Her mother is an English dancer and her father an Italian painter.
She grew up in Milan and later moves to London. In 1975 her parents
moved to Australia, and Greta worked as a cowgirl and an Italian
interpreter. At age 18 she returned to London and followed lessons
at the Old-Vic-Theatre. Played small parts as stage actress and
worked as a model for commercials. The young film maker 'Dominik
Graf' (qv) discovered her and her first film part is _Zweite
Gesicht, Das (1982)_ (qv). Being a perfectionist she learned German
for this movie. After _Heat and Dust (1982)_ (qv), she played parts
for Australian and English television and returned to London. While
playing in a modernised play by Anton Tsjechov in 1988, (directed
by Margarethe von Trotta), she was discovered by Hollywood.
|
|
