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Garbo

Garbo

18 7.7
Famous Swedish-born American actress who starred in early classic films and lived a private life
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɡɑːrboʊ/
: Garbo
  • Did you know that Greta Garbo used to stay at the original hotel?
  • Greta Garbo

I have skinny dip with Greta Garbo and Michael Jackson.

Examples

  • Famous for her elusive nature, Greta Garbo preferred to live a private life away from Hollywood.

  • Women wanted to emulate the style of stars like Greta Garbo, Marlena Dietrich, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow.

  • Even Garbo would be on the talk show circuit if she were alive!

    S1m0ne (2002)

  • The Garbo of Shanghai, I called her.

    Shanghai (2010)

  • Tell me, what was Greta Garbo really like?

    Gosford Park (2001)

  • I can still go visit Garbo in Camille.

    Last Action Hero (1993)

  • Yes, I believe that anyone with normal features can be made to resemble Garbo.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Some of us, in the words of the divine Greta Garbo, "want to be alone".

    Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

  • After her retirement, Garbo spent her days wandering around Manhattan, a hermit about town.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Many consider Greta Garbo to be one of the greatest actresses of all time.

Synonyms

Greta Garbo
vsGarbo
9 5.2

A Swedish-born American film actress famous for her striking looks and private life

focuses on career and performances in classic early films rather than appearance

Surface Forms

Garbo main

Etymology

Garbo is the stage name of the famous Swedish-born actress Greta Garbo. A helpful way to remember it is that the same word garbo in Spanish means 'grace' or 'elegance', so the name fits her graceful, mysterious presence on screen.