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Gynt was married four times. Her last husband was Frederick Moore, a plastic surgeon, who died in 1983. She semi-retired after marrying him and was out of the public spotlight by the mid-1960s. She was the sister of second unit photographer Egil "Gil" Woxholt (1926–1991), who photographed scenes in
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Scheuer, Philip K. (12 November 1950). "TV Helps 'B' Queen Scale Movie Heights: Britain's Greta Gynt Has Hollywood Agog Over Her Video Popularity Quickie Star Quickly Wins TV Audience".
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in a hotel in London in the late 1930s. In her 1938 radio interview with NRK she states her husband exclaimed "What's this?" and her name was born.
1331: 1413: 131:; 15 November 1916 – 2 April 2000) was a Norwegian dancer and actress. She is remembered for her starring roles in the British classic films 259:(1934), her mother, costume designer Kirsten Woxholt, felt Gynt would have better luck in Britain. She got a letter of recommendation from 1408: 657: 579: 1418: 1286: 1084: 577:(1956). She also appeared as a glamorous Saxon aristocrat in the 1956 episode "The Friar's Pilgrimage" of the British TV series 514:
Her British films started to be regularly played on American television. This led to her receiving an offer from MGM to star in
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and started dancing lessons at the age of 5. Eventually, they moved back to Norway. At age 12, she started as a dancer at the
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She played lead roles in minor British films in the 1930s and early 40s, and by the late 40s she appeared in major films. The
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Reportedly, she adopted the name Gynt after she heard a pianist playing
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as the tough heroine, heroic as an underground leader in
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Gynt had a secondary but key role in the school story
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She was top billed in the comedy 238:Greta Gynt was born Margrethe Woxholt in 627:in 1966), in which she played the lead. 1122: 108:Noel James Trevenen Holland (1948–1957) 1366: 1131: 110:Frederick Moore (1957–1983; his death) 1269:"Greta Gynt – Movies and Filmography" 440:(1946), a notorious big budget flop. 1414:20th-century Norwegian women singers 1102:III, Harris M. Lentz (1 June 2001). 586:In 1957, Gynt had a support part in 399:She continued with leading roles in 178:(1951) before returning to Britain. 1101: 1068: 181:Her most famous films are the 1939 168:tried to market her as the British 13: 1170:"Well Known Novel Comes to Screen" 727:Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror 308:Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror 104:Christopher Mann (1936 – divorced) 14: 1430: 1337: 1198:"Greta Gynt slimmed in Hollywood" 266: 219:singing "The Shady Lady Spiv" in 1409:20th-century Norwegian actresses 630: 604:. 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Woxholt - Biography" 1055: 233: 209:, a promiscuous murderess in 16:Norwegian actress (1916–2000) 919:Whispering Smith Hits London 580:The Adventures of Robin Hood 526:Whispering Smith Hits London 434:Gynt supported Sid Field in 330:Gynt had the female lead in 228: 7: 751:The Arsenal Stadium Mystery 619:In 1963, her last film was 333:The Arsenal Stadium Mystery 277:(1935) and a larger one in 10: 1435: 1039:Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons 613:Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons 610:and had a support role in 443: 263:and moved back to the UK. 1118:– via Google Books. 879:Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill 682:(1934) (as Greta Woxholt) 485:Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill 466:(1948), and in the drama 271:Gynt had a minor role in 215:, both in 1947, and as a 114: 100: 92: 84: 68: 42: 30: 23: 1389:Norwegian female dancers 1384:Norwegian film actresses 1069:NRK (14 November 2003). 903:The Rival of the Empress 943:Three Steps in the Dark 767:Bulldog Sees It Through 759:The Dark Eyes of London 544:Three Steps in the Dark 349:Bulldog Sees It Through 339:The Dark Eyes of London 253:After the Swedish film 188:The Dark Eyes of London 134:The Dark Eyes of London 652:The Heroes of Telemark 895:I'll Get You for This 735:Too Dangerous to Live 592:and took the lead in 508:I'll Get You for This 318:Too Dangerous to Live 1287:"The Runaway (1964)" 687:It Happened in Paris 274:It Happened in Paris 1399:Musicians from Oslo 1293:on 27 October 2017. 887:Shadow of the Eagle 823:It's That Man Again 743:She Couldn't Say No 667:, and many others. 498:Shadow of the Eagle 414:It's That Man Again 324:She Couldn't Say No 289:(1938). 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Oslo
The Dark Eyes of London
Mr. Emmanuel
Take My Life
Dear Murderer
The Ringer
Rank Organisation
Jean Harlow
Soldiers Three
Bela Lugosi
The Dark Eyes of London
Tomorrow We Live
Mr. Emmanuel
Take My Life
Dear Murderer
nightclub singer
Easy Money
Oslo
Britain
Chat Noir
The Song to Her
Fox Film
It Happened in Paris
Boys Will Be Girls
The Last Curtain
Second Best Bed
Tom Walls
The Last Barricade
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

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