Actresses
Greta Garbo Net Worth
Greta Lovisa Gustafsson's Net Worth as of 2024
$50 Million
Greta Garbo was born in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden on 18 September 1905, of Swedish ancestry, and was a noted actress, probably best known as “Anna Karenina”, but overall one of the greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema. She passed away in 1990.
A respected actress, how rich was Greta Garbo? Sources estimate that Greta’s net worth would be over $50 million, accumulated during her career in the entertainment industry which began in the 1920s. Her assets included a New York apartment at the Campanile, and an expensive art collection including works from artists such as Renoir and Bonnard.
Greta Garbo Net Worth $50 million
Greta Garbo was born to parents Anna Lovisa Karlsson, a worker at a jam factory, and Karl Alfred Gustafsson, a laborer. Their family was very poor, living in an apartment in the slums. Even as a child, Greta became interested in amateur theatre, participating at the Mosebacke open theatre, and dreaming of becoming an actress. She left school at age 13 and, typical of slum girls during that time, she did not attend high school but started working at that age – Greta’s first job was a soap-lather girl in a barber shop.
Later on, she worked in a department store’s hat section, and since she was pretty and showed much promise, she got a job modeling hats for the store’s catalog, which opened up more opportunities for Greta as a fashion and commercial model for women’s clothes. However, Greta’s first brush with the film industry came in 1922, when she was discovered by Director Erik Petschler, and given a part in his comedy, “Peter the Tramp”. She took two years of acting school and subsequently starred in two minor films.
Her film caught the attention of Louis Mayer from MGM Studios, who was absolutely enamored with Greta, saying “I can make a star out of her.” Greta was taken aboard a ship to New York at 20 years old, although she didn’t even know how to speak a word of English! Greta was subsequently crafted by MGM into the top-billing actress during the 20s, starring in “Torrent”, “The Temptress”, “Flesh and the Devil”, “A Woman of Affairs”, and many others. Her inability to speak English did not affect her career, because it was the silent film era at that time. Her glamorous presence, her acting skills, and her on-screen chemistry with her male lead actors (especially John Gilbert) made her into a star.
The ‘30’s transition to sound film was still met with continued success. “Anna Christie”, “Romance”, “Inspiration”, and especially “Mata Hari” and “Grand Hotel”, her two most famous roles, were all hits for Greta. Her salary was pegged at $300,000 per film at that time in the 1930s, and this was where Greta established a major part of her net worth and assets. However, what became her last role, the romantic comedy “Two-Faced Woman”, was deemed a critical failure, and she lost all passion for acting after that flop, and went into early retirement. After that film, the Second World War erupted and although she signed up for more projects, none materialized.
Although her career as a film actress was her most lucrative, Greta’s net worth can also be credited to many other sources. She began collecting art in the 1940s, by artists such as Renoir, Kandinsky, Bonnard, and Jawlensky. At that time, she paid a small sum for those paintings, but when she died her art collection was appraised to be worth millions of dollars.
In her personal life, Greta never married, had no children and lived alone even during her senior years; her most famous and publicly known romance was with her co-star John Gilbert during the 1920’s, but she had many rumoured relationships at different stages throughout her life. In general, she made no public appearances and was very secretive about her private life. Greta died at 84 years old in April 1990, in New York City, and left a sizeable investment of stocks and bonds worth around $50 million to her niece, Gray Reisfield.
Actresses
Karyn Parsons Net Worth
Karyn Parsons is a famous American screenwriter, TV producer, actor and model. She was born on October 8, 1966 in Hollywood and as a child attended Santa Monica High School. She started her career as a model, but her acting career began in 1987 when Karyn played a student in the episode “The Power of a Lie” of the TV show “The Bronx Zoo”. Her debut on the big screen was in 1992, when Parsons played Ellen in the movie entitled “Class Act”. By 2013 she had an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.
Karyn Parsons Net Worth $1.5 Million
Karyn’s next appearance on the TV screen was in 1988, when she played Lynette from “CBS Summer Playhouse” in the episode entitled “Roughhouse”, but her real big break was came in 1990, when the actress had the opportunity to play Will Smith‘s cousin “Hilary Banks” in the NBC sitcom called “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. After this performance, Karyn Parsons had numerous roles in movies and TV shows. Many viewers also know Karyn Parsons as an actress from “Lush Life” – she not only appeared in it, but was also the co-producer, co-writer and co-creator of the show. However, in the show business industry Karyn has been working for a relatively short span of time, and maybe that is the reason her net worth isn’t rather higher.
She has starred in movies such as “Major Payne”, “Late Nights” and “The Ladies Man”, but her last notable appearance on screen was in 2002. Audiences saw Karyn as Lily in the comedy-drama film called “13 Moons” and since then the actress has appeared only a few times on TV.
In her personal life, Karyn Parson’s first husband was Randy Brooks, an American film and TV actor, most known for his role in the film called “Reservoir Dogs”, who is also well known in the soap opera community because of “The Young and the Restless”. But the couple divorced in 90’s. Karyn Parsons married again 10 years later, in 2003. Her second husband is Charles Alexandre Rockwell, an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Together couple have two children: their older daughter Lana was born in year 2003, and younger son Nico was born in year 2007.
Actresses
Stacey Dash Net Worth
Stacey Lauretta Dash was born on 20 January 1967, in The Bronx, New York City USA, of Barbadian, Mexican and Afro-American descent. Stacey Dash is an actress in movies and on TV, perhaps best known for her parts in the TV series “The Cosby Show“ in the 1980s, and more recently “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”.
So just how rich is Stacey Dash? Stacy is now relatively comfortable with an estimated worth of $10 million, which wealth she has earned by starring in numerous movies and TV shows during a career in the entertainment industry spanning more than 30 years.
Stacey Dash Net Worth $10 Million
Stacy Dash made her debut in 1982 when she appeared in “Farrell for the People” alongside Ed O‘Neill. Then followed such famous shows as “The Cosby Show“, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “TV 101“. Her movie career started with the Richard Pryor film “Moving” (1988). The 80‘s were actually a really successful period for the young actress, since her other two movies, “Mo’ Money” and “Renaissance Man”, were also big hits. Her real big break, however, was in 1995 when she appeared in Amy Heckerling’s “Clueless” as Dionne Marie Davenport. The comedy, which was based on Jane Austen‘s novel “Emma”, was very well received and grossed $55 million, thus increasing Dash’s net worth considerably. The film also made her and fellow actresses Brittany Murphy and Alicia Silverstone true international stars, probably more so as it was soon made into TV series and Dash reprised her role as Dionne. The series ran from 1996 till 1999, and also featured actress and singer Cher. During that period, Stacy also appeared in films like the crime drama “Cold Around the Heart” (1997) and comedy “Personals” (1999). Naturally all of these appearances enhanced Stacy’s net worth.
Stacey Dash is also known for her appearances in music videos. In 2001 she was a part of the music video for the Carl Thomas song “Emotional”, and in 2004 she appeared alongside Kanye West in the music video for his single “All Falls Down.” At the same time Dash continued to have a successful film career with movies “American Primitive”, “I Could Never Be Your Woman”, “Nora’s Hair Salon II”, “Ghost Image” and “Fashion Victim”. She did not, however, forget television and appeared in the series “Single Ladies” in the role of Valerie Stokes but, unfortunately, she did not return for the second season. She was also a part of the reality TV show “Celebrity Circus”, in which celebrities had to perform circus tricks. Dash was one of the finalists, finishing second after Antonio Sabato, Jr. In addition, she also had guest roles in “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “The Game”. All these roles in movies and TV shows helped to increase her overall net worth.
Besides her acting career, Stacey Dash also has her own lingerie line “Letters of Marque” and posed for Playboy in 2006.
In her personal life, Stacy Dash was first married to Brian Lovell(1999-2000), and then James Maby(2005-06). She married Emmanuel Xuereb in 2007, but divorced him in 2010 and asked for restraining order against him, claiming physical abuse. Stacy also has a son fathered by R&B singer Christopher Williams, and a daughter (born 2003). She is very open about her political views and often uses Twitter to criticise certain public figures. Interestingly, she supported Barack Obama in 2008, but in the presidential elections of 2012 she expressed her support for Republican candidate Mitt Romney.
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