Greta Thyssen (born Grethe Karen Thygesen;[2] 30 March 1927 – 6 January 2018) was a Danish film actress and former model, long-resident in the United States.
Thyssen arrived in the United States after winning the Miss Denmark crown in 1951.
She attempted to follow in the footsteps of the reigning blonde sex symbols Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield by forging a movie career.
She was Monroe's double in Bus Stop,[3] and appeared in Accused of Murder, Terror Is a Man, Three Blondes in His Life and Journey to the Seventh Planet.
[4] Thyssen is probably best remembered for her appearances in the Three Stooges films Quiz Whizz, Pies and Guys and Sappy Bull Fighters.