Greta Garbo

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Biography

Gender:
Female
Born:
9-18-1905
Died:
4-15-1990 (Renal failure)
Birthplace:
Stockholm, Sweden
Birth Name:
Greta Lovisa Gustafson
AKA:
The Face, The Swedish Sphinx, Garbo
Legendary Swedish-born film actress famous for her reclusiveness. Though she was the top star and highest paid actress in Hollywood for nearly 15 years, Garbo walked away from movies after the failure of her 1941 movie Two Faced Woman. She never returned to the silver screen and spent the remainder of her years in either semi or complete seclusion. This only added to her legend.

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    Reclusive beauty from the golden days of Hollywood. hide show

    "I want to be alone" So goes the catch phrase which Garbo has forever burned into our memories. Silent and graceful, versatile and passionate, dramatic and serious, Garbo had a talent which few other performers could ever hope to possess. She could act. She didn't even need lines to make her presence known, she had an aura of energy that could nearly qualify her as a goddess. She wasn't necessarily a drop dead beauty, but she was able to utilize her face to help create the serious emotions for which she is known. Although she didn't make many films, her acting was one of a kind.

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