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.
Acted in 48
1980s
- 1986
Marilyn Monroe
archive footage
1960s
- 1964
1950s
- 1953
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
1940s
- 1943
Hi Diddle Diddle
Genya Smetana
1930s
- 1938
- 1937
Tango Notturno
Mado Doucet
Madame Bovary
Emma Bovary
- 1936
Moscow Shanghai
Olga Petrowna
- 1935
Mazurka
Vera, Singer
- 1934
Fanatisme
Rosine Savelli
- 1932
A Woman Commands
Madame Maria Draga / Queen Draga
1920s
- 1929
- 1928
The Woman from Moscow
Princess Fedora
Loves of an Actress
Rachel
Three Sinners
Baroness Gerda Wallentin
The Secret Hour
Amy
- 1927
The Woman on Trial
Julie
Barbed Wire
Mona Moreau
Hotel Imperial
Anna Sedlak
- 1926
Good and Naughty
Germaine Morris
The Crown of Lies
Olga Kriga
- 1925
A Woman of the World
Countess Elnora Natatorini
The Charmer
Mariposa
East of Suez
Daisy Forbes
- 1924
Lily of the Dust
Lily
Men
Cleo
Shadows of Paris
Claire, Queen of the Apaches
Forbidden Paradise
Catherine
- 1923
The Spanish Dancer
Maritana
The Cheat
Carmelita De Córdoba
Hollywood
Pola Negri
Bella Donna
Bella Donna (Ruby)
Die Flamme
Yvette
- 1921
Mad Love
Sappho
The Wildcat
Rischka
- 1920
The Red Peacock
Violetta Duclos
The Closed Chain
Movie
Sumurun
Yannaia - a Dancer
1910s
- 1919
Madame DuBarry
Jeanne Vaubernier - later Madame du Barry
Vendetta
Marianna Paoli
The Last Payment
Lola
- 1918
Carmen
Carmen
The Yellow Ticket
Lea, the Professor's Adopted Daughter
Mania
Mania
The Eyes of the Mummy
Ma
- 1917
Arabella
Arabella
The Polish Dancer
Pola Basznikow
- 1914
Appearances8
2010s
- 2017
100 Years of the UFA
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Pola Negri: Life of a Star
Self (archive footage)
- 2012
Pola Negri: The Iconic Collection
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2007
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
1950s
- 1950
The Golden Twenties
Self (archive footage)
1930s
- 1931
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
Self