Portrait of Theda Bara

Acting

Theda Bara

Career

Active from 1914 to 2006, with a break from 1934 to 2005, busiest in 1915 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
42
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cleopatra
Cleopatra
GoodWatch score78/100

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Tragic Romance 8
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Silent Film 4
  • Early Cinema 4
  • Silent Film Era 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Historical Melodrama 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Femme Fatale 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Silent Era Melodrama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Woman with the Hungry Eyes
The Woman with the Hungry Eyes (2006)

as Archival Footage

1930s

1 title
The Film Parade
The Film Parade (1933)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1920s

2 titles
Madame Mystery
Madame Mystery (1926)

as Madame Mysterieux

The Unchastened Woman
The Unchastened Woman (1925)

as Caroline Knollys

1910s

40 titles · average score 71
Kathleen Mavourneen
Kathleen Mavourneen (1919)

as Kathleen Mavourneen

The She Devil
The She Devil (1918)

as Lolette

The Soul of Buddha
The Soul of Buddha (1918)

as Bava

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1917)
GoodWatch score 78

as Cleopatra

The Darling of Paris
The Darling of Paris (1917)

as Esmeralda

Madame du Barry
Madame du Barry (1917)

as Madame du Barry

The Vixen
The Vixen (1916)

as Elsie Drummond

East Lynne
East Lynne (1916)

as Lady Isabel Carlisle

A Fool There Was
A Fool There Was (1915)
GoodWatch score 65

as The Vampire

Destruction
Destruction (1915)

as Ferdinande Martin

The Two Orphans
The Two Orphans (1915)

as Henriette

Carmen
Carmen (1915)

as Carmen