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Nita Naldi (1895–1961)

Actress

Nonna Dooley, the future silent screen star, began her career as a showgirl in a Shubert revue in the Winter Garden, later went on to the famed Ziegfeld Follies. After a successful career on the stage with the Follies, Nita decided to try her hand with films in Hollywood. Her rise to fame was very quick... See full bio »

Born:

Mary Nonna Dooley
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 65) in New York City, New York, USA
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1927 Pratermizzi
Valette - Tänzerin mit de Larve
 
1926 La femme nue
Princesse de Chabrant
 
1926 Fear o' God
Beatrice
 
1926 The Unfair Sex
Blanchita D'Acosta
 
1926 The Miracle of Life
Helen
 
1925 Cobra
Elise Van Zile
 
1925 Clothes Make the Pirate
Madame De La Tour
 
1925 The Pleasure Garden
Levet's Native Lover (unconfirmed)
 
1925 The Marriage Whirl
Toinette
 
1925 The Lady Who Lied
Fifi
 
1925 What Price Beauty?
Rita Rinaldi
 
1924 A Sainted Devil
Carlotta
 
1924 The Breaking Point
Beverly Carlysle
 
1924 The Hooded Falcon
 
1923 Don't Call It Love
Rita Coventry
 
1923 The Ten Commandments
Sally Lung, a Eurasian
 
1923 Lawful Larceny
Vivian Hepburn
 
1923 You Can't Fool Your Wife
Ardrita Saneck
 
1923 The Glimpses of the Moon
Ursula Gillow
 
1922 Anna Ascends
Countess Rostolff
 
1922 The Snitching Hour
The 'Countess'
 
1922 Blood and Sand
Doña Sol
 
1922 Channing of the Northwest
Cicily Varden
 
1922 Reported Missing
Nita
 
1922 The Man from Beyond
Marie Le Grande
 
1921 Experience
Temptation
 
1921 A Divorce of Convenience
Tula Moliana
 
1921 The Last Door
The Widow
 
1920/I Life
Grace Andrews
 
1920 The Common Sin
Warren's Mistress
 
1920/I Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Miss Gina - Italian Singer
 
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1951 Penthouse Party (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.35 (1951) … Herself
 
1923 Hollywood
Herself, Cameo appearance
 
1922 A Trip to Paramountown (documentary short)
Herself
 
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1980 Hollywood
Herself
 
1965 The Love Goddesses (documentary)
Herself
 
1961 The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (video documentary)
Herself
 
1934 Movie Memories #2 (documentary short)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

The Passing Show of 1918 (1918). Musical revue. See more »

Publicity Listings:

10 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

5' 7½" (1.71 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

We were all as blind as bats. Theda Bara couldn't see a foot ahead of her and poor Rudy (Valentino) groped his way through many a love scene and I really mean groped. They all used big reflectors to get extra light from the sun - that's how we acquired that interesting Oriental look. We didn't have any censors in those days, but we did have our own bosoms and our own eyelashes... See more »

Trivia:

The press thought Naldi had gained too much weight before she started filming "A Sainted Devil". Naldi claimed to lose 23lbs and the critics backed off. However as her weight fluctuated over the years the press was extremely harsh, claiming she weighed 210lbs in 1941. See more »

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