Pola Negri

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

74

Gender

Female

Birthday

1897-01-03

Day of death

1987-08-01 (90 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

  • Barbed Wire

    Barbed Wire

  • Three Sinners

    Three Sinners

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • Mazurka

    Mazurka

  • Carmen

    Carmen

  • Die Flamme

    Die Flamme

  • Moskau - Shanghai

    Moskau - Shanghai

  • Tango Notturno

    Tango Notturno

  • The Wildcat

    The Wildcat

  • The Cheat

    The Cheat

  • The Red Peacock

    The Red Peacock

  • The Moon-Spinners

    The Moon-Spinners

  • Sumurun

    Sumurun

  • Forbidden Paradise

    Forbidden Paradise

  • Madame DuBarry

    Madame DuBarry

  • The Charmer

    The Charmer

  • The Woman on Trial

    The Woman on Trial

  • The Woman from Moscow

    The Woman from Moscow

  • East of Suez

    East of Suez

  • The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

  • A Woman of the World

    A Woman of the World

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

  • The Spanish Dancer

    The Spanish Dancer

  • Shadows of Paris

    Shadows of Paris

  • Bella Donna

    Bella Donna

  • Hi Diddle Diddle

    Hi Diddle Diddle

  • Flower of Night

    Flower of Night

  • The Golden Twenties

    The Golden Twenties

  • 100 Years of the UFA

    100 Years of the UFA

  • Lily of the Dust

    Lily of the Dust

  • Die Nacht der Entscheidung

    Die Nacht der Entscheidung

  • Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

    Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

  • Loves of an Actress

    Loves of an Actress

  • The Closed Chain

    The Closed Chain

  • Men

    Men

  • Mania

    Mania

  • Mad Love

    Mad Love

  • The Yellow Ticket

    The Yellow Ticket

  • The Woman at the Crossroads

    The Woman at the Crossroads

  • Komtesse Doddy

    Komtesse Doddy

  • Good and Naughty

    Good and Naughty

  • Die fromme Lüge

    Die fromme Lüge

  • Vendetta

    Vendetta

  • The Secret Hour

    The Secret Hour

  • Arabella

    Arabella

  • A Woman Commands

    A Woman Commands

  • The Woman He Scorned

    The Woman He Scorned

  • Yesterday and Today

    Yesterday and Today

  • Dämmerung des Todes

    Dämmerung des Todes

  • The Last Payment

    The Last Payment

  • The Crown of Lies

    The Crown of Lies

  • The Eyes of the Mummy

    The Eyes of the Mummy

  • Wenn das Herz in Haß erglüht

    Wenn das Herz in Haß erglüht

  • Die Marchesa d'Arminiani

    Die Marchesa d'Arminiani

  • Pokój nr 13

    Pokój nr 13

  • Fanatisme

    Fanatisme

  • Slave of Her Senses

    Slave of Her Senses

  • Hotel Imperial

    Hotel Imperial

  • The Polish Dancer

    The Polish Dancer

  • Rampant Blood

    Rampant Blood

  • Madame Bovary

    Madame Bovary

  • Nicht Lange Täuschte Mich das Glück

    Nicht Lange Täuschte Mich das Glück

  • Czarna ksiazeczka

    Czarna ksiazeczka

  • His Last Gesture

    His Last Gesture

  • Intrigue

    Intrigue

  • Mystery of Uyazdovsky Lane

    Mystery of Uyazdovsky Lane

  • Rosen, die der Sturm Entblättert

    Rosen, die der Sturm Entblättert

  • Dead Eyes

    Dead Eyes

  • Kisses Stolen in the Dark

    Kisses Stolen in the Dark

  • Studenci

    Studenci

  • The Wife

    The Wife

  • Pola Negri: The Iconic Collection

    Pola Negri: The Iconic Collection

  • Pola Negri: Life of a Star

    Pola Negri: Life of a Star