Anna Held

Anna Held was born on Mar 08, 1872 in Poland]. Anna Held's big-screen debut came with Madame la Presidente directed by Frank Lloyd in 1916. Anna Held is known for Love Crazy directed by Jack Conway, William Powell stars as Steve Ireland and Myrna Loy as Susan Ireland. The upcoming new movie Anna Held plays is Love Crazy which will be released on May 23, 1941.

Anna Held was born Helene Anna Held on March 8, 1872 (some sources say 1873) in Warsaw, Poland. She was the youngest of eleven children. Her Jewish family fled to Paris, France. Sadly her father died from alcoholism when she was twelve. She started her career singing in Europe. Her signature song was "Won't You Come And Play With Me." In 1894 she married Maximo Carrerra, a wealthy South American adventurer. Their daughter, Lianne, was born the following year. While performing in London in 1886 she met producer Florenz Ziegfeld. He brought her to New York and the two began a passionate affair. Anna quickly became one of Broadway's most popular stars. She starred in the hit shows A Parlor Match, Papa's Wife, and Miss Innocence. Audiences loved her voice and her risque performances. Her lavish stage shows were the inspiration for the Ziegfeld Follies. The press reported that she bathed in milk every day and had a rib removed to achieve her perfect hourglass figure (her waist was a tiny eighteen inches). She often told people she never wanted to grow old.