Greta Garbo of 1931 and 1932, respectively, and Garbo was dubbed "the greatest money-making machine ever put on screen." Garbo's close friend Mercedes de Acosta then penned a screenplay for her to portray Joan of Arc but producers rebuffed the idea and the film was shelved. After appearing in "As You Desire Me" (1932), the first of three Garbo films which co-starred Melvyn Douglas, Garbo's MGM contract expired and she returned to Sweden. After nearly a year of negotiations, Garbo agreed to renew her contract with MGM on the condition she would star in "Queen Christina" and her salary would be increased
Greta Gerwig Greta Gerwig Greta Celeste Gerwig (; born August 4, 1983) is an American actress, writer, and director. She first garnered attention after working on and appearing in several mumblecore films. Between 2006 and 2009, she appeared in a number of films by Joe Swanberg, some of which she co-wrote and co-directed. Since the early 2010s, Gerwig has collaborated with Noah Baumbach on several films, including "Greenberg" (2010), "Frances Ha" (2012), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination, and "Mistress America" (2015). She has also performed in "Damsels in Distress" (2011), "To Rome with Love" (2012), "Jackie" (2016), and "20th