Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress and inventor who starred in such films as Algiers, Tortilla Flat, Lady of the Tropics, Comrade X, Boom Town, Experiment Perilous, White Cargo, H.M. Pulham, Esq., and Samson and Delilah. Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler on November 9, 1914 in Vienna, Austria, Lamarr’s father was a bank director and her mother was a pianist. She studied ballet and piano at age 10. In 1937 Lamarr signed a contract with MGM in London and went to the USA, where she spent the rest of her life. She became a naturalized US citizen on April 10, 1953. She died in Altamonte Springs, Florida on January 19, 2000, at the age of 86. She was married six times.
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr Personal Details:
Date Of Birth: 9 November 1914
Birth Place: Vienna, Austria
Date of Death: 19 January 2000
Death Place: Casselberry, Florida, USA
Cause of Death: Heart disease
Birth Name: Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler
Nickname: The Most Beautiful Woman in Films
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Occupation: Actress, Inventor
Nationality: American-Austrian
Race/Ethnicity: Jewish
Religion: Judaism
Hair Color: Natural Brunette
Eye Color: Green
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Hedy Lamarr Body Statistics:
Weight in Pounds: 128 lbs
Weight in Kilogram: 58 kg
Height in Feet: 5′ 7″
Height in Meters: 1.70 m
Body Build/Type: Voluptuous
Body Shape: Hourglass
Body Measurements: 34-27-35 in (86-68.5-89 cm)
Breast Size: 34 inches (86 cm)
Waist Size: 27 inches (68.5 cm)
Hips Size: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bra Size/Cup Size: 34B
Feet/Shoe Size: 7.5 (US)
Dress Size: 6 (US)
Hedy Lamarr Family Details:
Father: Emil Kiesler (1880–1935) (Banker)
Mother: Gertrud “Trude” Kiesler (1894–1977) (Pianist and Budapest native)
Spouse/Husband: Fritz Mandl (m. 1933-1937), Gene Markey (m. 1939-1941), John Loder (m. 1943-1947), Teddy Stauffer (m. 1951-1952), W. Howard Lee (m. 1953-1960), Lewis J. Boies (m. 1963-1965)
Children: Denise Loder (Daughter), Anthony Loder (Son), James Lamarr Markey (Son)
Siblings: Unknown
Hedy Lamarr Education:
Max Reinhardt’s theater school
Hedy Lamarr Facts:
*She was born on November 9, 1914 in Vienna, Austria.
*She was discovered by an Austrian film director as a teenager.
*She studied at Max Reinhardt’s theater school at the Deutsches Theater.
*She became an American citizen on April 10, 1953.
*She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6247 Hollywood Blvd. on February 8, 1960.
*She was posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2014.