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Pola Negri was a Polish actress who became an international film star during the silent movie era of the early 20th century. She is historically significant as a pioneering female performer who achieved major success in European and American cinema before the era of sound film.
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Lipno, 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…
Known for
- Pola Negri: Life of a Star — Self (archive footage)2017
- 100 Years of the UFA — Self - Actress (archive footage)2017
- Pola Negri: The Iconic Collection — Self (archive footage)2012
- Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema — Self (archive footage)2007
- Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons — Self (archive footage)1995
- Marilyn Monroe — archive footage1986
- The Moon-Spinners — Madame Habib1964
- The Legend of Rudolph Valentino — Self (archive footage)1961
- Yesterday and Today — (archive footage)1953
- The Golden Twenties — Self (archive footage)1950
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Place of birth
- Lipno
- Place of death
- San Antonio
- Occupation
- film actor
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Field of work
- acting
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.polanegri.com
- Image
- Pola Negri, film actress (SAYRE 4493).jpg
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Calvary Cemetery
- Commons gallery
- Pola Negri
- Commons category
- Pola Negri
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- birth name
- Barbara Apolonia Chalupiec
- date of birth
- 1897-01-03
- date of death
- 1987-08-01
- name in native language
- Pola Negri
- start of work period
- 1914-00-00
- end of work period
- 1944-00-00
- pseudonym
- Pola Negri
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Encyclopedic overview
Pola Negri (/ˈpoʊlə ˈnɛɡri/; born Barbara Apolonia Chałupiec [apɔˈlɔɲa xaˈwupʲɛt͡s]; 3 January 1897 – 1 August 1987) was a Polish stage and film actress and singer. She achieved worldwide fame during the silent and golden eras of Hollywood and European film for her tragedienne and femme fatale roles. She was also acknowledged as a sex symbol of her time.
Raised in the Congress Kingdom of Poland, Negri's childhood was marked by several personal hardships: After her father was sent to Siberia, she was raised by her single mother in poverty, and suffered tuberculosis as a teenager. Negri recovered, and went on to study ballet and acting in Warsaw, Poland, becoming a well-known stage actress there. In 1917, she relocated to Germany, where she began appearing in silent films for the Berlin-based UFA studio. Her film performances for UFA came to the attention of Hollywood executives at Paramount Pictures, who offered her a film contract.
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