Greta Thyssen is a Danish-born American film actress and former model. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, she appeared in films and television shows between 1956 and 1967.

Career

The petite Thyssen arrived in the United States after winning the Miss Denmark crown in 1952. She attempted to follow in the footsteps of the reigning blonde sex symbols Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....

 and Jayne Mansfield

Jayne Mansfield

Jayne Mansfield was an American actress working both in Hollywood and on the Broadway theatre...

 by forging a movie career. She was Monroe's double in Bus Stop

Bus Stop (film)

Bus Stop is a 1956 film directed by Joshua Logan for 20th Century Fox, starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray and Hope Lange...

, and appeared in Accused of Murder

Accused of Murder

Accused of Murder is a 1956 film noir, based on the novel Vanity Row by W. R. Burnett and directed and produced by Joseph Kane. Accused of Murder was filmed in Trucolor and stars David Brian, Verna Ralston and Sidney Blackmer.-Plot:...

, Terror Is a Man

Terror Is a Man

Terror Is a Man is a 1959 Philippine / American film directed by Gerardo de Leon.The film is also known as Blood Creature .- Cast :*Francis Lederer as Dr...

, Journey to the Seventh Planet, and Three Blondes in His Life

Three Blondes in His Life

- Cast :*Jock Mahoney as Duke Wallace*Greta Thyssen as Helen Fortner*Anthony Dexter as Charlie Walsh*Jesse White as Ed Kelly*Valerie Porter as Martha Carr*Elaine Edwards as Lois Collins...

. In addition to her appearances on the television shows Dragnet

Dragnet (series)

Dragnet is a radio and television crime drama about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners...

and Perry Mason

Perry Mason (TV series)

Perry Mason is an American legal drama produced by Paisano Productions that ran from September 1957 to May 1966 on CBS. The title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr, is a fictional Los Angeles defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner...

, Thyssen also appeared on Broadway in Pajama Tops as a replacement for June Wilkinson

June Wilkinson

June Wilkinson is an English model and actress, known for her appearances in Playboy magazine and in films of the 1960s...

.

Thyssen is probably best remembered for her appearances in the Three Stooges

Three Stooges

The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. Their hallmark was physical farce and extreme slapstick. In films, the Stooges were commonly known by their first names: "Moe, Larry, and Curly" and "Moe,...

 films Quiz Whizz

Quiz Whizz

Quiz Whizz is the 183rd short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:...

, Sappy Bull Fighters

Sappy Bull Fighters

Sappy Bull Fighters is the 190th and final short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.- Plot :...

and Pies and Guys

Pies and Guys

Pies and Guys is the 185th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:...

. In her brief stint with the roughneck Stooges, she endured a cream pie to the face in the latter film. After appearing in Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers in 1967, Thyssen retired from acting.

Personal

Thyssen was married three times. Her third marriage was to Theodore Guenther and they had had one child in 1969.

As of June 2010, Thyssen resided in New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

.

Filmography

Feature Films

• Bus Stop
  Bus Stop (film)
  Bus Stop is a 1956 film directed by Joshua Logan for 20th Century Fox, starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray and Hope Lange...
  
  (1956)
• Accused of Murder
  Accused of Murder
  Accused of Murder is a 1956 film noir, based on the novel Vanity Row by W. R. Burnett and directed and produced by Joseph Kane. Accused of Murder was filmed in Trucolor and stars David Brian, Verna Ralston and Sidney Blackmer.-Plot:...
  
  (1956)
• The Beast of Budapest (1958)
• Catch Me If You Can (1959)
• Shawdows (1959)
• Terror Is a Man
  Terror Is a Man
  Terror Is a Man is a 1959 Philippine / American film directed by Gerardo de Leon.The film is also known as Blood Creature .- Cast :*Francis Lederer as Dr...
  
  (1959)
• Three Blondes in His Life
  Three Blondes in His Life
  - Cast :*Jock Mahoney as Duke Wallace*Greta Thyssen as Helen Fortner*Anthony Dexter as Charlie Walsh*Jesse White as Ed Kelly*Valerie Porter as Martha Carr*Elaine Edwards as Lois Collins...
  
  (1961)
• Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)
• The Double-Barrelled Detective Story (1965)
• Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers (1967)

Short Films

• Quiz Whizz
  Quiz Whizz
  Quiz Whizz is the 183rd short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:...
  
  (1958)
• Pies and Guys
  Pies and Guys
  Pies and Guys is the 185th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:...
  
  (1958)
• Sappy Bull Fighters
  Sappy Bull Fighters
  Sappy Bull Fighters is the 190th and final short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.- Plot :...
  
  (1959)