Greta Garbo

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Credits: Far Out / Clarence Bull - for MGM
Full Name
Greta Lovisa Gustafsson
Born
September 18th, 1905
Height
5ft 7in
Hometown
Stockholm, Sweden
Net Worth
Estimated $32 million
Family
Greta Garbo was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to Karl Alfred Gustafsson, a labourer, and Anna Lovisa Johansson. She had an older brother, Sven, and an older sister, Alva. Garbo never married and had no children, choosing a notably private life after retiring from acting.
Top Movies
Camille, Grand Hotel, Queen Christina, Ninotchka, Anna Christie
Awards
Academy Honorary Award (1955); four Academy Award nominations for Best Actress; AFI ranked her fifth among the greatest female screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema
Fun Facts
Greta Garbo's first talking film, Anna Christie (1930), was promoted with the famous slogan "Garbo Talks!", marking her successful transition from silent films. ### She retired from acting in 1941 after Two-Faced Woman and spent the remaining decades of her life avoiding publicity and rarely giving interviews. ### Her line "Garbo laughs!" was used to promote Ninotchka (1939), a rare comedy role that showcased a lighter side of her screen persona.
Related Actors
Marlene Dietrich, Ingrid Bergman, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn

Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress and one of the greatest stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Renowned for her magnetic screen presence, understated acting style and mysterious public persona, Garbo rose to international fame during the silent film era before making a seamless transition to talking pictures. She starred in acclaimed films including Anna Christie, Grand Hotel, Queen Christina, Camille, Ninotchka and Two-Faced Woman. Known as “The Divine Garbo”, she retired from acting at the age of 36, leaving behind a legendary body of work that continues to influence performers and filmmakers worldwide.

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Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress and one of Hollywood's greatest stars, celebrated for films including Camille, Grand Hotel, Queen Christina and Ninotchka.
Greta Garbo retired from acting in 1941 at the age of 36 following the commercial failure of Two-Faced Woman. She chose a private life away from the spotlight and never returned to filmmaking.
Camille is widely regarded as Greta Garbo's finest performance, although Grand Hotel, Queen Christina, Ninotchka and Anna Christie remain among her most celebrated films.
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