1920s actresses

Lupe Vélez (July 18th 1908-December 14th 1944), a Mexican born stage and screen actress, comedian, singer and dancer. Lupe performed in Mexican vaudeville in the early 1920s and made her first Hollywood film appearance in a short film in 1927. By the end of the decade, she was acting in full length silent films mainly in leading roles and made the transition to sound films without difficulty. Lupe made over 40 films in all before her death by suicide at the age of 36.

Dorothy Janis

Louise Brooks

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Madge Bellamy in "White Zombie" 1932 |dir. Victor Halperin| • • #madgebellamy #whitezombie #victorhalperin #20s #1920s #20sfashion…

Eve Southern (1900-1972) - American Actress. Circa 1920's.

Anita Page! My favorite Silent Film Star! So beautiful

Mary Miles Minter ....early 1920s

Whilst doing research for my post on Alla Nazimova, I stumbled across some beautiful pictures of Natacha Rambova, I had only vaguely heard of her, I decided to investigate further and found that she had a fascinating story. I was also blown away by her style, this woman clearly had elegance, style and artistic talent dripping from her fingertips which makes her a perfect model for this era in history, and she certainly knew how to work a turban... Rambova was born Winifred Shaughnessy in…

In celebration of Downtown Abbey: A New Era, we dive into how the makeup, skincare, hair, and nail trends changed in the '20s.