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Greta Meyer

Date of birth: 1883-08-06

Place of birth: Dessau, Germany

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Greta Meyer

Biography

From Wikipedia Greta Meyer (August 7, 1883 – October 8, 1965) was a German actress in motion pictures beginning in the silent film era. She performed for almost seventy years. She belonged to the most famous theatrical family in Germany, comparable to the Barrymore family in America. Her early film efforts came in films like De jantjes (1922) and Die Königsloge (1929). Meyer came to America in 1923 from her native Germany. She subsequently became a U.S. citizen. She appeared in many Hollywood movies between 1933 and 1942, including The Great Waltz (1938) and Bitter Sweet (1940).

Movie Credits

Night of Mystery
0

Night of Mystery

1937-05-21

One of a series of movies based on the character Philo Vance

Laddie
0

Laddie

1935-03-18

A romance between two young lovers is complicated by their prohibitive parents. Preserved by the Ac

Three Loves Has Nancy
2.1

Three Loves Has Nancy

1938-09-02

A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically invo

Bombshell
3.3

Bombshell

1933-10-13

A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.

Come Live with Me
3.5

Come Live with Me

1941-01-31

Seeking US citizenship, a Viennese refugee arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling writ

Friendly Enemies
2.9

Friendly Enemies

1942-06-21

During World War I, two German men friends who emigrated to the US and become millionaires agree on

Flesh
2.8

Flesh

1932-12-08

Gifted German wrestler Polokai falls in love with ex-con Laura, who persuades him to emigrate to Ame

The Match King
3.3

The Match King

1932-12-31

Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden.

The Nuisance
2.5

The Nuisance

1933-06-03

Fast-talker extraordinaire Tracy gives one of his quintessential wiseguy performances as a conniving

Biography of a Bachelor Girl
3.1

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935-01-04

Everyweek Newsmagazine editor Richard Kurt pursues famous free-spirited portrait artist Marion Forsy

Bill Cracks Down
2.5

Bill Cracks Down

1937-03-22

William Reardon, a steel magnate, dies and leaves a strange will. When his spineless and dandified h

No Place to Go
3

No Place to Go

1939-09-23

An elderly war veteran feels lonely and unwanted while living with his son and daughter-in-law, but

Let's Fall in Love
3.8

Let's Fall in Love

1933-12-26

A carnival girl pretends to be Swedish in order to win a movie role.

Bitter Sweet
2.9

Bitter Sweet

1940-11-08

A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle

Suzy
2.9

Suzy

1936-07-20

A French air ace discovers that his showgirl wife's first husband is still alive.

Tonight or Never
3

Tonight or Never

1931-01-04

A young opera singer finds her career stalled because of her cold and passionless performances, unti

The Great Waltz
2.9

The Great Waltz

1938-11-04

Composer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer.

The Patient in Room 18
2.5

The Patient in Room 18

1938-01-08

Choreographer Bob Connolly and prolific screenwriter Crane Wilbur teamed up on the direction of Warn

The Return Of Peter Grimm
2.6

The Return Of Peter Grimm

1935-09-13

The ghost of a recently deceased family patriarch tries to help his surviving relatives, in part by

Strange Wives
0

Strange Wives

1934-11-30

When a young man marries a Russian girl, he finds that he has "married" her entire family.

Mister Dynamite
3

Mister Dynamite

1935-04-22

A gambler hires a detective to investigate when a murder is committed in his casino.

Spendthrift
2.5

Spendthrift

1936-07-22

A profligate, polo-playing playboy (Henry Fonda) is married to a beautiful but superficial heiress (

Twin Triplets
0

Twin Triplets

1935-10-12

Thelma and Patsy are reporters who investigate a hospital.

Whistling in the Dark
2.8

Whistling in the Dark

1933-01-21

A mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster, who hopes to enlist the

I'll Take Romance
2.5

I'll Take Romance

1937-11-17

Theater manager James Guthrie's (Melvyn Douglas) career depends on famed soprano Elsa Terry (Grace M

Stage Mother
2.5

Stage Mother

1933-09-29

Kitty Lorraine has one purpose in life: turning her daughter Shirley into a star. Kitty controls eve

The Women
3.5

The Women

1939-09-01

A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.

Libeled Lady
3.7

Libeled Lady

1936-10-09

When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she f

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
3.2

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940-02-23

True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syph

Smart Girl
2.5

Smart Girl

1935-07-16

Socialite Pat Reynolds (Ida Lupino) is forced to become the "smart girl" of the title when her wealt

When Love Is Young
0

When Love Is Young

1937-03-26

In this drama, a girl from a small town in Pennsylvania dreams of being a star while she goes to sch

Damaged Goods
1.7

Damaged Goods

1937-05-22

A groom-to-be contracts syphilis and wrestles with the consequences of his diagnosis.

The Man I Married
3.1

The Man I Married

1940-08-09

An American vacations in Europe with her husband and watches him turn into a Nazi.

Meet the Baron
2.1

Meet the Baron

1933-10-20

A charlatan posing as Baron Munchhausen is invited to be guest speaker at a girls' school.

Pilgrimage
3.5

Pilgrimage

1933-07-12

A mother from Arkansas is very possessive of her grown son. To prevent him from getting married she

The Man from Yesterday
2.4

The Man from Yesterday

1932-06-24

A woman whose husband never came home from World War I finds herself in love with her doctor. She tr

Diamond Jim
3

Diamond Jim

1935-09-01

A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.

The Chief
1.5

The Chief

1933-11-03

The dim-witted son of a heroic fire chief tries to follow in his late father's footsteps, only to be

Grand Hotel
3.5

Grand Hotel

1932-05-25

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

These Three
3.5

These Three

1936-03-18

Close friends Martha and Karen build a private boarding school together with the aid of the local do

Naughty Marietta
2.7

Naughty Marietta

1935-03-29

In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and escape

Torchy Gets Her Man
2.8

Torchy Gets Her Man

1938-11-12

A notorious counterfeiter passes himself off as a Secret Service agent to Steve and gets him to unwi

Elmer Steps Out
0

Elmer Steps Out

1934-02-28

To avoid getting a speeding ticket Walter poses as an expectant father rushing to see his wife; when

Public Hero Number 1
3.1

Public Hero Number 1

1935-05-31

G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which

Twelve Crowded Hours
2.6

Twelve Crowded Hours

1939-02-23

An ace reporter with a girlfriend nails a numbers racketeer for murders.

Forsaking All Others
3

Forsaking All Others

1934-12-23

A socialite only realises that her friend is in love with her when she falls for the wrong man.

Reunion in France
3.2

Reunion in France

1942-12-25

French woman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed

Servants' Entrance
0

Servants' Entrance

1934-09-25

Heiress Hedda Nillson certain that her family is about to lose all its money, takes a job as a maid.

Fly Away Baby
3.1

Fly Away Baby

1937-06-19

Torchy Blane solves a murder and smuggling case during a round-the-world flight.

When Tomorrow Comes
2.7

When Tomorrow Comes

1939-08-11

A waitress destined for a better life falls in love with a handsome stranger, only to find that he i