Anna Held
Anna Held
Helene Anna Held, known professionally as Anna Held, was a Polish-born French stage performer and singer, most often associated with impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, her common-law husband...
NationalityPolish
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth19 March 1872
CountryPoland
mistake age rewards
Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.
known
I have never known the time when I did not wear stays. My stays are part of me.
trying use given
I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use an leads to nothing.
married fortune
A woman must make her fortune before she is 30; or work after she is 30; or get married.
beautiful very-beautiful knows
I know I am very beautiful.
people want sometimes
I want to see people turn and writhe; make them feel things they cannot see and sometimes do not know.
language adept
I was very adept at acquiring languages.
people wish want
I wish to please the people, but I want to make them cry, perhaps. There, I have said it.
jealousy say-anything
I do not say anything from jealousy.
proud ability cooks
I am very, very proud of my ability as a cook.
morning ice water
How many women have the courage to start properly with a cold, cold bath early in the morning? I jump in, throw the water, cold as ice, and after the first plunge I am happy.
vaudeville likes
I do not like vaudeville, but what can I do? It likes me.