Greta Nissen

Born: 1906-01-30 in Oslo, Norway

Died: 1988-05-15

Known For: Acting

Biography

Greta Nissen, born Grethe Rüzt-Nissen, was a Norwegian born American dancer, stage and screen actress. Greta made her Broadway debut as a ballerina in 1924. She was discovered by film producer Jesse L. Lasky of Paramount Pictures, and would appear in more than twenty feature films.

Filmography

1937

Café Colette as Vanda Muroff

1935

Honours Easy as Ursula Barton

1934

The Luck of a Sailor as Queen Helena
Hired Wife as Vivian Mathews

1933

Red Wagon as Zara
On Secret Service as Marchesa Marcella Galdi
Life in the Raw as Belle
Melody Cruise as Elsa Von Rader
Best of Enemies as The Blonde
The Circus Queen Murder as Josie La Tour

1932

Rackety Rax as Voine
The Silent Witness as Nora Selmer
The Unwritten Law as Fifi La Rue

1931

Women of All Nations as Elsa
Transatlantic as Sigrid Carline
Ambassador Bill as Countess Ilka
Good Sport as Peggy Bums

1928

Fazil as Fabienne
The Butter and Egg Man as Mary Martin

1927

Blonde or Brunette as Fanny
Blind Alleys as Maria d'Alvarez Kirby

1926

The Lucky Lady as Princess Antoinette
The Love Thief as Princess Flavia Eugenia Marie
The Lady of the Harem as Pervaneh
The Popular Sin as La Belle Toulaise