Greta Nissen

Greta Nissen

Known for

Acting

Born

January 30, 1906

Birthplace

Oslo, Norway

Died

May 15, 1988 (aged 82)

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.

Best known work

Transatlantic

Transatlantic

1931

Fazil

Fazil

1928

The Circus Queen Murder

The Circus Queen Murder

1933

Melody Cruise

Melody Cruise

1933

Women of All Nations

Women of All Nations

1931

Ambassador Bill

Ambassador Bill

1931

Good Sport

Good Sport

1931

On Secret Service

On Secret Service

1933

The Silent Witness

The Silent Witness

1932

The King On Main Street

The King On Main Street

1925

Filmography

1937
Café Colette
as Vanda Muroff
1935
Honours Easy
as Ursula Barton
1934
The Luck of a Sailor
as Queen Helena
1934
Hired Wife
as Vivian Mathews
1933
On Secret Service
as Marchesa Marcella Galdi
1933
Red Wagon
as Zara
1933
Life in the Raw
as Belle
1933
Best of Enemies
as The Blonde
1933
Melody Cruise
as Elsa Von Rader
1933
The Circus Queen Murder
as Josie La Tour
1932
The Unwritten Law
as Fifi La Rue
1932
Rackety Rax
as Voine
1932
The Silent Witness
as Nora Selmer
1931
Good Sport
as Peggy Bums
1931
Ambassador Bill
as Countess Ilka
1931
Transatlantic
as Sigrid Carline
1931
Women of All Nations
as Elsa
1928
The Butter and Egg Man
as Mary Martin
1928
Fazil
as Fabienne
1927
Blind Alleys
as Maria d'Alvarez Kirby
1927
Blonde or Brunette
as Fanny
1926
The Popular Sin
as La Belle Toulaise
1926
The Lady of the Harem
as Pervaneh
1926
The Love Thief
as Princess Flavia Eugenia Marie
1926
The Lucky Lady
as Princess Antoinette