Hedy Lamarr (born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler) is a legendary Austro-American actress who, along with the extraordinary beauty and natural attractiveness that made her one of the brightest film stars of the golden era of the Dream Factory, had a remarkable mind and remarkable abilities in the exact sciences. She became famous with the release of the film “Ecstasy” because of the very daring for those times, and therefore inspiring scene of simulating an orgasm and swimming her heroine naked in a forest lake, shown on the big screen for the first time. She was then named "the most promising new actress of 1938" by the Philadelphia Record film critics and quickly joined the ranks of such celebrities as Bette Davis, Greta Garbo, Katharine Hepburn and Marlene Dietrich. In 1960, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her achievements in the film industry. #hedylamarr #shorts
