Pola Negri

Pola Negri

1/3/1897 – 8/1/1987Lipno, Poland

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 titles)

100 Years of the UFA4.5Movie

100 Years of the UFA

Self - Actress (archive footage) · 2017

Pola Negri: Life of a StarMovie

Pola Negri: Life of a Star

Self (archive footage) · 2017

Pola Negri: The Iconic CollectionMovie

Pola Negri: The Iconic Collection

Self (archive footage) · 2012

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema4.3Movie

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Self (archive footage) · 2007

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons8.0Movie

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Self (archive footage) · 1995

Marilyn Monroe10.0Movie

Marilyn Monroe

archive footage · 1986

The Moon-Spinners5.8Movie

The Moon-Spinners

Madame Habib · 1964

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino7.0Movie

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Self (archive footage) · 1961

Yesterday and Today7.0Movie

Yesterday and Today

(archive footage) · 1953

The Golden Twenties7.0Movie

The Golden Twenties

Self (archive footage) · 1950

Hi Diddle Diddle6.6Movie

Hi Diddle Diddle

Genya Smetana · 1943

Die Nacht der Entscheidung7.0Movie

Die Nacht der Entscheidung

Tessa Brückmann · 1938

6.0Movie

The Secret Lie

Carmen Casini · 1938

Tango Notturno8.0Movie

Tango Notturno

Mado Doucet · 1937

Madame Bovary4.8Movie

Madame Bovary

Emma Bovary · 1937

Moscow Shanghai8.0Movie

Moscow Shanghai

Olga Petrowna · 1936

Mazurka7.3Movie

Mazurka

Vera, Singer · 1935

Fanatisme9.0Movie

Fanatisme

Rosine Savelli · 1934

A Woman Commands9.0Movie

A Woman Commands

Madame Maria Draga / Queen Draga · 1932

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)6.0Movie

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

Self · 1931

The Woman He Scorned10.0Movie

The Woman He Scorned

Louise · 1929

The Woman from Moscow8.0Movie

The Woman from Moscow

Princess Fedora · 1928

Loves of an Actress8.0Movie

Loves of an Actress

Rachel · 1928

Three Sinners8.0Movie

Three Sinners

Baroness Gerda Wallentin · 1928

The Secret Hour7.0Movie

The Secret Hour

Amy · 1928

The Woman on Trial10.0Movie

The Woman on Trial

Julie · 1927

Barbed Wire6.8Movie

Barbed Wire

Mona Moreau · 1927

Hotel Imperial5.9Movie

Hotel Imperial

Anna Sedlak · 1927

Good and Naughty7.0Movie

Good and Naughty

Germaine Morris · 1926

The Crown of Lies10.0Movie

The Crown of Lies

Olga Kriga · 1926