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
Ma
Die Augen der Mumie Ma
Madame Habib
The Moon-Spinners
(archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
Jeanne Vaubernier - later Madame du Barry
Madame DuBarry
Genya Smetana
Hi Diddle Diddle
Yannaia - a Dancer
Sumurun
Rischka
Die Bergkatze
Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Maritana
The Spanish Dancer
Anna Sedlak
Hotel Imperial
Carmen
Carmen
Lea, the Professor's Adopted Daughter
Der gelbe Schein
Sappho
Sappho
Mona Moreau
Barbed Wire
Self (archive footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Vera, Singer
Mazurka
Countess Elnora Natatorini
A Woman of the World
Olga Petrowna
Moskau - Shanghai
Yvette
Die Flamme
Catherine
Forbidden Paradise
Emma Bovary
Madame Bovary
Pola, dancer
Niewolnica zmysłów
Tessa Brückmann
Die Nacht der Entscheidung
Mado Doucet
Tango Notturno
Self (archive footage)
The Golden Twenties
Daisy Forbes
East of Suez
Bella Donna (Ruby)
Bella Donna
Louise
The Woman He Scorned
Pola Basznikow
Bestia
Self (archive footage)
Pola Negri: Life of a Star
Arabella
Jego ostatni czyn
Princess Fedora
The Woman from Moscow
Helena
Żona
Claire, Queen of the Apaches
Shadows of Paris
Carmelita De Córdoba
The Cheat
Mariposa
The Charmer
Lily
Lily of the Dust
Carlota y Villalon
Flower of Night
Germaine Morris
Good and Naughty
Amy
The Secret Hour
Julie
The Woman on Trial
Olga Kriga
The Crown of Lies
Baroness Gerda Wallentin
Three Sinners
Rachel
Loves of an Actress
Madame Maria Draga / Queen Draga
A Woman Commands
Rosine Savelli
Fanatisme
Carmen Casini
Die fromme Lüge
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
Mania
Mania. Die Geschichte einer Zigarettenarbeiterin
Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Violetta
Arme Violetta
Marchesa Assunta
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
Marianna Paoli
Vendetta
Self - Actress (archive footage)
100 Jahre UFA - Maschinenraum des deutschen Films
Nicht Lange Täuschte Mich das Glück
Küsse, die Man Stiehlt in Dunkeln
Zügelltoses Blut
Die toten Augen
Dämmerung des Todes
Ilja Vörösz
Wenn das Herz in Haß erglüht
Rosen, die der Sturm Entblättert
Maria
Kreuzigt sie!
Lola
Das Karussell des Lebens
Pokój nr 13
Komtesse Doddy
Tajemnica Alei Ujazdowskich
Czarna ksiazeczka
Pola, Jan's and Stasia's daughter
Studenci
Die Geschlossene Kette
Gattin
Das Martyrium
Cleo
Men
Pola Negri
Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Pola Negri: The Iconic Collection
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
74
Gender
Female
Birthday
1897-01-03
Place of Birth
Lipno, Poland
Also Known As
Barbara Apolonia Chalupiec