Screen and television actress.
Born Hana Smékalová, at age 18 she went to Paris to study art, literature, and philosophy at the Sorbonne. She met her future husband, film director Pierre Chenal, who cast her in his film "L'Alibi" (1937). During World War II, Marly moved to neutral Argentina with her Jewish husband, where she appeared in several films. She also acted in two of her husband's films while they were in Chile. After moving to Hollywood, she acted in Paramount's "Sealed Verdict" (1948) opposite Ray Milland. Next year, she starred in Stuart Heisler's "Tokyo Joe" (1949) alongside Humphrey Bogart. During this time, the U.S. Consulate mistook her for the Russian-born, left-inclined, singer and songwriter Anna Marly, and she was subsequently blacklisted in Hollywood by the House Un-American Activities Committee. Even after she was cleared from the blacklist, her career never really got going again. Until her early death from a heart attack, she played roles on television or in minor films. Credits include "L'affaire Lafarge" (1938), "La piel de Zapa" (1943), "Les maudits" (1947, with Henri Vidal), "Krakatit" (1948), "Tokyo File 212" (1951), "Queen Of Blood" (1966), where she played a space vampire and "The Astrologer" (1976).
Born Hana Smékalová, at age 18 she went to Paris to study art, literature, and philosophy at the Sorbonne. She met her future husband, film director Pierre Chenal, who cast her in his film "L'Alibi" (1937). During World War II, Marly moved to neutral Argentina with her Jewish husband, where she appeared in several films. She also acted in two of her husband's films while they were in Chile. After moving to Hollywood, she acted in Paramount's "Sealed Verdict" (1948) opposite Ray Milland. Next year, she starred in Stuart Heisler's "Tokyo Joe" (1949) alongside Humphrey Bogart. During this time, the U.S. Consulate mistook her for the Russian-born, left-inclined, singer and songwriter Anna Marly, and she was subsequently blacklisted in Hollywood by the House Un-American Activities Committee. Even after she was cleared from the blacklist, her career never really got going again. Until her early death from a heart attack, she played roles on television or in minor films. Credits include "L'affaire Lafarge" (1938), "La piel de Zapa" (1943), "Les maudits" (1947, with Henri Vidal), "Krakatit" (1948), "Tokyo File 212" (1951), "Queen Of Blood" (1966), where she played a space vampire and "The Astrologer" (1976).
Screen and television actress.
Born Hana Smékalová, at age 18 she went to Paris to study art, literature, and philosophy at the Sorbonne. She met her future husband, film director Pierre Chenal, who cast her in his film "L'Alibi" (1937). During World War II, Marly moved to neutral Argentina with her Jewish husband, where she appeared in several films. She also acted in two of her husband's films while they were in Chile. After moving to Hollywood, she acted in Paramount's "Sealed Verdict" (1948) opposite Ray Milland. Next year, she starred in Stuart Heisler's "Tokyo Joe" (1949) alongside Humphrey Bogart. During this time, the U.S. Consulate mistook her for the Russian-born, left-inclined, singer and songwriter Anna Marly, and she was subsequently blacklisted in Hollywood by the House Un-American Activities Committee. Even after she was cleared from the blacklist, her career never really got going again. Until her early death from a heart attack, she played roles on television or in minor films. Credits include "L'affaire Lafarge" (1938), "La piel de Zapa" (1943), "Les maudits" (1947, with Henri Vidal), "Krakatit" (1948), "Tokyo File 212" (1951), "Queen Of Blood" (1966), where she played a space vampire and "The Astrologer" (1976).
Born Hana Smékalová, at age 18 she went to Paris to study art, literature, and philosophy at the Sorbonne. She met her future husband, film director Pierre Chenal, who cast her in his film "L'Alibi" (1937). During World War II, Marly moved to neutral Argentina with her Jewish husband, where she appeared in several films. She also acted in two of her husband's films while they were in Chile. After moving to Hollywood, she acted in Paramount's "Sealed Verdict" (1948) opposite Ray Milland. Next year, she starred in Stuart Heisler's "Tokyo Joe" (1949) alongside Humphrey Bogart. During this time, the U.S. Consulate mistook her for the Russian-born, left-inclined, singer and songwriter Anna Marly, and she was subsequently blacklisted in Hollywood by the House Un-American Activities Committee. Even after she was cleared from the blacklist, her career never really got going again. Until her early death from a heart attack, she played roles on television or in minor films. Credits include "L'affaire Lafarge" (1938), "La piel de Zapa" (1943), "Les maudits" (1947, with Henri Vidal), "Krakatit" (1948), "Tokyo File 212" (1951), "Queen Of Blood" (1966), where she played a space vampire and "The Astrologer" (1976).
Bio by: Fritz Tauber
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