Pola Negri

Pola Negri

1897-01-03 – 1987-08-01 (age 90) Lipno, Poland
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Biography

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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.

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Known For

Slave of Her Senses
Slave of Her Senses

1914

as Pola, dancer

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The Secret Lie

1938

as Carmen Casini

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Die Marchesa d'Arminiani

1920

as Marchesa Assunta

Arabella
Moscow Shanghai
Moscow Shanghai

1936

as Olga Petrowna

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Studenci

1916

as Pola, Jan's and Stasia's daughter

The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners

1964

as Madame Habib

The Polish Dancer
The Polish Dancer

1917

as Pola Basznikow

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The Wife

1915

as Helena

The Red Peacock
The Red Peacock

1920

as Violetta Duclos

Fanatisme
Fanatisme

1934

as Rosine Savelli

Bella Donna
Bella Donna

1923

as Bella Donna (Ruby)

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Intrigue

1920

as Gattin

The Wildcat
The Wildcat

1921

as Rischka

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Hi Diddle Diddle
Hi Diddle Diddle

1943

as Genya Smetana

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

1995

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood
Hollywood

1923

as Pola Negri

Vendetta
Vendetta

1919

as Marianna Paoli