Lya Lys

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This blonde stunner and German-born foreign import started life on May 18, 1908, in Berlin as Nathalie Margoulis (or perhaps Natalia Lyech) the daughter of a Russian banker and French pediatrician. The family moved to Paris when she was young where she received her schooling both there and in Switzerland. While little is known about her father, ... See full bio »

Born:

May 18, 1908 in Berlin, Germany

Died:

June 2, 1986 (age 78) in Newport Beach, California, USA

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Known For

L'Age d'Or The Woman

(1930)

Murder in the Air Hilda Riker

(1940)

The Return of Doctor X Angela Merrova

(1939)

Clear All Wires! Eugenie

(1933)

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Actress (19 credits)

1940 Murder in the Air
Hilda Riker

1939 The Return of Doctor X
Angela Merrova

1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Erika Wolf

1938 The Young in Heart
Lucille (uncredited)

1937 My Dear Miss Aldrich
The Queen (uncredited)

1937 The Great Gambini
Luba

1935 Vagabond Lady
Pat - Tony's Friend (uncredited)

1935 George White's 1935 Scandals
French Girl - Old Southern Custom (uncredited)

1935 The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Girl on Train (uncredited)

1934 The Merry Widow
Newswoman (uncredited)

1933 Jimmy and Sally
Pola Wenski

1933 The Big Brain
Minor Role (uncredited)

1933 Clear All Wires!
Eugenie

1931 Buster se marie

1931 Casanova wider Willen

1930 Soyons gais

1930 L'Age d'Or
The Woman

1930 Moral um Mitternacht
Nora

1929 Maman Colibri
La jeune femme

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Personal Quote:

To be a success in this business you've got to be popular. And to be popular you'd better be just as nice to the least important people as to the great ones. Why, the man who brings you a drink of water today may be your director next week

Trivia:

According to an in-depth article on Lya by Laura Wagner in Films of the Golden Age, Fall 2015 issue, Lya was nearly caught by the Nazis while performing the play "The King's Dough" in Paris in 1937. She managed to escape on a Norwegian freighter. See more »