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Greta Garbo

1905 - 1990

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Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress and a premier 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Greta Garbo is the 94th most popular actor (down from 64th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 20th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Actor.

Greta Garbo was a famous actress who is most famous for her roles in the film, "Grand Hotel" and "Camille."

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Among actors, Greta Garbo ranks 94 out of 13,578. Before her are Buster Keaton, Michael Caine, Rowan Atkinson, Tom Cruise, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Humphrey Bogart. After her are Jean Marais, Candice Bergen, Clark Gable, Richard Chamberlain, Gregory Peck, and Sharon Tate.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Greta Garbo ranks 12. Before her are Albert Speer, Dag Hammarskjöld, Viktor Frankl, Elias Canetti, Christian Dior, and Henry Fonda. After her are Carl David Anderson, Fred Trump, Faustina Kowalska, Mikhail Sholokhov, Emilio Segrè, and Astrid of Sweden. Among people deceased in 1990, Greta Garbo ranks 3. Before her are Rajneesh, and Lev Yashin. After her are Paulette Goddard, Louis Althusser, Sammy Davis Jr., Alberto Moravia, Leonard Bernstein, Yun Posun, Ava Gardner, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, and B. F. Skinner.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Greta Garbo ranks 32 out of 1,879. Before her are Charles XV of Sweden (1826), Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), Dieterich Buxtehude (1637), Ingrid of Sweden (1910), and Gustav III of Sweden (1746). After her are Manne Siegbahn (1886), Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778), Agnetha Fältskog (1950), Gustaf Dalén (1869), and Charles IX of Sweden (1550).

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Among ACTORS In Sweden

Among actors born in Sweden, Greta Garbo ranks 2. Before her are Ingrid Bergman (1915). After her are Max von Sydow (1929), Anita Ekberg (1931), Dolph Lundgren (1957), Stellan Skarsgård (1951), Bibi Andersson (1935), Peter Stormare (1953), Ingrid Thulin (1926), Erland Josephson (1923), Rebecca Ferguson (1983), and Harriet Andersson (1932).

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