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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

29

Gender

Female

Birthday

1906-01-30

Day of Death

1988-05-15 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Oslo, Norway

Also Known As

Grethe Rüzt-Nissen

Greta Nissen

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.

Known For

Acting

Honours Easy

1935

Honours Easy

as

Ursula Barton

Café Colette

1937

Café Colette

as

Vanda Muroff

In the Name of Love

1925

In the Name of Love

as

Marie Dufrayne

The Unwritten Law

1932

The Unwritten Law

as

Fifi La Rue

The Lady of the Harem

1926

The Lady of the Harem

as

Pervaneh

Transatlantic

1931

Transatlantic

as

Sigrid Carline

Fazil

1928

Fazil

as

Fabienne

Ambassador Bill

1931

Ambassador Bill

as

Countess Ilka

The Circus Queen Murder

1933

The Circus Queen Murder

as

Josie La Tour

Red Wagon

1933

Red Wagon

as

Zara

Good Sport

1931

Good Sport

as

Peggy Bums

The Butter and Egg Man

1928

The Butter and Egg Man

as

Mary Martin

Life in the Raw

1933

Life in the Raw

as

Belle

The Silent Witness

1932

The Silent Witness

as

Nora Selmer

Best of Enemies

1933

Best of Enemies

as

The Blonde

The Lucky Lady

1926

The Lucky Lady

as

Princess Antoinette

Melody Cruise

1933

Melody Cruise

as

Elsa Von Rader

The Luck of a Sailor

1934

The Luck of a Sailor

as

Queen Helena

Rackety Rax

1932

Rackety Rax

as

Voine

The Wanderer

1925

The Wanderer

as

Tisha

On Secret Service

1933

On Secret Service

as

Marchesa Marcella Galdi

The Love Thief

1926

The Love Thief

as

Princess Flavia Eugenia Marie

The Popular Sin

1926

The Popular Sin

as

La Belle Toulaise

Luck

1924

Luck

as

Blind Alleys

1927

Blind Alleys

as

Maria d'Alvarez Kirby

Production

Crew

Directing