Hedda Nova

Hedda Nova (May 15, 1899 – January 16, 1981) was a Russian-born American film actress.

Biography

Born on May 15, 1899, in Odessa, Nova received her schooling at a Parisian convent.

Nova appeared in 16 films, mostly westerns, from 1917 through 1926. The Spitfire of Seville (1919) provided her first starring role. In 1926, she was featured in a six-episode series of two-reel jungle films produced by Chesterfield.

Nova was married to Paul Hurst, an actor, director and screenwriter. She died on January 16, 1981, aged 81, in Atascadero, California.

Selected filmography

• The Bar Sinister (1917)
• The Woman in the Web (1918)
• The Changing Woman (1918)
• By the World Forgot (1918)
• The Spitfire of Seville (1919)
• The Crimson Gardenia (1919)
• Calibre 38 (1919)
• The Turning Point (1920)
• The Mask (1921)
• The Miracle Baby (1923)
• Folly of Youth (1925)
• My Own Pal (1926)

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