Greta Nissen

Acting

Born January 30, 1906, Oslo, Norway

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

• 1937Café Colette — Vanda Muroff
• 1935Honours Easy — Ursula Barton
• 1934Hired Wife — Vivian Mathews
• 1934The Luck of a Sailor — Queen Helena
• 1933Best of Enemies — The Blonde
• 1933Life in the Raw — Belle
• 1933Melody Cruise — Elsa Von Rader
• 1933On Secret Service — Marchesa Marcella Galdi
• 1933Red Wagon — Zara
• 1933The Circus Queen Murder — Josie La Tour
• 1932Rackety Rax — Voine
• 1932The Silent Witness — Nora Selmer
• 1932The Unwritten Law — Fifi La Rue
• 1931Ambassador Bill — Countess Ilka
• 1931Good Sport — Peggy Bums
• 1931Transatlantic — Sigrid Carline
• 1931Women of All Nations — Elsa
• 1928Fazil — Fabienne
• 1928The Butter and Egg Man — Mary Martin
• 1927Blind Alleys — Maria d'Alvarez Kirby
• 1927Blonde or Brunette — Fanny
• 1926The Lady of the Harem — Pervaneh
• 1926The Love Thief — Princess Flavia Eugenia Marie
• 1926The Lucky Lady — Princess Antoinette
• 1926The Popular Sin — La Belle Toulaise
• 1925In the Name of Love — Marie Dufrayne
• 1925The King On Main Street — Thérése Manix
• 1925The Wanderer — Tisha
• 1924Luck
• 1923The Refound Daughter