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Hedda Nova
actor · film actor
- May 15, 1889 · Atascadero
- January 16, 1981 · Atascadero
- 81 years
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|Hedda Nova (May 15, 1899 – January 16, 1981) was a Russian-born American film actress.
Biography
Born on May 15, 1899, in Odessa, Nova received her schooling at a Parisian convent.
Nova appeared in 16 films, mostly westerns, from 1917 through 1926. The Spitfire of Seville (1919) provided her first starring role. In 1926, she was featured in a six-episode series of two-reel jungle films produced by Chesterfield.
Nova was married to Paul Hurst, an actor, director and screenwriter. She died on January 16, 1981, aged 81, in Atascadero, California.
Selected filmography
- The Bar Sinister (1917)
- The Woman in the Web (1918)
- The Changing Woman (1918)
- By the World Forgot (1918)
- The Spitfire of Seville (1919)
- The Crimson Gardenia (1919)
- Calibre 38 (1919)
- The Turning Point (1920)
- The Mask (1921)
- The Miracle Baby (1923)
- Folly of Youth (1925)
- My Own Pal (1926)
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