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Lyda Roberti
Acting

Lyda Roberti
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1906-05-20,Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]
Gender
Female
Biography
Lyda's father was German clown Roberti, her mother a Polish trick rider. As a child performer, she toured Europe and Asia with the Circus in which she was born, leaving it (and her reportedly abusive father) in Shanghai, China. In this truly international city, Lyda became a child cafe entertainer and learned the fractured English that became her trademark. Around 1927, she emigrated to California, finding work in vaudeville, where she was "discovered" in 1930 by Broadway producer Lou Holtz and became an overnight star in his 1931 show 'You Said It'. Lyda's unforgettable stage and screen character was a sexy blonde whose charming accent and uninhibited man-chasing were played for hilarious laughs. From 1932-35 she made 8 comedy and musical films mainly at Paramount, with Fields, Cantor, and other great comedians; her unique singing style was also popular on the radio and records. Her health declining from premature heart disease, she briefly replaced the late Thelma Todd in Hal Roach comedy shorts with Patsy Kelly and appeared in 3 features for MGM and Columbia, then retired from film work a few months before her fatal heart attack at age 31. Date of Birth 20 May 1906, Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland] Date of Death 12 March 1938, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart attack)

Filmography

5.2

Torch Singer
1933-09-08

Three-Cornered Moon

5.2

Three-Cornered Moon
1933-08-08

4.8

Pick a Star
1937-05-21

The Kid from Spain

6.6

The Kid from Spain
1932-11-17

Million Dollar Legs

6.6

Million Dollar Legs
1932-07-08

5.7

Nobody's Baby
1937-04-23

The Big Broadcast of 1936

5.375

The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935-09-20

George White's 1935 Scandals

4

George White's 1935 Scandals
1935-03-29

Wide Open Faces

8.5

Wide Open Faces
1938-04-18

Dancers in the Dark

4.5

Dancers in the Dark
1932-03-11

The Roof Garden Revue

1

The Roof Garden Revue
1929-05-05

0

At Sea Ashore
1936-04-04

4

Hill-Tillies
1936-04-24

4.3

Meet the Baron
1933-10-20

4.7

College Rhythm
1934-11-23

Hollywood Rhythm

0

Hollywood Rhythm
1934-11-15