Helene Anna Held (19 March 1872 – 12 August 1918) was a Polish-born French stage performer of Jewish origin on Broadway. While appearing in London, she was spotted by impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, who brought her to America as his common-law wife. From 1896 through 1910, she was one of Broadway's most celebrated leading ladies, presented in a ...

Helene Anna Held, better known as Anna Held, was a Polish-born French stage performer and singer who was not just renowned for her beauty and acting talents, but also very well-known for her love for kindling controversy.

Feb 19, 2021 · With her hourglass figure, flirty personality, and love of show business, Anna Held completely captivated America’s collective imagination as one of the turn-of-the-century’s most glamorous stars.

Actress Anna Held was best known for her relationship with Florenz Ziegfeld. Held sang on the streets of Paris as a child before moving to London and joining Jacob Adler’s Yiddish Theater. She returned to Paris and began performing in light …

Held, Anna (c. 1865–1918) Polish-born musical entertainer who became an American theatrical legend.

Anna Held. Actress: Madame la Presidente. Anna Held was born Helene Anna Held on March 8, 1872 (some sources say 1873) in Warsaw, Poland, the youngest of eleven children in a Jewish family.

Anna Held, właśc. Helena Anna Feld (ur. 8 marca 1872 w Warszawie, zm. 12 sierpnia 1918 w Nowym Jorku) – amerykańska piosenkarka, tancerka i aktorka pochodzenia żydowskiego.

The Anna Held Museum Papers consist of correspondence, photographs and manuscripts, which document the careers and personal lives of Anna Held, Florenz Ziegfeld, Billie Burke and Liane Carrera. Drafts of Anna Held's biography are among the papers.

Anna resumed her career, touring Germany and England with success. She was appearing at London's Palace Music Hall in 1896 when the brash American producer Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. bribed his way into her dressing room.

Anna Held was the vivacious singer who stole Flo Ziegfleld's heart and inspired the Follies before dying young