Hedwig Eva Kiesler from Vienna in Austria was a student of the
theatre director 'Max Reinhardt' in Berlin. Since 1930 she worked
in Czechoslovakian and German cinema productions; her most famous
movie was "Extase (1932)" which converted her to 'Modern Eva' in
1933 and also gave her the opportunity to go to Hollywood where she
was contracted by 'MGM'. 'MGM' did not only change her artistic
name to 'Hedy Lamarr' but also prepared a new image of an elegant
but cool and adventurous woman for her like e.g. in "Algiers
(1938)" or "White Cargo (1942)". But as Hollywood did not allow her
more but decorative roles she left the business definitely in 1957.
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