Greta Nissen

Acting

Greta Nissen

Born 30 January 1906 · Oslo, Norway · Died 15 May 1988 at 82

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

Highlights

Transatlantic1931 · Film · Sigrid Carline
Fazil1928 · Film · Fabienne
Ambassador Bill1931 · Film · Countess Ilka
On Secret Service1933 · Film · Marchesa Marcella Galdi
Melody Cruise1933 · Film · Elsa Von Rader
The Circus Queen Murder1933 · Film · Josie La Tour

Filmography

Movies

29 films

Café Colette1937 · Film · Vanda Muroff
Honours Easy1935 · Film · Ursula Barton
The Luck of a Sailor1934 · Film · Queen Helena
On Secret Service1933 · Film · Marchesa Marcella Galdi
Red Wagon1933 · Film · Zara
Life in the Raw1933 · Film · Belle
Best of Enemies1933 · Film · The Blonde
Melody Cruise1933 · Film · Elsa Von Rader
The Circus Queen Murder1933 · Film · Josie La Tour
The Unwritten Law1932 · Film · Fifi La Rue
Rackety Rax1932 · Film · Voine
The Silent Witness1932 · Film · Nora Selmer
Good Sport1931 · Film · Peggy Bums
Ambassador Bill1931 · Film · Countess Ilka
Transatlantic1931 · Film · Sigrid Carline
Women of All Nations1931 · Film · Elsa
The Butter and Egg Man1928 · Film · Mary Martin
Fazil1928 · Film · Fabienne
Blind Alleys1927 · Film · Maria d'Alvarez Kirby
Blonde or Brunette1927 · Film · Fanny
The Popular Sin1926 · Film · La Belle Toulaise
The Lady of the Harem1926 · Film · Pervaneh
The Love Thief1926 · Film · Princess Flavia Eugenia Marie
The Lucky Lady1926 · Film · Princess Antoinette
The King On Main Street1925 · Film · Thérése Manix
The Wanderer1925 · Film · Tisha
In the Name of Love1925 · Film · Marie Dufrayne
Luck1924 · Film
The Refound Daughter1923 · Film