Lyda Roberti

Biography

Lyda Roberti was a Polish-American singer and actress born in Warsaw in 1906 to a German clown father and Polish mother. She toured Europe and Asia with her family's circus before settling in Shanghai, China, where she began performing as a child cafe entertainer. In the US, she transitioned to vaudeville and Broadway, becoming an overnight sensation in the 1931 show "You Said It," and went on to star in several films and radio shows, cementing her status as a charming and unforgettable blonde bombshell.