Theda Bara

Theda Bara

American actress (1885–1955)

Theda Bara was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles earned her the nickname "the Vamp", later fueling the rising popularity in "vamp" roles based in exoticism and sexual domination.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 32 films (1914–1926) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 12 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1914 THE STAIN. Eclectic Film Co. B&W
1915 A Fool There Was Frank Powell 67 min B&W
1915 DESTRUCTION. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W silent
1915 LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET. William Fox 5 reels B&W silent
1915 THE CLEMENCEAU CASE. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1915 The devil's daughter. William Fox 5 reels 16mm B&W sound
1915 THE GALLEY SLAVE. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W silent
1916 GOLD AND THE WOMAN. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1916 HER DOUBLE LIFE. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1916 THE ETERNAL SAPHO. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE SERPENT. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1916 THE VIXEN. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1916 Under Two Flags J. Gordon Edwards 60 min B&W
1917 Camille J. Gordon Edwards
1917 Cleopatra J. Gordon Edwards
1917 HEART AND SOUL. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1917 HER GREATEST LOVE. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1917 THE DARLING OF PARIS. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1917 THE ROSE OF BLOOD. Fox Film Corp 7 reels B&W
1917 THE TIGER WOMAN. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1918 Salomé J. Gordon Edwards
1918 THE FORBIDDEN PATH. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1918 THE SHE-DEVIL. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1918 THE SOUL OF BUDDHA. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1918 UNDER THE YOKE. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1918 WHEN A WOMAN SINS. Fox Film Corp 7 reels B&W
1919 A WOMAN THERE WAS. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1919 LA BELLE RUSSE. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1919 WHEN MEN DESIRE. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1925 The Unchastened Woman Chadwick Pictures Corporation 0:52:00 16mm B&W silent
1925 THE UNCHASTENED WOMAN. Chadwick Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1926 Madame mystery Hal Roach Studios. 16mm B&W silent