READY FOR HER CLOSEUP…Clockwise, from top left, in one of cinema’s most iconic scenes, Queen Christina (Greta Garbo) stands as a silent figurehead at the bow of a ship as the camera moves in for a tight close-up; Garbo with co-star and real-life romantic partnerJohn Gilbert—it wa...
“i got the name greta because of greta garbo. he introduced me to all the greats: katharine hepburn, gary cooper, liz taylor, montgomery clift.” (later, her mother, jane min ja lee, née kim, a classically trained pianist, will contradict this story to lee via text, maintaining the ...
Greta Garbo is a Swedish American actress who was one of the most glamorous and popular motion-picture stars of the 1920s and ’30s. She was best known for her portrayals of strong-willed heroines, most of them as compellingly enigmatic as Garbo herself.