Loo Hardy

Charlotte "Loo" Hardy (born Charlotte Noa; 11 January 1898 – 23 April 1938) was a German film actress of the silent era.^[1] She later emigrated to England, where she died by suicide from a narcotic overdose.^[2]

Loo Hardy
Hardy c. 1918
Born	Charlotte Noa (1898-01-11)11 January 1898 Berlin, German Empire
Died	23 April 1938(1938-04-23) (aged 40) London, United Kingdom
Other names	Charlotte Hardy
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	1918 - 1931
Relatives	Manfred Noa (brother)

Death

Noa's body was found in her flat in Cleveland Square, Paddington. An inquest was held on 26 April 1938, during which she was referred to as Mrs. Charlotte Levi. The Coroner found that she was overdrawn at the bank, behind on payments of rent, had received a final demand for income tax, and that tradesmen were refusing to supply goods unless for cash; and that she had killed herself by narcotic poisoning.^[3]

Selected filmography

• The Clan (1920)
• Catherine the Great (1920)
• Wibbel the Tailor (1920)
• Berlin W. (1920)
• The Voice (1920)
• Jim Cowrey is Dead (1921)
• Raid (1921)
• The Story of a Maid (1921)
• Miss Beryll (1921)
• Yellow Star (1922)
• The Enchantress (1924)
• The Old Ballroom (1925)
• The Eighteen Year Old (1927)
• Road to Rio (1931)