Sasha (Alexander Stewart)

Sasha (Alexander Stewart). The writer and actress Anita Loos 1931

Man Ray

Man Ray. The actress Rose Wheeler 1930

Man Ray

Man Ray. Solarized portrait of the actress Rose Wheeler 1930

Man Ray

Man Ray. The actress Rose Wheeler with a tchador 1930

Man Ray. The actress Rose Wheeler with a tchador 1930

Alfred Cheney Johnston

Alfred Cheney Johnston. The silent movie star Martha Mansfield 1923

Man Ray

Man Ray. Triple portrait of the actress Rose Wheeler 1926

Man Ray. Triple portrait of the actress Rose Wheeler 1926

Maya Deren

The actress and filmmaker Maya Deren in At land 1944.
At land is a 1944 American experimental silent short film written, directed by, and starring Maya Deren. It has a dream-like narrative in which a woman, played by Deren, is washed up on a beach and goes on a strange journey encountering other people and other versions of herself. Deren once said that the film is about the struggle to maintain one’s personal identity.

Fern Andra

The actress Fern Andra 1925

Alexander Binder

Alexander Binder. The actress Fern Andra smoking 1910

Alexander Binder

Alexander Binder. The actress Lili Damita with fan 1928

Alexander Binder

Alexander Binder. The actress Truus van Aalten and swam 1920s

André Kertész

André Kertész. The writer and actress Colette 1930

Nathalie Paley

The actress and model Nathalie Paley, New-York 1928. Probably dressed by Lucien Lelong whose wife she was at that time.

Alexander Grinberg

Alexander Grinberg. The actress Olga Tretjakova as Dashi 1928

Man Ray

Man Ray. The actress Anna May Wong 1930

Man Ray. The actress Anna May Wong 1930

Man Ray. The actress Anna May Wong 1930

Man Ray. The actress Anna May Wong 1930

Man Ray. The actress Anna May Wong 1930

Madame D’Ora

Madame D’Ora. The actress Léopoldine Konstantin 1917

Karl Struss

Karl Struss. The actress Gloria Swanson in Why change your wife? 1920

Alfred Cheney Johnston

Alfred Cheney Johnston. The Ziegfeld girl Martha Pierre as candlelight 1920s

Brigitte Helm

The actress Brigitte Helm in Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang in 1927

Ferdinand Flodin

Ferdinand Flodin. The actress Greta Garbo 1923

Man Ray

Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1925

Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1925

Man Ray

Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1930

Man Ray

Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1928

Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1928

Man Ray

Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1921

Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1921

Man Ray

Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1921

Man Ray

Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1930

Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1930

Madame Yevonde

Madame Yevonde. The actress Meum Stewart 1922

Alla Nazimova

The actress Alla Nazimova in Salomé directed by Charles Bryant 1923

Alla Nazimova

The actress Alla Nazimova in Salomé directed by Charles Bryant 1923

Edna Tichenor

The silent horror actress Edna Tichenor as Arachnida in The Show directed by Tod Browning 1927

George Hurrell

George Hurrell. The actress Myrna Loy in the Mask of Fu Manchu 1932

Edna Tichenor

The silent horror actress Edna Tichenor 1920s

Edna Tichenor

The actress Edna Tichenor as Luna in London after midnight 1927

The actress Edna Tichenor as Luna in London after midnight 1927

Edna Tichenor

The actress Edna Tichenor as Arachnida in The Show directed by Tod Browning 1927

Léopold Reutlinger

Atelier Reutlinger. The actress and writer Colette 1909

Léopold Reutlinger

Léopold Reutlinger. The actress and writer Colette posing as a sphinx 1910

Léopold Reutlinger

Atelier Reutlinger. The actress and writer Colette lying on a lion skin 1907

Léopold Reutlinger

Atelier Reutlinger. The actress and writer Colette lying on a lion skin 1907

Colette

The actress and writer Colette miming the Petit Faune in Le Desir, La Chimere et l’Amour 1906

Léopold Reutlinger

Atelier Reutlinger. The actress and writer Colette in The dream of Egypt 1907

Léopold Reutlinger

Atelier Reutlinger. The actress and writer Colette  1907

Léopold Reutlinger

Atelier Reutlinger. The actress and writer Colette in The dream of Egypt 1907

Léopold Reutlinger

Atelier Reutlinger. The actress and writer Colette in The dream of Egypt 1907

Atelier Reutlinger

Atelier Reutlinger. The actress and writer Colette in The dream of Egypt 1907

Léopold Reutlinger

Léopold Reutlinger. The actress and writer Colette 1907-1910

Léopold Reutlinger. The actress and writer Colette 1907-1910

Léopold Reutlinger. The actress and writer Colette 1907-1910

Edward Steichen

Edward Steichen. The actress and writer Colette 1935 for Vanity Fair

Alla Nazimova

The actors Alla Nazimova and Mitchell Lewis in Salome directed by Charles Bryant in 1923

George Rinhart

George Rinhart. The actress Anna Fougez 1920s

George Rinhart

George Rinhart. The actress Anna Fougez 1920s

William Mortensen

William Mortensen. The actress Betty Compton 1922

George Rinhart

George Rinhart. The actress Marlene Dietrich as Catherine II of Russia in the Scarlet Empress directed by Joseph von Sternberg in 1934

George Rinhart

George Rinhart. The dancer, actress and singer Nella Regini 1920s

George Rinhart

George Rinhart. The dancer, actress and singer Nella Regini wearing a feather costume 1920s

George Rinhart

George Rinhart. The dancer, actress and singer Nella Regini posing in costume 1920s

George Rinhart

George Rinhart. The dancer, actress and singer Nella Regini 1920s

George Rinhart

George Rinhart. The actress Anna Fougez playing guitar 1920s

George Rinhart. The actress Anna Fougez holding a rose 1920s

George Rinhart

George Rinhart. The actress Rita Hayworth relaxing in bubble bath 1949

George Rinhart

George Rinhart. The actress Greta Garbo leaning on her Rolls Royce 1927

George Rinhart

George Rinhart. The actress Gloria Grahame in Man on a tightrope 1950

George Rinhart

George Rinhart. The actress Caroll Borland in Mask of the vampire 1935

Myrna Loy

The actress Myrna Loy 1930s

George Rinhart

George Rinhart. Costumed actress smoking a cigarette 1927

Paul Tanqueray

Paul Tanqueray. The actress Gertrude Lawrence 1932

Bassano Ltd

Bassano Ltd. The actress Gertrude McCoy 1924

Lilian Gilbert

Lilian Gilbert in Julian Wylie’s Round in 50 1922, costume by Dolly Tree

Elizabeth McGovern

The actress Elizabeth McGovern as Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime directed by Miloš Forman in 1981

German postcard

German postcard of an unidentified woman ( and not Evelyn Nesbit) 1910-1920

German postcard of an unidentified woman (and not Evelyn Nesbit) 1910-1920

Régine Flory

Press photo of the actress and dancer Régine Flory 1913

Régine Flory

The actress and dancer Régine Flory dressed by Mariano Fortuny 1910

Régine Flory

Rita Martin. The actress and dancer Régine Flory 1913

Régine Flory

Press photo of the actress and dancer Régine Flory 1924-1925

Press photo of the actress and dancer Régine Flory 1924-1925

Theda Bara

The actress Theda Bara as Cleopatra 1917

Luis Bunuel

The actress Lya Lys in L’âge d’or directed by Luis Bunuel in 1930

The actress Lya Lys in L’âge d’or directed by Luis Bunuel in 1930

Edward S. Curtis

Edward S. Curtis. The German actress and suffragette Hedwiga Reicher 1920-1925. Gelatin silver, toned

Jacob Merkelbach

Jacob Merkelbach. Portrait of the actress Rini Otte with hat 1940

Myrna Loy

The actress Myrna Loy in the Barbarian directed by Sam Wood in 1933

Myrna Loy

The actress Myrna Loy in the Barbarian directed by Sam Wood in 1933

Charles Gates Sheldon

Charles Gates Sheldon. The actress Bette Davis 1934

Jean Delannoy

The actors Madeleine Sologne and Jean Marais in L’éternel retour (The eternal return) directed by Jean Delannoy in 1943

Laure Albin Guillot

Laure Albin Guillot. The actors Madeleine Sologne and Jean Marais in L’éternel retour (The eternal return) directed by Jean Delannoy in 1943

Laure Albin Guillot

Laure Albin Guillot. The actress Madeleine Sologne in L’éternel retour directed by Jean Delannoy in 1943

L’éternel retour

The actors Madeleine Sologne and Jean Marais in the Éternel retour directed by Jean Delannoy in 1943

Ernst Förster

Ernst Förste. The actress Hilde Wagener with her dog 1920

Federico Fellini

From La dolce vita directed by Federico Fellini in 1960

Alexander Binder

Alexander Binder. The actress Marcella Albani 1920s

Alexander Binder. The actress Marcella Albani 1920s

Alexander Binder

Alexander Binder. The actress Greta Garbo 1920s

Eva Besnyo

Eva Besnyo. The actress Narda Vleming 1937 with a veil

Eva Besnyo

Eva Besnyo. The actress Narda Vleming 1937

Eva Besnyo. The actress Narda Vleming 1937

Eva Besnyo

Eva Besnyo. The actress Narda Vleming 1937

Eva Besnyo. The actress Narda Vleming 1937

Eva Besnyo. The actress Narda Vleming 1937

Nell Dorr

Nell Dorr. Double exposure of the actress Lillian Gish in a field 1950s

La Jana

The actress and dancer La Jana 1930

Atelier Manassé

Atelier Manassé. The actress and dancer La Jana 1930

Atelier Manassé

Atelier Manassé. The actress and dancer La Jana 1930

La Jana

The actress and dancer La Jana 1930

La Jana

The dancer and actress La Jana. German postcard by Ross Verlag 1937

Arnold Genthe

Arnold Genthe. The actress Ann Murdock with Buzzer the cat 1914

Colette

The writer Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette) in 1901

Man Ray

Man Ray. Kiki de Montparnasse 1924

George Hurrell

George Hurrell. The actress Lottice Howell in Gay Madrid 1930

Franz Xaver Setzer

Franz Xaver Setzer. The dancer and actress Lena Amsel 1918