Greta Nissen

Greta Nissen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

30/01/1906

Day of Death

15/05/1988
(82) years old

Place of Birth

Oslo, Norway

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

Cast

1937

Café Colette

as Vanda Muroff

1935

Honours Easy

as Ursula Barton

1934

The Luck of a Sailor

as Queen Helena

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

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

1925

The Wanderer

as Tisha

1925

In the Name of Love

as Marie Dufrayne

1924

Luck