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Theda Bara

Theda Bara

Acting

Born: July 28, 1885Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

From Wikipedia Theda Bara (born Theodosia Burr Goodman, July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the most popular actresses of the silent era, and one of cinema's earliest sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles earned her the nickname The Vamp (short for vampire). Bara made more than 40 films between 1914 and 1926, but most are now lost because the 1937 Fox vault fire destroyed most of her films. After her marriage to Charles Brabin in 1921, she made two more feature films and retired from acting in 1926, having never appeared in a sound film. Bara died of stomach cancer in 1955 at the age of 69.

Known For
Filmography
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Herself (archive footage)

2011
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Self (archive footage)

2007
The Woman with the Hungry Eyes

The Woman with the Hungry Eyes

Archival Footage

2006
The Movies March On

The Movies March On

Self - From 'A Fool There Was' (archive footage)

1939
The Film Parade

The Film Parade

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1933
Stars of Yesterday

Stars of Yesterday

Self

1931
45 Minutes from Hollywood

45 Minutes from Hollywood

Herself

1926
Madame Mystery

Madame Mystery

Madame Mysterieux

1926
The Unchastened Woman

The Unchastened Woman

Caroline Knollys

1925
Lure of Ambition

Lure of Ambition

Olga Dolan

1919
La belle Russe

La belle Russe

Fleurette Sackton / La Belle Russe

1919
Kathleen Mavourneen

Kathleen Mavourneen

Kathleen Mavourneen

1919
A Woman There Was

A Woman There Was

Princess Zara

1919
The Siren's Song

The Siren's Song

Marie Bernais

1919
When Men Desire

When Men Desire

Marie Lohr

1919
The Light

The Light

Blanchette Dumond, aka Madame Lefresne

1919
The She Devil

The She Devil

Lolette

1918
When a Woman Sins

When a Woman Sins

Lilian Marchard / Poppea

1918
Salome

Salome

Salome

1918
Under the Yoke

Under the Yoke

Maria Valverda

1918
The Soul of Buddha

The Soul of Buddha

Bava

1918
The Forbidden Path

The Forbidden Path

Mary Lynde

1918
Madame du Barry

Madame du Barry

Madame du Barry

1917
The Rose Of Blood

The Rose Of Blood

Lisza Tapenka

1917
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1917
Camille

Camille

Marguerite Gautier

1917
Heart and Soul

Heart and Soul

Jess

1917
Her Greatest Love

Her Greatest Love

Vera Herbert

1917
The Tiger Woman

The Tiger Woman

Princess Petrovitch

1917
The Darling of Paris

The Darling of Paris

Esmeralda

1917
The Vixen

The Vixen

Elsie Drummond

1916
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Juliet

1916
Her Double Life

Her Double Life

Mary Doone

1916
Under Two Flags

Under Two Flags

Cigarette

1916
East Lynne

East Lynne

Lady Isabel Carlisle

1916
The Eternal Sapho

The Eternal Sapho

Laura Bruffins

1916
Gold and the Woman

Gold and the Woman

Juliet DeCordova

1916
The Serpent

The Serpent

Vania Lazar

1916
Destruction

Destruction

Ferdinande Martin

1915
The Galley Slave

The Galley Slave

Francesca Brabaut

1915
Carmen

Carmen

Carmen

1915
Sin

Sin

Rosa

1915
The Two Orphans

The Two Orphans

Henriette

1915
Lady Audley's Secret

Lady Audley's Secret

Helen Talboys

1915
The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

La Gioconda

1915
The Clemenceau Case

The Clemenceau Case

Iza

1915
Kreutzer Sonata

Kreutzer Sonata

Celia Friedlander

1915
A Fool There Was

A Fool There Was

The Vampire

1915
The Stain

The Stain

Gang Moll (as Theodosia Goodman)

1914