(Sept. 18, 1905 - Apr. 15, 1990) Greta Garbo was a Swedish actress and one of the greatest and most inscrutable movie stars ever to be produced by the Hollywood studio system. She was a recipient of an Honorary Oscar for her unforgettable screen performances. The most important of Garbo's silent movies were The Torrent (1926), Flesh and the Devil (1927) and Love (1927). She starred in the latter two with the popular leading man John Gilbert.