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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.
Known for
- Café Colette — Vanda Muroff1937
- Honours Easy — Ursula Barton1935
- The Luck of a Sailor — Queen Helena1934
- Hired Wife — Vivian Mathews1934
- The Circus Queen Murder — Josie La Tour1933
- Red Wagon — Zara1933
- Life in the Raw — Belle1933
- Best of Enemies — The Blonde1933
- Melody Cruise — Elsa Von Rader1933
- On Secret Service — Marchesa Marcella Galdi1933
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Greta
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oslo
- Place of death
- Montecito
- Spouse
- Weldon Heyburn
- Occupation
- Ziegfeld girl
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
- Image
- Greta Nissen, silent film actress (SAYRE 7550).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Greta Nissen
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- name in native language
- Greta Nissen
- date of birth
- 1906-01-30
- date of death
- 1988-05-15
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
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