Acting
Lyda Roberti
- Born
- May 20, 1906 · Aged 32
- Died
- Dec 3, 1938
- Place of birth
- Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]
- Gender
- Female
- Movie credits
- 16
- TV credits
- 0
Also known as (1)
- Lyda Pecjak
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…
