Alas, in 1929 came the Stock Market crash and everything changed and became worrisome. People started practicing conservatism because of financial losses, myself included.

She made her theatrical debut before her graduation at The Small Theatre in Warsaw on 2 October 1912. After this actor-director Willi Forst brought Negri to Germany appear in the film Mazurka (1935). In 1918 Lubitsch convinced UFA to let him create a large-scale film with Negri as the main character.

Her varied career included work as an actress in theater and vaudeville; as a singer and recording artist; as an author; and as a ballerina. She was the first European film star to be invited to Hollywood and become one of the most popular actresses in American silent film.