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Hedy Lamarr
Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)
Hedy Lamarr biography
Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping, born on 9 November 1914 in Vienna, who died on 19 January 2000.
Hedy Lamarr's screen career began in 1930 with Money on the Street, playing Young Girl.
Hedy Lamarr had 37 screen credits between 1930 and 2017.
Hedy Lamarr is remembered for Ecstasy, Samson and Delilah, Algiers, Experiment Perilous.
Honours include EFF Award, National Inventors Hall of Fame and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Also known as
- Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, Hedwig Mandl, Hedy Kiesler Markey, Hedy Lee
- Born
- 9 November 1914
- Died
- 19 January 2000 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Vienna
- Work
- Inventor, Autobiographer, Screenwriter, Film actor, Film producer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1930 to 1958
- Known for
- Ecstasy, Samson and Delilah, Algiers, Experiment Perilous, The Strange Woman, Secret communication system
- Awards
- EFF Award
- National Inventors Hall of Fame
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hedy Lamarr filmography
37 screen credits, newest first.
Screen credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story | English | ||
| 2006 | Calling Hedy Lamarr | English | ||
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | English | ||
| 1965 | The Love Goddesses | |||
| 1958 | The Female Animal | Vanessa Windsor | ||
| 1957 | The Story of Mankind | Joan of Arc | ||
| 1954 | Loves of Three Queens | Helen of Troy, Joséphine de Beauharnais, Genevieve of Brabant | Original title: L'amante di Paride | |
| 1951 | My Favorite Spy | Lily Dalbray | ||
| 1950 | Copper Canyon | Lisa Roselle | ||
| 1950 | A Lady Without Passport | Marianne Lorress | ||
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Delilah | Her first film in Technicolor | |
| 1948 | Let's Live a Little | Dr. J.O. Loring | ||
| 1947 | Dishonored Lady | Madeleine Damien | ||
| 1946 | The Strange Woman | Jenny Hager | Also executive producer | |
| 1945 | Her Highness and the Bellboy | Princess Veronica | ||
| 1944 | The Heavenly Body | Vicky Whitley | ||
| 1944 | The Conspirators | Irene Von Mohr | ||
| 1944 | Experiment Perilous | Allida Bederaux | ||
| 1943 | Show Business at War | English | ||
| 1942 | White Cargo | Tondelayo | ||
| 1942 | Tortilla Flat | Dolores Ramirez | ||
| 1942 | Crossroads | Lucienne Talbot | ||
| 1941 | Ziegfeld Girl | Sandra Kolter | ||
| 1941 | H. M. Pulham | English | ||
| 1941 | Come Live with Me | Johnny Jones |
Show all 37 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | H. M. Pulham, Esq | Marvin Myles Ransome | ||
| 1940 | I Take This Woman | Georgi Gragore Decker | ||
| 1940 | Comrade X | Golubka/ Theodore Yahupitz/ Lizvanetchka "Lizzie" | ||
| 1940 | Boom Town | Karen Vanmeer | ||
| 1939 | Lady of the Tropics | Manon deVargnes Carey | ||
| 1938 | Algiers | Gaby | ||
| 1933 | Ecstasy | Eva Hermann | Original title: Ekstase | |
| 1932 | No Money Needed | Käthe Brandt | Original title: Man braucht kein Geld | |
| 1931 | The Trunks of Mr. O.F | Helene | Original title: Die Koffer des Herrn O.F. | |
| 1931 | Storm in a Water Glass | Secretary | Original title: Sturm im Wasserglas | |
| 1930 | Gold on the Street | German | ||
| 1930 | Money on the Street | Young Girl | Original title: Geld auf der Straße |