Greta —, film actress

• Movie legend Greta
• Actress from Sweden
• Greta who said, "I vant to be alone"
• Legendary Greta
• "The Kiss" was her last silent film
• '30s film megastar
• Greta who never actually said "I vant to be alone"
• Pinup great Greta
• Swedish film actress Greta

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
screen surname of Swedish actress Greta Gustaffson (1905-1990); her name was used allusively to indicate aloofness by 1934; her legendary avoidance of publicity began with her retirement from films in the mid-40s. Related: Garbo-esque .