Anna Held
Anna Held
Helene Anna Held, known professionally as Anna Held, was a Polish-born French stage performer and singer, most often associated with impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, her common-law husband...
NationalityPolish
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth19 March 1872
CountryPoland
vaudeville likes
I do not like vaudeville, but what can I do? It likes me.
life awards tears
I hadn't even dreamed of getting another Academy Award, and there I was unhappy in my private life and miserable, i remember Clifford Odets drove me three times around the Biltmore, where the Oscars were given out, because I was so full of tears.
husband men ask-me
Yes, I am seeking a husband. As soon as the right man asks me, I shall say, It is not good for a woman to live alone.
flirty flirting married
For a married woman to flirt is a sin.
congratulations ambition may
Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never deserted me.
thinking married millionaire
If I get married, I think I'd pick out a newspaperman rather than a millionaire. A newspaperman is a regular fellow.
paper anna papers
I read the papers every day just to discover if one mentions Anna Held.
costumes scenery audience
Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.
believe dont-believe hasty
I don't believe in hasty marriages.
being-single lovely
It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.
host audience
You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.
dog people littles
My little dog, he did not get ill. It is so funny that people get ill on a boat and dogs do not.
people skirts sensible
It is all very well for so-called sensible people to recommend flat heels and short skirts, but most of us prefer not to be sensible.
cute speak-english tongue
I speak English, so I am no longer cute. My tongue itches for French.