Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920
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Nita Naldi (born Mary Nonna Dooley; November 13, 1894 – February 17, 1961) was an American stage performer and silent film actress. She was often cast in theatrical and screen productions as a vamp, a type of character first popularized by actress Theda Bara.
Nita Naldi. Actress: The Ten Commandments. Nonna Dooley, the future silent screen star, began her career as a showgirl in a Shubert revue in the Winter Garden, later went on to the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
Nita Naldi was born on November 13, 1894 in a tenement located at 309 E. 114th Street in the then-Irish enclave of Harlem. According to her birth certificate, her parents, Patrick and Julia Cronin Dooley, named her Mary.
Veteran fan magazine writer Herb Howe tells of penning an article about Nita back in the lush, golden days and submitting it to her in fear and trembling for an okay. Nita, always a wit, asked for only one change. She wanted the line “Nita Naldi was born over a... Read More
Nita Naldi. Actress: The Ten Commandments. Nonna Dooley, the future silent screen star, began her career as a showgirl in a Shubert revue in the Winter Garden, later went on to the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
Nita may have done extra work during the late ‘teens, but her first confirmed film role was in the 1920 Famous Players-Lasky production of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The eponymous dual role was performed by matinee idol John Barrymore; Nita was cast as “Gina,” the saloon dancer who awakens the Jekyllian id.
Feb 18, 2012 · While the leading lady of Houdini's 1922 The Man From Beyond was Jane Connelly, the more famous actress in that film was Nita Naldi. Born Mary Nonna Dooley on March 1, 1895 in New York City, Nadi was probably the biggest female star Houdini ever worked with.
