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Pola Negri

Pola Negri

Acting

Born: January 3, 1897Lipno, 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.

Known For
Filmography
100 Years of the UFA

100 Years of the UFA

Self - Actress (archive footage)

2017
Pola Negri: Life of a Star

Pola Negri: Life of a Star

Self (archive footage)

2017
Pola Negri: The Iconic Collection

Pola Negri: The Iconic Collection

Self (archive footage)

2012
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Self (archive footage)

2007
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Self (archive footage)

1995
The Moon-Spinners

The Moon-Spinners

Madame Habib

1964
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Self (archive footage)

1961
Yesterday and Today

Yesterday and Today

(archive footage)

1953
The Golden Twenties

The Golden Twenties

Self (archive footage)

1950
Hi Diddle Diddle

Hi Diddle Diddle

Genya Smetana

1943
Die Nacht der Entscheidung

Die Nacht der Entscheidung

Tessa Brückmann

1938

Die fromme Lüge

Carmen Casini

1938
Tango Notturno

Tango Notturno

Mado Doucet

1937
Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

Emma Bovary

1937
Moskau - Shanghai

Moskau - Shanghai

Olga Petrowna

1936
Mazurka

Mazurka

Vera, Singer

1935
Fanatisme

Fanatisme

Rosine Savelli

1934
A Woman Commands

A Woman Commands

Madame Maria Draga / Queen Draga

1932
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

Self

1931
The Woman He Scorned

The Woman He Scorned

Louise

1929
The Woman from Moscow

The Woman from Moscow

Princess Fedora

1928
Loves of an Actress

Loves of an Actress

Rachel

1928
Three Sinners

Three Sinners

Baroness Gerda Wallentin

1928
The Secret Hour

The Secret Hour

Amy

1928
The Woman on Trial

The Woman on Trial

Julie

1927
Barbed Wire

Barbed Wire

Mona Moreau

1927
Hotel Imperial

Hotel Imperial

Anna Sedlak

1927
Good and Naughty

Good and Naughty

Germaine Morris

1926
The Crown of Lies

The Crown of Lies

Olga Kriga

1926
A Woman of the World

A Woman of the World

Countess Elnora Natatorini

1925

Flower of Night

Carlota y Villalon

1925
The Charmer

The Charmer

Mariposa

1925
East of Suez

East of Suez

Daisy Forbes

1925
Lily of the Dust

Lily of the Dust

Lily

1924
Men

Men

Cleo

1924
Shadows of Paris

Shadows of Paris

Claire, Queen of the Apaches

1924
Forbidden Paradise

Forbidden Paradise

Catherine

1924
The Spanish Dancer

The Spanish Dancer

Maritana

1923
The Cheat

The Cheat

Carmelita De Córdoba

1923
Hollywood

Hollywood

Pola Negri

1923
Bella Donna

Bella Donna

Bella Donna (Ruby)

1923
Die Flamme

Die Flamme

Yvette

1923
Mad Love

Mad Love

Sappho

1921
The Wildcat

The Wildcat

Rischka

1921
The Red Peacock

The Red Peacock

Violetta Duclos

1920
The Closed Chain

The Closed Chain

1920
Intrigue

Intrigue

Gattin

1920
Sumurun

Sumurun

Yannaia - a Dancer

1920

Die Marchesa d'Arminiani

Marchesa Assunta

1920

Komtesse Doddy

1919
Madame DuBarry

Madame DuBarry

Jeanne Vaubernier - later Madame du Barry

1919
Vendetta

Vendetta

Marianna Paoli

1919
The Last Payment

The Last Payment

Lola

1919

Dämmerung des Todes

1919

The Woman at the Crossroads

Maria

1919
Carmen

Carmen

Carmen

1918
The Yellow Ticket

The Yellow Ticket

Lea, the Professor's Adopted Daughter

1918
Mania

Mania

Mania

1918
The Eyes of the Mummy

The Eyes of the Mummy

Ma

1918

Rosen, die der Sturm Entblättert

1918

Nicht Lange Täuschte Mich das Glück

1917

Wenn das Herz in Haß erglüht

Ilja Vörösz

1917

His Last Gesture

1917

Dead Eyes

1917

Pokój nr 13

1917

Kisses Stolen in the Dark

1917

Rampant Blood

1917
Arabella

Arabella

1917

Mystery of Uyazdovsky Lane

1917
The Polish Dancer

The Polish Dancer

Pola Basznikow

1917
Studenci

Studenci

Pola, Jan's and Stasia's daughter

1916

Czarna ksiazeczka

1915

The Wife

Helena

1915

Slave of Her Senses

Pola, dancer

1914