---
name: "Greta Meyer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/greta-meyer"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 August 1883"
died: "8 October 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T23:09:42.960003+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Greta Meyer

Actor. Born 6 August 1883 in Dessau, Germany. Died 8 October 1965.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 August 1883, Dessau, Germany
- **Died:** 8 October 1965
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Meyer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5607654, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583135/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/977583

## Biography

Greta Meyer was a German actress who appeared in numerous Hollywood films, typically in small or uncredited roles as maids, housekeepers and similar characters. Born in 1883 in Dessau, Germany, she began her career in European theatre and silent films, including *De jantjes* (1922) and *Die Königsloge* (1929). She moved to the United States in 1923 and became a citizen.

In Hollywood from the early 1930s, Meyer featured in films such as *Grand Hotel* (1932), *Bombshell* (1933), *Libeled Lady* (1936), *The Women* (1939) and *Bitter Sweet* (1940). She played Frau Schuman in *Naughty Marietta* (1935). Her screen career continued into the 1940s with roles including in *Friendly Enemies* (1942) and *An American Romance* (1944). She died in 1965 in California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *Naughty Marietta* (1935), Fi1m 64, as Frau Schuman — [page](https://film.one/film/naughty-marietta.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Libeled Lady* (1936), Fi1m 77, as Connie's Maid (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/libeled-lady.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Reunion in France* (1942), as Customer (uncredited)
- *Friendly Enemies* (1942), as Gretchen
- *Million Dollar Baby* (1941), Actor
- *Come Live with Me* (1941), as Frieda
- *Bitter Sweet* (1940), as Mama Luden
- *The Man I Married* (1940), as Hausfrau
- *Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet* (1940), as Female Nurse
- *No Place to Go* (1939), as Hilda
- *The Women* (1939), as Masseuse (uncredited)
- *When Tomorrow Comes* (1939), as Madeleine's Nurse (uncredited)
- *Twelve Crowded Hours* (1939), as Mrs. Rovitch (uncredited)
- *Torchy Gets Her Man* (1938), as Mrs. Schmidt (uncredited)
- *The Great Waltz* (1938), as Mrs. Vogelhuber
- *Three Loves Has Nancy* (1938), as Mrs. Swanson, a Masseuse (uncredited)
- *The Patient in Room 18* (1938), as Hilda - Lethany Housekeeper
- *I'll Take Romance* (1937), as Hans' Mother
- *Fly Away Baby* (1937), as Mama - Zeppelin Passenger (uncredited)
- *Damaged Goods* (1937), as Bertha (the wet nurse)
- *Night of Mystery* (1937), Actor
- *When Love Is Young* (1937), as Hannah Werner
- *Bill Cracks Down* (1937), as Hilda
- *Libeled Lady* (1936), as Connie's Maid (uncredited) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/libeled-lady.md)
- *Spendthrift* (1936), as Hilda - the Maid
- *Suzy* (1936), as Mrs. Schmidt
- *These Three* (1936), as Viennese Waitress (uncredited)
- *Wife vs. Secretary* (1936), as Molly (uncredited)
- *Twin Triplets* (1935), as Mrs. Borgerschmith
- *The Return Of Peter Grimm* (1935), as Marta
- *Diamond Jim* (1935), as Masseuse
- *Smart Girl* (1935), as Mrs. Krausemeyer
- *Public Hero Number 1* (1935), as Glass' Housekeeper (uncredited)
- *Mister Dynamite* (1935), as Jans
- *Naughty Marietta* (1935), as Frau Schuman — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/naughty-marietta.md)
- *Laddie* (1935), as Candace
- *Biography of a Bachelor Girl* (1935), as Minnie, Marion's Maid
- *Forsaking All Others* (1934), as Bella (Uncredited)
- *Strange Wives* (1934), as Hilda
- *Servants' Entrance* (1934), as Anna, the Cook
- *The Line-Up* (1934), as Mrs. Peterson
- *Elmer Steps Out* (1934), Actor
- *Let's Fall in Love* (1933), as Lisa Bjorkman
- *The Chief* (1933), as Little Heinie's Mother
- *Meet the Baron* (1933), as Aunt Sophie (uncredited)
- *Bombshell* (1933), as Lola's Masseuse (uncredited)
- *Stage Mother* (1933), as Dancing Girl's Mother (uncredited)
- *Pilgrimage* (1933), Actor
- *The Nuisance* (1933), as Mrs. Mannheimer
- *Whistling in the Dark* (1933), as Mrs. Barfuss (uncredited)
- *The Match King* (1932), as Marta's Maid Trudi (uncredited)
- *Flesh* (1932), as Mrs. Herman
- *Grand Hotel* (1932), as Housekeeper in Room 174 (uncredited)
- *The Man from Yesterday* (1932), as Swiss Inn Proprietress
- *Tonight or Never* (1931), as Emma

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