Christian name: Greta Lovisa Gustafsson Stage name: Greta Garbo Lived: (18 September 1905 15 Apri 1990!

!" About She #as a S#edish fi m a$tress and an internationa star and i$on during the si ent and $ assi$ periods of %o &#ood $inema She aun$hed her $areer #ith a se$ondar& ro e in the 19'( S#edish fi m )he Saga of Gosta *er ing+ )his astounding performan$e then $aught the attention of Louis *+ ,a&er" $hief e-e$utive of ,etro Go d#&n ,a&er (,G,. he brought her to %o &#ood in 19'5+ %er performan$e in" her third movie" / esh and the 0evi made her an internationa star+ Greta1s first ta 2ing fi m #as Anna Christie+ 3n 194'" her popu arit& a o#ed her to di$tate the terms of her $ontra$t and she be$ame se e$tive about her ro es+ 3n 19(1" she retired at the age of 45 after appearing in t#ent&5eight fi ms+ A though she #as offered man& opportunities to return to the s$reen" she de$ ined a of them+ She $hose to ive a private ife" shunning pub i$it&+ 6ever marr&ing" she had no $hi dren and ived a one as an adu t+ Among her fi mograph&: ,r+ and ,rs+ Sto$2ho m Go Shopping (19'0! 7ur 0ai & *read (19'1! 8eter the )ramp (19''!