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

1933

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

1932

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

1931

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

1928

Fazil as Fabienne
The Butter and Egg Man as Mary Martin

1927

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

1926

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