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

  • The Spanish Dancer

    The Spanish Dancer

  • Mazurka

    Mazurka

  • Shadows of Paris

    Shadows of Paris

  • The Woman on Trial

    The Woman on Trial

  • Three Sinners

    Three Sinners

  • The Woman from Moscow

    The Woman from Moscow

  • Die Flamme

    Die Flamme

  • Tango Notturno

    Tango Notturno

  • Moskau - Shanghai

    Moskau - Shanghai

  • Mad Love

    Mad Love

  • The Charmer

    The Charmer

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

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

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

  • East of Suez

    East of Suez

  • The Moon-Spinners

    The Moon-Spinners

  • The Wildcat

    The Wildcat

  • The Closed Chain

    The Closed Chain

  • The Golden Twenties

    The Golden Twenties

  • The Yellow Ticket

    The Yellow Ticket

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

  • A Woman of the World

    A Woman of the World

  • Barbed Wire

    Barbed Wire

  • Carmen

    Carmen

  • Hotel Imperial

    Hotel Imperial

  • Lily of the Dust

    Lily of the Dust

  • The Cheat

    The Cheat

  • Sumurun

    Sumurun

  • Forbidden Paradise

    Forbidden Paradise

  • Flower of Night

    Flower of Night

  • Hi Diddle Diddle

    Hi Diddle Diddle

  • Bella Donna

    Bella Donna

  • Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

    Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

  • Madame DuBarry

    Madame DuBarry

  • Mania

    Mania

  • Die fromme Lüge

    Die fromme Lüge

  • 100 Years of the UFA

    100 Years of the UFA

  • The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

  • Die Nacht der Entscheidung

    Die Nacht der Entscheidung

  • Loves of an Actress

    Loves of an Actress

  • Vendetta

    Vendetta

  • The Woman He Scorned

    The Woman He Scorned

  • Arme Violetta

    Arme Violetta

  • The Eyes of the Mummy

    The Eyes of the Mummy

  • The Secret Hour

    The Secret Hour

  • A Woman Commands

    A Woman Commands

  • Komtesse Doddy

    Komtesse Doddy

  • Wenn das Herz in Haß erglüht

    Wenn das Herz in Haß erglüht

  • Fanatisme

    Fanatisme

  • Men

    Men

  • The Woman at the Crossroads

    The Woman at the Crossroads

  • Good and Naughty

    Good and Naughty

  • Dämmerung des Todes

    Dämmerung des Todes

  • Slave of Her Senses

    Slave of Her Senses

  • Die Marchesa d'Arminiani

    Die Marchesa d'Arminiani

  • Madame Bovary

    Madame Bovary

  • Intrigue

    Intrigue

  • Pokój nr 13

    Pokój nr 13

  • His Last Gesture

    His Last Gesture

  • Yesterday and Today

    Yesterday and Today

  • The Last Payment

    The Last Payment

  • Pola Negri: Life of a Star

    Pola Negri: Life of a Star

  • Rampant Blood

    Rampant Blood

  • The Polish Dancer

    The Polish Dancer

  • Dead Eyes

    Dead Eyes

  • Kisses Stolen in the Dark

    Kisses Stolen in the Dark

  • Mystery of Uyazdovsky Lane

    Mystery of Uyazdovsky Lane

  • Studenci

    Studenci

  • Nicht Lange Täuschte Mich das Glück

    Nicht Lange Täuschte Mich das Glück

  • Czarna ksiazeczka

    Czarna ksiazeczka

  • Arabella

    Arabella

  • The Crown of Lies

    The Crown of Lies

  • The Wife

    The Wife

  • Rosen, die der Sturm Entblättert

    Rosen, die der Sturm Entblättert

  • Pola Negri: The Iconic Collection

    Pola Negri: The Iconic Collection