Greta Garbo biography
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress, born on 18 September 1905 in Katarina church parish, who died on 15 April 1990.
Greta Garbo's screen career began in 1920 with Mr. and Mrs. Stockholm Go Shopping, playing Elder sister.
Greta Garbo had 42 screen credits between 1920 and 2014.
Honours include Academy Honorary Award, Commander of the Order of the Polar Star and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Born
- 18 September 1905
- Died
- 15 April 1990 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Katarina church parish
- Work
- Actor, Film actor, Stage actor, Dancer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1920 to 1941
- Awards
- Academy Honorary Award
- Commander of the Order of the Polar Star
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Litteris et Artibus
- Illis quorum
Greta Garbo filmography
42 screen credits, newest first.
Screen credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses | German | ||
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | Cantonese | ||
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | English | ||
| 1974 | Adam & Yves | |||
| 1965 | The Love Goddesses | |||
| 1964 | MGM's Big Parade of Comedy | |||
| 1963 | Hollywood Without Make-Up | English | ||
| 1951 | Strictly Dishonorable | English | ||
| 1941 | Two-Faced Woman | Karin Borg Blake / Katherine Borg | ||
| 1939 | Ninotchka | Nina Ivanovna "Ninotchka" Yakushova | ||
| 1937 | Conquest | Countess Marie Walewska | ||
| 1936 | Camille | Marguerite Gautier | ||
| 1935 | Anna Karenina | Anna Karenina | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress | |
| 1934 | The Painted Veil | Katrin Koerber Fane | ||
| 1934 | Hollywood Party | English | ||
| 1933 | Queen Christina | Queen Christina | ||
| 1932 | Grand Hotel | Grusinskaya | Academy Award for Best Picture | |
| 1932 | As You Desire Me | Zara aka Marie | The first of three Garbo films with co-star Melvyn Douglas | |
| 1931 | Susan Lenox | English | ||
| 1931 | Mata Hari | Mata Hari | ||
| 1931 | Inspiration | Yvonne Valbret | ||
| 1931 | Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) | Susan Lenox | ||
| 1930 | Romance | Madame Rita Cavallini | Nominated , Academy Award for Best Actress | |
| 1930 | Anna Christie | Anna Christie | Nominated , Academy Award for Best Actress | |
| 1929 | A Man's Man |
Show all 42 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Wild Orchids | Lillie Sterling | ||
| 1929 | The Single Standard | Arden Stuart Hewlett | ||
| 1929 | The Kiss | Irene Guarry | Garbo's, and MGM's, last silent picture | |
| 1928 | The Mysterious Lady | Tania Fedorova | ||
| 1928 | The Divine Woman | Marianne | The film is lost; only a 9-minute reel exists. | |
| 1928 | A Woman of Affairs | Diana Merrick Furness | ||
| 1927 | Love | Anna Karenina | Adapted from the novel Anna Karenina by Tolstoy | |
| 1926 | Torrent | Leonora Moreno aka La Brunna | ||
| 1926 | The Temptress | Elena | ||
| 1926 | Flesh and the Devil | Felicitas | ||
| 1925 | Joyless Street | Greta Rumfort | German film directed by G. W. Pabst | |
| 1924 | The Saga of Gosta Berling | Elizabeth Dohna | ||
| 1922 | Luffar-Petter | Swedish | ||
| 1922 | Peter the Tramp | Greta | Garbo's first part in a commercial film | |
| 1921 | Our Daily Bread | Companion | An advertising film | |
| 1921 | A Fortune Hunter | Extra | Uncredited; lost film | |
| 1920 | Mr. and Mrs. Stockholm Go Shopping | Elder sister |