Greta Gynt
| Greta Gynt | |
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Gynt in 1940
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| Born |
Margrethe Woxholt 15 November 1916 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 2 April 2000 (aged 83) London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1934–1963 |
| Spouse(s) |
Christopher Mann(? - ?) Frederick Moore (1956 - 1983; his death) |
Christopher Mann(? - ?)
Greta Gynt (15 November 1916 – 2 April 2000), born Margrethe Woxholt, was a Norwegian singer, dancer and actress. She is remembered for her starring roles in the British classic films The Dark Eyes of London, Take My Life and Dear Murderer
Greta Gynt was born Margrethe Woxholt in Oslo, Norway. As a child, she came with her parents to Britain and started dancing lessons at the age of 5. Eventually, they moved back to Norway. At aged 12, she started out as a dancer at the Chat Noir shows in Oslo. After the Swedish film Sången till henne (1934), her mother, costume designer Kirsten Woxholt, felt her daughter would have better luck in Britain. She got a letter of recommendation from Fox Film and moved back to the UK.
She played lead roles in minor British films in the 1930s and early '40s, but by the late 40s she appeared in major films. The Rank Organisation was trying to market her as the British Jean Harlow. She also tried an unsuccessful career in the US, absurdly miscast in MGM`s Soldiers Three (film) as a platinum blonde with made-up bosom and went back to Britain afterwards.
Her most famous films are the 1939 Bela Lugosi film The Dark Eyes of London as the tough heroine, heroic as an underground leader in Tomorrow We Live (1943 film) , touching as Jewish Elsie Silver in Mr. Emmanuel 1944, forceful as loyal wife proving her husband`s innocence in the excellent thriller Take My Life, a lushly promiscuous murderess in Dear Murderer, both from 1947, and night-club singer in Easy Money (1948). Her last film was a Columbia Pictures release, the 1963 (released 1966) The Runaway in which she played the lead.
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