Greta Garbo Bio Age Height Weight Measurements Bra Size
Greta Garbo was born in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden, on September 18, 1905, was a Swedish-American actress. Young Greta Garbo first started her career as a model and in movie commercials, in Stockholm (1920). She made her big screen debut in Swedish romantic drama movie The Saga of Gosta Berling (1924) in role as Elizabeth Dohna. Greta breakthrough performance came as Felicitas von Rhaden in romantic drama silent movie Flesh and the Devil (1926).
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
Greta Garbo height was 5' 6" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 167.5 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight was 120 іn pоunds or 54.5 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Her body measurements was bust-waist-hip 36-28-34 in inches or 91.5-71-86.5 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size was 34B with cup size B.
Greta Garbo
Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (work for hire) / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date:
September 18, 1905
Died:
April 15, 1990
Nationality:
Sweden - United States.
Sun Sign:
Virgo
Natural hair color:
Light Brown
Eye Color:
Blue
Height:
5 ft 6 in | 167.5 cm
Weight:
56.5 kg | 125 lbs
Body Measurements:
36-28-34 in | 91.5-71-86.5 cm
Bra Size:
34B
Shoe Size:
8 US | 38.5 EU
Best Movies
She was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in films:
Anna Christie (1930) - Anna Christie
Romance (1930) - Rita Cavallini
Camille (1936) - Marguerite Gautier
Ninotchka (1939) - Nina Ivanovna "Ninotchka" Yakushova
She was nominated for the National Board of Review, USA Awards for Best Acting for her roles in movies:
Camille (1936) - Marguerite Gautier
Two-Faced Woman (1941) - Karin Borg Blake / Katherine Borg
She was nominated for the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for her role as Anna Karenina in drama movie Anna Karenina (1935).
She won the Picturegoer Gold Medal Award for Best Actress for her role as Christina Queen of Sweden in pre-Code biographical film Queen Christina (1933).
Grand Hotel (1932) - Grusinskaya
A Woman of Affairs (1928) - Diana Merrick Furness
Mata Hari (1931) - Mata Hari
The Joyless Street (1925) - Greta Rumfort
Facts
Studied at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's Acting School in Stockholm (1922-1924).
Had older brother, Sven Alfred and older sister, Alva Maria.
She acted in twenty eight movies during her career.
Became a US citizen in 1951.
She was nicknamed Kata.
She was close friend with Austrian actress Salka Viertel.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in 1960.
First Swedish actress to be nominated for the Academy Award.
She received the Academy Honorary Award in 1954.
She was made a Commander of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star in 1983.
She has never been married, had no children.
Garbo died on April 15, 1990, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 84.
Relationships
She dated Cecil Beaton (1946-1972), Gilbert Roland (1943-1944), Rouben Mamoulian (1933), Mercedes de Acosta (1931-1955), Nils Asther (1929), John Gilbert (1926-1927), Marlene Dietrich (1925) and Mimi Pollak (1922-1923).