Lya Mara
Biography
Lya Mara was a Polish actress born Aleksandra Gudowicz in Riga, Livonia (now Latvia), to a Polish family. She began her career as a dancer and transitioned to acting, landing roles in several silent films, including "The Polish Dancer" (1917) alongside Pola Negri. Lya Mara's subsequent move to Germany, coinciding with the end of World War I, marked the beginning of a successful film career. She became one of the biggest stars of the German silent cinema.