Greta Nissen

Born: 1906-01-30

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.


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The Unwritten Law

as Fifi La Rue
Released: 1932-11-26

A film producer is found murdered on a ship, and among the suspects are a young woman whose...

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Red Wagon

as Zara
Released: 1933-12-06

Adapted from Lady Eleanor Smith’s novel, this 1934 feature tells the story of Joe Prince, an...

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Transatlantic

as Sigrid Carline
Released: 1931-08-19

As a luxurious ocean liner makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean, the audience is made privy...

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Melody Cruise

as Elsa Von Rader
Released: 1933-06-22

A bachelor millionaire on a cruise is protected by a friend from the avid attentions of a crowd...

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Fazil

as Fabienne
Released: 1928-06-04

An Arab prince born and raised in the desert and a beautiful Frenchwoman from Paris fall in love...

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Good Sport

as Peggy Bums
Released: 1931-12-12

Marilyn Parker decides not to accompany her husband Rex on his business trip to Europe when she...

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Women of All Nations

as Elsa
Released: 1931-05-31

Marines Flagg and Quirt fought together in WWI and Panama. After some time in New York they go...

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Rackety Rax

as Voine
Released: 1932-10-23

Gambler/racketeer "Knucks" McGloin takes note of just how much money and action (aside from the...

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Ambassador Bill

as Countess Ilka
Released: 1931-11-13

An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue...

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The Luck of a Sailor

as Queen Helena
Released: 1934-04-26

In this romantic comedy, the king of Ruritania marries an impoverished commoner after he is...

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The Silent Witness

as Nora Selmer
Released: 1932-02-07

A London nobleman (Lionel Atwill) takes the blame and stands trial after his son strangles a...

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The Wanderer

as Tisha
Released: 1925-08-19

Jether, a shepherd, is lured from his home by Tisha, priestess of the goddess Ishtar. He...

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The Lady of the Harem

as Pervaneh
Released: 1926-11-01

Rafi arrives in the city in search of Pervaneh who was taken by the Sultan. He is joined by...

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The Love Thief

as Princess Flavia Eugenia Marie
Released: 1926-06-13

To avert war between their countries an official marriage is arranged between Crown Prince Boris...

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The Butter and Egg Man

as Mary Martin
Released: 1928-09-22

Peter Jones is a young man who arrives on Broadway from Chillicothe, Ohio, hoping to invest...

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The Circus Queen Murder

as Josie La Tour
Released: 1933-04-10

Suave, lip-reading DA Thatcher Colt plans to get away from the big city for a while. So he and...

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On Secret Service

as Marchesa Marcella Galdi
Released: 1933-12-15

Greta Nissen stars as an Italian noblewoman living a dangerous double life as a spy. A remake of...

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The King On Main Street

as Therese
Released: 1925-10-24

A European Ruler falls in love with an American.

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Life in the Raw

as Belle
Released: 1933-07-07

Adventure ensues as Judy Halloway arrives in Arizona to visit her brother, Tom.

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Best of Enemies

as The Blonde
Released: 1933-06-22

Buddy Rogers and Marian Nixon playing the grown children of feuding German-Americans Frank...

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The Lucky Lady

as Princess Antoinette
Released: 1926-04-25

Convent-bred to assume her position of nobility when the time comes, Princess Antoinette plays...

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The Popular Sin

as La Belle Toulaise
Released: 1926-11-22

Philandering husband George Montfort purchases railroad tickets for a weekend tryst in the...

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Café Colette

as Vanda Muroff
Released: 1937-01-01

A diplomat falls in love with an exiled Russian princess.

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Honours Easy

as Ursula Barton
Released: 1935-07-31

Unhinged art dealer William Barton seeks revenge on a man who ruined his career years ago. He...

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Blonde or Brunette

as Fanny
Released: 1927-01-08

Adolphe Menjou stars in a Roaring Twenties comedy of remarriage.

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In the Name of Love

as Marie Dufrayne
Released: 1925-08-10

Naturalized American Raoul Melnotte travels from Chicago to his native France in search of his...

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Luck

as uncredited
Released: 1924-03-10

Old Lund is determined to make his granddaughter Lise/Liz a great dancer. He teaches dance...

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The Refound Daughter

as uncredited
Released: 1923-09-24

Summer has arrived, and people are fleeing the sun-scorched, stony streets of the city. Pat and...

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