Herta Ware

Biography

Herta Ware was a renowned American actress and activist born Herta Schwartz on June 9, 1917, in Wilmington, Delaware. She made her Broadway debut alongside husband Will Geer in Let Freedom Ring (1935) and later appeared in notable films such as Species (1995) and Critters 2: The Main Course (1988). Ware's early life was marked by a connection to her maternal family's significant history as a Jewish father and Christian mother, with a notable uncle involved in the American Soviet spy ring.