Garbo, Greta (1905 - 1990) [sv]

Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress and a premiere star during Hollywood's silent and early golden eras. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic and somber screen persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema.

Garbo launched her career with a secondary role in the 1924 Swedish film The Saga of Gösta Berling. Her performance caught the attention of Louis B. Mayer, chief executive of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), who brought her to Hollywood in 1925. She stirred interest with her first American silent film, Torrent (1926). Garbo's performance in Flesh and the Devil (1927), her third movie, made her an international star. In 1928, Garbo starred in A Woman of Affairs, which catapulted her to MGM's highest box-office star, surpassing the long-reigning Lillian Gish. Other well-known Garbo films from the silent era are The Mysterious Lady (1928), The Single Standard (1929), and The Kiss (1929).

With Garbo's first sound film, Anna Christie (1930), MGM marketers enticed the public with the tagline "Garbo talks!" That same year she starred in Romance and for her performances in both films she received her first two out of four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. By 1932 her success allowed her to dictate the terms of her contracts and she became increasingly selective about her roles. She continued in films such as Mata Hari (1931), Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931), Grand Hotel (1932), Queen Christina (1933), and Anna Karenina (1935).

Many critics and film historians consider her performance as the doomed courtesan Marguerite Gautier in Camille (1936) to be her finest and the role gained her a second Academy Award nomination. However, Garbo's career soon declined and she became one of many stars labelled box office poison in 1938. Her career revived with a turn to comedy in Ninotchka (1939), which earned her a third Academy Award nomination. But after the failure of Two-Faced Woman (1941), she retired from the screen at the age of 35 after acting in 28 films. In 1954, Garbo was awarded an Academy Honorary Award "for her luminous and unforgettable screen performances".

After retiring, Garbo declined all opportunities to return to the screen, shunned publicity, and led a private life. She became an art collector whose paintings included works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pierre Bonnard and Kees van Dongen.

Greta Garbo (sünninimega Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18. september 1905 Stockholm – 15. aprill 1990 New York) oli rootsi näitleja, üks silmapaistvamaid ja salapärasemaid filmistaare MGM-i ja Hollywoodi ajaloos. 1954. aastal pälvis ta elutöö-Oscari.

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Greta Garbo (syntyjään Greta Lovisa Gustafsson) (18. syyskuuta 1905 Tukholma, Ruotsi – 15. huhtikuuta 1990 New York, New York, Yhdysvallat), oli ruotsalainen elokuvatähti ja Hollywood-näyttelijä.

Greta Garbo (fødd Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, 18. september 1905–15. april 1990) var ein svensk skodespelar. Ho vart nominert til Oscar for beste kvinnelege hovudrolle fire gonger og vart lønt med ein æres-Oscar i 1955. Garbo er kjend som ein av dei mest myteomspunne personane i filmhistoria. Ho var kjend for sin karisma, klassiske venleik og gåtefullheit. I 1999 vart ho kåra til tidenes femte største kvinnelege filmlegende av Det amerikanske filminstituttet.

Greta Lovisa Garbo, ursprungligen Gustafsson, född 18 september 1905 i Katarina församling i Stockholm, död 15 april 1990 i New York, USA, var en svensk-amerikansk skådespelare. Hon var en av de största filmstjärnorna under 1920- och 1930-talen. Garbo har bland annat blivit rankad som den femte största Hollywoodskådespelerskan genom tiderna av Amerikanska filminstitutet.

Greta Garbo var även känd för sin skygghet gentemot allmänheten, något som höll i sig ända fram till hennes död. Efter att hennes karriär tagit ordentlig fart gav hon aldrig några intervjuer eller skrev några autografer, hon svarade aldrig på beundrarbrev och hon gick aldrig på några filmpremiärer.