Hedda Nova

American actress

Hedda Nova
Nova in 1919
Born	May 15, 1899 Odessa, Russian Empire
Died	January 16, 1981 (aged 81) Atascadero, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1917-1926 (film)
Spouse	Paul Hurst

Hedda Nova (1899–1981) was a Russian-born American film actress.^[1]

Biography

Born in Odessa,^[2] Nova received her schooling at a Parisian convent.^[3]

Nova appeared in 16 films, mostly westerns, from 1917 through 1926.^[4] The Spitfire of Seville (1919) provided her first starring role.^[3] In 1926, she was featured in a six-episode series of two-reel jungle films produced by Chesterfield.^[5]

Nova was married to Paul Hurst, an actor, director, and screenwriter.^[4]

Selected filmography

The Bar Sinister (1917)^[2]
The Woman in the Web (1918)
The Changing Woman (1918)
The Spitfire of Seville (1919)
Calibre 38 (1919)
The Turning Point (1920)
The Mask (1921)
The Miracle Baby (1923)
Folly of Youth (1925)
My Own Pal (1926)

References

^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 30.
^ ^a ^b "Vitagraph Adds Another to Roster". The New York Dramatic Mirror: 14. December 1, 1917 – via Internet Archive.
^ ^a ^b "At the Strand". Napa Journal. California, Napa. January 3, 1920. p. 8. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Katchmer, George A. (2009). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-7864-4693-3. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
^ Rainey, Buck (2015). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-4766-0448-0. Retrieved May 7, 2020.