Portraits: Nita Naldi

Nita Naldi (1894-1961)

 Nita Naldi was born Mary Dooley in New York. She began her carrier as a model and later moved on to vaudeville. Later she became a silent film actress and starred in such films as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,  (1920), Divorce of Convenience,  A Sainted Devil and La Femme Nue/The Model From Montmartre.