About
She played a memorable role in The Letter and appeared in Man, Woman, and Sin.
Before Fame
She toured with a traveling theater show at age 15.
Trivia
She died in 1929 from a drug overdose shortly after filming The Letter. In death, she made history, becoming the first person to be posthumously nominated for an Academy Award.
Family Life
Her father died when she was a child, leaving her mother to raise her and her five siblings.
Associated With
Kim Novak starred in the 1957 biopic film Jeanne Eagels.
