Lyda Roberti
Lyda's father was German clown Roberti, her mother a Polish trick rider. As a child performer, she toured Europe and Asia with the Circus in which she was born, leaving it (and her reportedly abusive father) in Shanghai, China. In this truly international city, Lyda became a child cafe entertainer and learned the fractured English that became her trademark. Around 1927, she emigrated to...
Lyda's father was German clown Roberti, her mother a Polish trick rider. As a child performer, she toured Europe and Asia with the Circus in which she was born, leaving it (and her reportedly abusive father) in Shanghai, China. In this truly international city, Lyda became a child cafe entertainer and learned the fractured English that became her trademark. Around 1927, she emigrated to...
Known For
Million Dollar Legs
as Mata Machree
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Countess Ysobel de Naigila
The Kid from Spain
as Rosalie
Cast Credits
Wide Open Faces
as Kitty Fredericks
Pick a Star
as Dagmar
Nobody's Baby
as Lena Marchetti
Hill-Tillies
as Lyda Roberti
At Sea Ashore
as Lyda Roberti
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Countess Ysobel de Naigila
George White's 1935 Scandals
as Manya
College Rhythm
as Mimi
Meet the Baron
as College Girl (uncredited)
Torch Singer
as Dora Nichols
Three Cornered Moon
as Jenny
The Kid from Spain
as Rosalie
Million Dollar Legs
as Mata Machree
Dancers in the Dark
as Fanny Zabowolski