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Pola Illéry (1908–2012)

Actress

Pola Illéry was an exotic silent film star in France and Romania during the 1920s and made a modest transition to sound films in the 1930s. She was known for portraying sexually liberated women and was considered the most glamorous film star in Romania. After she left films feeling she achieved her time in the spotlight she fled to America in 1939 with the rise of Nazism... See full bio »

Born:

Paula Iliescu
in Corabia, Jud. Olt, Romania

Died:

(age 103) in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

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Filmography

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1938 Le tombeau hindou
Myrrha
 
1938 Le tigre du Bengale
Myrrha
 
1934 L'ange gardien
 
1934 Street Without a Name
Noa
 
1934 Taxi de minuit (short)
Pola
 
1933 July 14
Pola (uncredited)
 
1933 Au pays du soleil
La petite poule
 
1931 Un homme en habit
Totoche
 
1931 Televiziune
 
1930 Little Red Riding Hood
Une petite fille
 
1930 Illusions
 
1930 Under the Roofs of Paris
Pola, a Roumanian girl
 
1930 Parada Paramount (as Paula Iliescu)
 
1929 Captain Fracasse
Chiquita
 
1928 Le désir
 
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Paula Iliescu

Height:

4' 11" (1.50 m)
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Trivia:

Chose to live in Pennsylvania for she felt it explimfied the beauty of America. See more »

Trademark:

Wide, hurt eyes See more »

Star Sign:

Libra