Pola Negri was born in Janowa, Austria-Hungary, on 31st December, 1894. Educated at the Imperial Academy of Dramatic Arts, Warsaw, she moved to Germany where she became a leading stage actress.

Negri emigrated to to the United States in 1923 and was a successful star in Hollywood until the arrival of sound exposed her strong accent. Her films included The Cheat (1923), The Spanish Dancer (1923), The Charmer(1925), A Woman of the World (1925), Good and Naughty (1926) and Barbed Wire (1927). Pola Negri died in San Antonio, Texas, on 1st August, 1987.