Greta Lovisa Gustafsson

The greatest of Scandanavian melancholy channeled on screen made Greta Garbo an indelible star of early 20th Century cinema. Making her debut in silent Swedish film, The Saga of Gösta Berling, Greta soon became a top rated Hollywood star after being discovered by Louis B. Mayer. As sound movies took off, Greta rapidly rose then fell from favour in the 1930's to retire at 35, never to return to film. Hero to many, Legend forever. The only person in this series to portray another. (Mata Hari)