Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1897-01-03
Day of Death
1987-08-01
Place of Birth
Lipno, Poland
Pola Negri
Biography
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. 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.
Filmography (75)
100 Years of the UFA
2017
Pola Negri: Life of a Star
2017
Pola Negri: The Iconic Collection
2012
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
Marilyn Monroe
1986
The Moon-Spinners
1964
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
Yesterday and Today
1953
The Golden Twenties
1950
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
Die Nacht der Entscheidung
1938The Secret Lie
1938
Tango Notturno
1937
