Known for
Acting
Credits
75
Gender
Woman
Birthday
18 Sept 1905
Day of death
15 Apr 1990 (84)
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
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | Greta Garbo: Leave Me Alone | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Sigrid Holmquist | Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage) |
| 2009 | 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity | Self (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood | Queen Christina (archive footage) |
| 2007 | Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self (archive footage) |
| 2005 | Garbo | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self / Various roles (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk | Self (Archive Footage) |
| 2001 | Greta Garbo: A Lone Star | Self (archive footage) |
| 1996 | Joan Crawford: Always the Star | Self (archive footage) |
| 1995 | The Casting Couch | (archive footage) |
| 1995 | Stjärnbilder | (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Minns ni? | (archive footage) |
| 1991 | The Meeting of Two Queens | (archive footage) |
| 1990 | Star Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1990 | The Divine Garbo | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1988 | Stiller, Garbo & jag | (archive footage) |
| 1986 | Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown | Self (archive footage) |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) |
| 1975 | ABBA: Made in Sweden for Export | Self (archive footage) |
| 1974 | Adam & Yves | Self (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Spécial cinéma | Self (archive footage) |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) |
| 1969 | Garbo | (archive footage) |
| 1965 | The Love Goddesses | (archive footage) |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Ninotchka in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage) |
| 1963 | 30 Years of Fun | (archive footage) |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Anna Karenina (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Testfilm Greta Garbo | Self |
| 1941 | Two-Faced Woman | Karin Borg Blake |
| 1940 | A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self |
| 1940 | Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self |
| 1939 | Ninotchka | Nina "Ninotchka" Ivanovna Yakushova |
| 1939 | From the Ends of the Earth | Self |
| 1937 | Conquest | Countess Marie Walewska |
| 1937 | The Romance of Celluloid | Self (archive footage) |
| 1936 | Camille | Marguerite Gautier |
| 1935 | Anna Karenina | Anna Karenina |
| 1935 | Do You Remember? | (archive footage) |
| 1934 | The Painted Veil | Katrin Koerber Fane |
| 1933 | Queen Christina | Christina |
| 1932 | Grand Hotel | Grusinskaya |
| 1932 | As You Desire Me | Zara, a.k.a. Maria |
| 1931 | Mata Hari | Mata Hari |
| 1931 | Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) | Helga, aka Susan Lenox |
| 1931 | Inspiration | Yvonne Valbret |
| 1931 | Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo! | (archive footage) |
| 1930 | Anna Christie | Anna Christie |
| 1930 | Romance | Rita Cavallini |
| 1930 | Anna Christie | Anna Christie |
| 1929 | The Kiss | Irene Guarry |
| 1929 | Wild Orchids | Lillie Sterling |
| 1929 | The Single Standard | Arden Stuart |
| 1929 | A Man's Man | Greta Garbo |
| 1929 | With Greta Garbo on the Swedish American Line's Ship | |
| 1928 | The Mysterious Lady | Tania Fedorova |
| 1928 | A Woman of Affairs | Diana Merrick |
| 1928 | The Divine Woman | Marianne |
| 1927 | Love | Anna Karenina |
| 1926 | Flesh and the Devil | Felicitas |
| 1926 | The Temptress | Elena |
| 1926 | Torrent | Leonora Moreno |
| 1925 | The Joyless Street | Greta Rumfort |
| 1924 | The Saga of Gosta Berling | Elizabeth Dohna |
| 1922 | Peter the Tramp | Greta |
| 1922 | A Scarlet Angel | Extra |
| 1922 | Sweden and Swedish Industries | Self |
| 1921 | Our Daily Bread | Companion |
| 1921 | A Fortune Hunter | Maid |
| 1920 | Mr. and Mrs. Stockholm Out Shopping | Elder Sister/Mannequin |