Barbara La Marr
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara La Marr (born Reatha Dale Watson; July 28, 1896 – January 30, 1926) was an American film actress and screenwriter who appeared in 27 films during her career between 1920 and 1926. La Marr was also noted by the media for her beauty, dubbed as "The Girl Who Is Too Beautiful," as well as her tumultuous personal life. During her career, La Marr became known as the pre-eminent vamp of the 1920s; she partied and drank heavily, once remarking to the press that she only slept two hours a night. In 1924, her health began to falter after a series of crash diets for comeback roles further affected her lifestyle, leading to her death from pulmonary tuberculosis and nephritis at age 29. She was posthumously honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the film industry.
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Credits
- 1942 · Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) as Self (archive footage)
- 1926 · The Girl from Montmartre as Emilia Faneaux
- 1925 · The White Monkey as Fleur Forsyte
- 1925 · The Heart of a Siren as Isabella Echevaria
- 1924 · Hello, 'Frisco as Barbara La Marr
- 1924 · Sandra as Sandra Waring
- 1924 · The White Moth as The White Moth
- 1924 · The Shooting of Dan McGrew as Lady Known as Lou
- 1924 · Thy Name Is Woman as Guerita
- 1923 · The Eternal City as Donna Roma
- 1923 · The Eternal Struggle as Camille Lenoir
- 1923 · St. Elmo as Agnes Hunt
- 1923 · Strangers of the Night as Anna Valeska
- 1923 · The Brass Bottle as The Queen
- 1923 · Mary of the Movies as Barbara La Marr (uncredited)
- 1923 · Souls for Sale as Leva Lemaire
- 1923 · Poor Men's Wives as Laura Bedford / Laura Maberne
- 1922 · Quincy Adams Sawyer as Lindy Putnam
- 1922 · Trifling Women as Jacqueline de Séverac / Zareda
- 1922 · The Prisoner of Zenda as Antoinette de Mauban
- 1921 · Cinderella of the Hills as Kate Gradley
- 1921 · The Three Musketeers as Milady de Winter
- 1921 · Desperate Trails as Lady Lou
- 1921 · The Nut as Claudine Dupree