Greta Nissen

Personal Info

Birthday

January 30, 1906

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

Women of All Nations

Ambassador Bill

The Luck of a Sailor

Melody Cruise

The King On Main Street

Fazil

Best of Enemies

Rackety Rax

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
Red Wagon
as Zara
Life in the Raw
as Belle
Melody Cruise
as Elsa Von Rader
Best of Enemies
as The Blonde
The Circus Queen Murder
as Josie La Tour
1932
The Unwritten Law
as Fifi La Rue
Rackety Rax
as Voine
The Silent Witness
as Nora Selmer
1931
Good Sport
as Peggy Bums
Ambassador Bill
as Countess Ilka
Transatlantic
as Sigrid Carline
Women of All Nations
as Elsa
1928
The Butter and Egg Man
as Mary Martin
Fazil
as Fabienne
1927
Blonde or Brunette
as Fanny
1926
The Popular Sin
as La Belle Toulaise
The Lady of the Harem
as Pervaneh
The Love Thief
as Princess Flavia Eugenia Marie
The Lucky Lady
as Princess Antoinette
1925
The King On Main Street
as Therese
The Wanderer
as Tisha
In the Name of Love
as Marie Dufrayne