![]() After winning over Londoners with her death-defying swims in the Thames and the English Channel, she was soon wowing them at the Palladium with her trademark vaudeville act: a performance that included diving into a giant glass tank where she captivated the crowds with her graceful and athletic underwater ballet.Hollywood beckoned and Annette quickly became the darling of the silent film era, starring in the first-ever million-dollar film, Daughter of the Gods. It was to be the start of a dazzling international career. Yet when she took up swimming to overcome a childhood illness, she quickly found herself breaking records and beating the boys and loving it.When the Depression hit, Annette and her father headed for England to seek their fortune. Her name was Annette Kellerman.Born into a musical family in suburban Sydney in 1886, Annette's first love was performing. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the early twentieth century, a young Australian woman became one of the highest paid and most adored Hollywood and vaudeville stars of the day. ![]()
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