Greta Nissen (born Grethe Rüzt-Nissen, January â€" May ) was a
Norwegian-American film and stage actress.Born Grethe Rüzt-Nissen in
Oslo, Norway, Nissen was originally a dancer. She debuted as a solo
ballerina on the National Theatre in . She toured in Norway and
appeared in several Danish films.Nissen made her Broadway debut as a
ballerina in . She had studied ballet with Mikhail Fokine. In early ,
she came as a member of a Danish ballet troupe to New York, where she
was soon hired to do a larger dance numbers for George S. Kaufman in
the musical Beggar on Horseback. Greta was discovered by film producer
Jesse L. Lasky of Paramount Pictures, and would appear in more than
twenty films.She appeared in The Wanderer (, director Raoul Walsh).
Among her other films were Lost: A Wife, The King on Main Street, The
Love Thief, Ambassador Bill, The Lucky Lady, and Honours Easy.
Norwegian-American film and stage actress.Born Grethe Rüzt-Nissen in
Oslo, Norway, Nissen was originally a dancer. She debuted as a solo
ballerina on the National Theatre in . She toured in Norway and
appeared in several Danish films.Nissen made her Broadway debut as a
ballerina in . She had studied ballet with Mikhail Fokine. In early ,
she came as a member of a Danish ballet troupe to New York, where she
was soon hired to do a larger dance numbers for George S. Kaufman in
the musical Beggar on Horseback. Greta was discovered by film producer
Jesse L. Lasky of Paramount Pictures, and would appear in more than
twenty films.She appeared in The Wanderer (, director Raoul Walsh).
Among her other films were Lost: A Wife, The King on Main Street, The
Love Thief, Ambassador Bill, The Lucky Lady, and Honours Easy.
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