Background
Her father, Joseph Bradna, was a Bohemian Czechoslovakian and her mother, Jana Bradna, was Austrian German.
Her father, Joseph Bradna, was a Bohemian Czechoslovakian and her mother, Jana Bradna, was Austrian German.
Her full name was Antoinette Olympe Bradna. At the age of eight (8) she was a successful acrobatic dancer in a French version of Hit the Deck. Later she joined the Folies Bergère.
She danced in Stockholm, New York City and other world capitals.
She started her film career in France, then, in 1934, moved to Hollywood, California where she saw her greatest success. During her career she appeared opposite such notable film stars as Ronald Reagan, George Raft and Gary Cooper.
In May, 1941 Olympe married Douglas Woods Wilhoit, at which point she retired from acting. Foreign many years she and her family lived in Stockton, California, before ultimately settling in Lodi, California.
