archive footage)
2005
as Self (archive footage)
1990
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
as Self (archive footage)
2024
as Self (archive footage)
1996
as Self (archive footage)
1931
as (archive footage)
1986
as Self (archive footage)
1937
as Self (archive footage)
1939
as Self
1940
2003
as Self (archive footage)
1976
as (archive footage)
2010
as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
1974
as Self (uncredited)
2007
as Self (archive footage)
1964
as Ninotchka in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage)
2009
as Self (archive footage)
2001
as Self (archive footage)
1921
as Maid
1922
as Extra
1988
as (archive footage)
1963
as (archive footage)
1991
as (archive footage)
1920
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