Greta Garbo
/ˌɡretə ˈɡɑːbəʊ/
/ˌɡretə ˈɡɑːrbəʊ/
- (1905-90) a Swedish actor who moved to the US in 1925. Her beauty and acting skills made her one of the first famous Hollywood stars, in silent as well as talking films. She is well known for avoiding the public and for retiring in 1941 to live a life alone in New York. Her films include Queen Christina (1933) and Anna Karenina (1935). “I want to be alone.”