Jetta Goudal

Jetta Goudal

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Although Dutch-born silent screen femme fatale Jetta Goudal (pronounced Zhett-eh Goo-doll) may be pretty much forgotten today, she was, in her glorious Hollywood heyday, a star rivaling that of Gloria Swanson and fellow vamps Barbara La Marr and Nita Naldi. The daughter of a Jewish orthodox diamond cutter in Amsterdam, she began her career on stage in Europe, traveling with various theater companies. Arriving in America (New York City) following the WWI armistice (1918), Juliette (Julie) Henriette Goudeket purposely disguised her Dutch and Jewish ancestry and her age, passing herself off as "Jetta Goudal," a Parisienne born in Versailles in 1901 and the daughter of a lawyer.

  • When was
    Jetta Goudal born?

    Jetta Goudal was born on Sunday, July 12, 1891

  • Where was
    Jetta Goudal born?

    Jetta Goudal was born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

  • How old was
    Jetta Goudal when they died?

    Jetta Goudal was 93

  • When did Jetta Goudal die?

    Jetta Goudal died on
    Monday, January 14, 1985

  • How tall is Jetta Goudal?

    Jetta Goudal is 5'7"(1.7m)


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