Portrait of Greta Nissen

Greta Nissen

Acting

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.

Born: January 30, 1906

Place of Birth: Oslo, Norway

Filmography

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
1933
Melody Cruise

as Elsa Von Rader

1933
Best of Enemies

as The Blonde

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
1928
Fazil

as Fabienne

1927
Blind Alleys

as Maria d'Alvarez Kirby

1927
1926
The Popular Sin

as La Belle Toulaise

1926
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