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