Pola Negri - biography

“I agree with Marjorie Rosen’s good psychological analysis of my acting ability.”

“My hard work and excellent training entitled me to be a better actress than some of my competitors.”

“The presentation of hard core pornography, brutality and shocking language, from what I hear, is leaving the public jaded and tired of this kind of film.”

“Yes, I was correctly quoted in saying I introduced sex into films in the 20’s, but it was sex in good taste and left a great deal to one’s imagination.”

“Of course, Hollywood is still making some excellent pictures which reflect the great artistry that made Hollywood famous throughout the world, but these films are exceptions, judging from box office returns and press reviews.”

“Today the salaries of stars are astronomical in comparison with the 20’s, but the high cost of today’s living and taxes takes a huge bite out of these salaries.”

“In the next shot the cameras zoomed to the fiancee who noticed the lights in the Czarina’s room go out and the camera then turned to the pond where two goldfish were making love.”

“Alas, in 1929 came the Stock Market crash and everything changed and became worrisome.  People started practicing conservatism because of financial losses, myself included.”

“Stars didn’t have to worry as they were on long term contracts and were able to enjoy their vacations without worrying about tomorrow.  Few had financial worries due to large incomes and little taxes.”

“I then remained in Berlin until Dec.  1938, spending my time between pictures at my villa on the Riviera.”

Pola Negri has appeared in the following films:
Niewolnica zmyslów (1914)
Czarna ksiazeczka (1915)
Zona (1915)
Studenci (1916)
Zügelloses Blut (1917)
Die Toten Augen (1917)
Rosen, die der Sturm entblättert (1917)
Bestia (1917)
Tajemnica Alei Ujazdowskich (1917)
Arabella (1917)
Pokój nr 13 (1917)
Jego ostatni czyn (1917)
Nicht lange täuschte mich das Glück (1917)
Wenn das Herz in Haß erglüht (1918)
Surogaty lyubvi (1918)
Küsse, die man im Dunkeln stiehlt (1918)
Mania. Die Geschichte einer Zigarettenarbeiterin (1918)
Die Augen der Mumie Ma (1918)
Der Gelbe Schein (1918)
Carmen (1918)
Rausch (1919)
The Last Payment (1919)
Kreuzigt sie! (1919)
Vendetta (1919)
Madame Du Barry (1919)
Komtesse Dolly (1919)
Die Marchesa d’Armiani (1920)
Arme Violetta (1920)
Sumurun (1920)
Das Martyrium (1920)
Die Geschlossene Kette (1920)
Die Dame im Glashaus (1921)
Die Bergkatze (1921)
Sappho (1921)
Bella Donna (1923)
Die Flamme (1923)
The Cheat (1923)
The Spanish Dancer (1923)
Shadows of Paris (1924)
Men (1924)
Lily of the Dust (1924)
Forbidden Paradise (1924)
East of Suez (1925)
The Charmer (1925)
Flower of Night (1925)
A Woman of the World (1925)
The Crown of Lies (1926)
Good and Naughty (1926)
Hotel Imperial (1927)
Barbed Wire (1927)
The Woman on Trial (1927)
The Secret Hour (1928)
Three Sinners (1928)
Loves of an Actress (1928)
The Woman from Moscow (1928)
The Way of Lost Souls (1929)
A Woman Commands (1932)
Fanatisme (1934)
Mazurka (1935)
Gräfin Volescu (1936)
Der Weg nach Shanghai (1936)
Madame Bovary (1937)
Tango Notturno (1937)
Die Fromme Lüge (1938)
Die Nacht der Entscheidung (1938)
Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
The Moon-Spinners (1964)