Greta Gynt
Biography
Greta Gynt was a dancer and actress from Norway who became a leading lady of British cinema. Born in Oslo, she moved to Britain as a child and began dancing lessons young, later performing at the Chat Noir shows in Oslo. Following the Swedish film The Song to Her (1934), she returned to Britain and took leading roles in minor films through the 1930s and early 1940s. She became best known for The Dark Eyes of London (1939), as a resistance leader in Tomorrow We Live (1942), as Elsie Silver in Mr. Emmanuel (1944), as a loyal wife in Take My Life (1947) and as a murderess in Dear Murderer (1947). Rank tried to promote her as a British Jean Harlow, and MGM brought her to Hollywood for Soldiers Three (1951). She later appeared on television, in The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Invisible Man, and her final film was The Runaway.
83years old at death
- Born Oslo, Norway
- Died London
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Margrethe Woxholt, Margrethe Thoresen Woxholt and Grete Woxholt
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 8 years1939 to 1947
Every film, newest first
- 1947Dear MurdererIMDb rating 6.9
- 1942Tomorrow We LiveIMDb rating 6.3
- 1939The Dark Eyes of LondonIMDb rating 5.7
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Big break
After her British films were regularly shown on American television, MGM offered Gynt a starring role in Soldiers Three (1951).
Big break
The Rank Organisation tried to market Gynt as the British Jean Harlow, a comparison that shaped how the studio presented her to audiences.
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Greta Gynt made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Walter SummersDirector, 1 film, 1939
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Arthur CrabtreeDirector, 1 film, 1947
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George KingDirector, 1 film, 1942
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