Pola Negri
Actor
- Born
- January 3, 1897 · Lipno, Poland
- Died
- August 1, 1987 (age 90)
From Wikipedia
Pola Negri (born Barbara Apolonia Chałupiec, sometimes spelled Chalupec; 3 January 1897 – 1 August 1987) was a Polish stage and film actress who achieved worldwide fame during the silent and golden eras of Hollywood and European film for her tragedienne and femme fatale roles.
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She was the first European film star to be invited to Hollywood, and became one of the most popular actresses in American silent film. Her varied career included work as an actress in theatre and vaudeville, as a recording artist, as a ballerina, and as an author.
Pola Negri has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to Motion Pictures at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard. She was the 11th star in Hollywood history to place her hand and foot prints in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. She received a star in Poland's Walk of Fame in Łódź and Poland's post office issued a postage stamp honouring her in 1996. The Polish Film Festival of Los Angeles remembered her with the Pola Negri Award, given to outstanding film artists, and the Pola Negri Museum in Lipno gives a Polita award for outstanding artist achievement.
Pola Negri died on 1 August 1987, She was aged 90.
Known for
Acting75
- 2017100 Years of the UFA as Self - Actress (archive footage)
- 2017Pola Negri: Life of a Star as Self (archive footage)
- 2012Pola Negri: The Iconic Collection as Self (archive footage)
- 2007Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- 1995Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons as Self (archive footage)
- 1986Marilyn Monroe as archive footage
- 1964The Moon-Spinners as Madame Habib
- 1961The Legend of Rudolph Valentino as Self (archive footage)
- 1953Yesterday and Today as (archive footage)
