Portrait of Greta Meyer

Greta Meyer

Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia Greta Meyer (August 7, 1883 – October 8, 1965) was a German actress in motion pictures beginning in the silent film era. She performed for almost seventy years. She belonged to the most famous theatrical family in Germany, comparable to the Barrymore family in America. Her early film efforts came in films like De jantjes (1922) and Die Königsloge (1929). Meyer came to America in 1923 from her native Germany. She subsequently became a U.S. citizen. She appeared in many Hollywood movies between 1933 and 1942, including The Great Waltz (1938) and Bitter Sweet (1940).

Born: August 6, 1883

Place of Birth: Dessau, Germany

Filmography

1942
Reunion in France

as Customer (uncredited)

1942
Friendly Enemies

as Gretchen

1941
1940
Bitter Sweet

as Mama Luden

1940
1940
1939
1939
The Women

as Masseuse (uncredited)

1939
When Tomorrow Comes

as Madeleine's Nurse (uncredited)

1939
Twelve Crowded Hours

as Mrs. Rovitch (uncredited)

1938
Torchy Gets Her Man

as Mrs. Schmidt (uncredited)

1938
The Great Waltz

as Mrs. Vogelhuber

1938
Three Loves Has Nancy

as Mrs. Swanson, a Masseuse (uncredited)

1938
The Patient in Room 18

as Hilda - Lethany Housekeeper

1937
I'll Take Romance

as Hans' Mother

1937
Fly Away Baby

as Mama - Zeppelin Passenger (uncredited)

1937
Damaged Goods

as Bertha (the wet nurse)

1937
When Love Is Young

as Hannah Werner

1937
1936
Libeled Lady

as Connie Allenbury's Maid (uncredited)

1936
Spendthrift

as Hilda - the Maid

1936
Suzy

as Mrs. Schmidt

1936
These Three

as Viennese Waitress (uncredited)

1935
Twin Triplets

as Mrs. Borgerschmith

1935
Diamond Jim

as Masseuse

1935
Smart Girl

as Mrs. Krausemeyer

1935
Public Hero Number 1

as Glass' Housekeeper (uncredited)

1935
1935
Naughty Marietta

as Frau Schuman

1935
Laddie

as Candace

1935
Biography of a Bachelor Girl

as Minnie, Marion's Maid

1934
Forsaking All Others

as Bella (Uncredited)

1934
1934
Servants' Entrance

as Anna, the Cook

1933
Let's Fall in Love

as Lisa Bjorkman

1933
The Chief

as Little Heinie's Mother

1933
Meet the Baron

as Aunt Sophie (uncredited)

1933
Bombshell

as Lola's Masseuse (uncredited)

1933
Stage Mother

as Dancing Girl's Mother (uncredited)

1933
The Nuisance

as Mrs. Mannheimer

1933
Whistling in the Dark

as Mrs. Barfuss (uncredited)

1932
The Match King

as Marta's Maid Trudi (uncredited)

1932
Flesh

as Mrs. Herman

1932
The Man from Yesterday

as Swiss Inn Proprietress

1932
Grand Hotel

as Housekeeper in Room 174 (uncredited)

1931