Home/Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo
Deceased

How Did Greta Garbo Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 84
Also known asGreta Gustafsson, Грета Ловиса Густафссон, Грета ГустафссонGenderFemaleNationalitySwedenBorn18/09/1905Born inStockholm, Stockholms län, SwedenDied15/04/1990 (aged 84)Died inNew York CityCausekidney failure, pneumoniaWikidataQ5443 ↗Buried atSkogskyrkogårdenTMDb#19549 ↗

Greta Garbo was a Swedish and American actress. She was a leading star during Hollywood's silent and early golden eras. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she is 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.

Read full Wikipedia article ↗

Filmography62 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2023The Marriage of Greta Garbo and Sergei EiseinsteinMovie—118
2022The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard TapesMovie—117
2022Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film QueerMovieSelf (archive footage)117
2018Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodMovieSelf (archive footage)113
2016My Scientology MovieMovieSelf (archive photo)111
2015Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…Movie—110
2012Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenMovie(archive footage)107
2011VitoMovieSelf (archive)106
2010Sigrid HolmquistMovieSigrid Holmquist (archive footage)105
2010Rediscovering John GilbertMovieSelf (archive footage)105
20091939: Hollywood's Greatest YearMovieSelf (archive footage)104
2009Hollywood sul TevereMovie—104
2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodMovieQueen Christina (archive footage)103
2004Checking Out: Grand HotelMovieSelf / Various roles (archive footage)99
2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and SilkMovieSelf (archive footage)98
2003Complicated WomenMovieSelf (archive footage)98
1996Joan Crawford: Always the StarMovieSelf (archive footage)91
1996The Good, The Bad, and the BeautifulMovieSelf (archive footage)91
1995The Casting CouchMovie—90
1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovieSelf (archive footage)90
1995Legends in Light: The Photography of George HurrellMovieSelf (archive footage)90
1995StjärnbilderMovie(archive footage)90
1993Minns ni?Movie(archive footage)88
1990The Divine GarboMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)85
1986Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the ClownMovieSelf (archive footage)81
1976That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie(archive footage)71
1974Spécial cinémaSeriesSelf (archive footage)69
1974Adam & YvesMovieHerself (uncredited)69
1972Hollywood: The Dream FactoryMovieSelf (archive footage)67
1969MarloweMovieGrusinskaya(archive footage) (uncredited)64
1969The Happy EndingMovieSelf - Actress in 'Susan Lennox' (archive footage) (uncredited)64
1969Garbo, by Joan CrawfordMovieSelf (archive footage)64
1964The Big Parade of ComedyMovieNinotchka in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage)59
1961Hollywood: The Selznick YearsMovieSelf - Anna Karenina (archive footage) (uncredited)56
1955MGM ParadeSeriesself50
1941Two-Faced WomanMovieKarin Borg Blake36
1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundMovieSelf35
1940Hollywood: Style Center of the WorldMovieSelf35
1939From the Ends of the EarthMovieSelf34
1939NinotchkaMovieNina "Ninotchka" Ivanovna Yakushova34
1937The Romance of CelluloidMovieSelf (archive footage)32
1937ConquestMovieCountess Marie Walewska32
1936CamilleMovieMarguerite Gautier31
1935Anna KareninaMovieAnna Karenina30
1932Grand HotelMovieGrusinskaya27
1931Susan LenoxMovieHelga, aka Susan Lenox26
1931InspirationMovieYvonne Valbret26
1930RomanceMovieRita Cavallini25
1930Anna ChristieMovieAnna Christie25
1930Anna ChristieMovieAnna Christie25
1929Wild OrchidsMovieLillie Sterling24
1928The Mysterious LadyMovieTania Fedorova23
1928The Divine WomanMovieMarianne23
1928A Woman of AffairsMovieDiana Merrick23
1927LoveMovieAnna Karenina22
1927LoveMovieAnna Karenina22
1926The TemptressMovieElena21
1926Flesh and the DevilMovieFelicitas21
1926Vårt kronprinspar i HollywoodMovie—21
1926TorrentMovieLeonora Moreno21
1925Joyless StreetMovieGreta Rumfort20
1921Our Daily BreadMovieCompanion16