Season 2 trailer: Hedy Lamarr
A golden-age Hollywood icon. But there鈥檚 another side to Hedy Lamarr - a genius history overlooked and a true untold legend of invention. Discover Hedy鈥檚 story in 2025.
A refugee who escaped the Nazis, a feminist filmmaker and beauty icon, and one of Hollywood鈥檚 most famous golden-age stars. You might think you already know her story, but there鈥檚 another side to Hedy Lamarr - a genius history overlooked and a true untold legend of invention. This is the amazing story of how one of the most recognisable faces of her time was never seen for who she really was. A story of an Austrian-born entrepreneur and tinsel-town actress who invented the foundations for much of our digital world 鈥 the technology behind Bluetooth, GPS and Wifi 鈥 but was denied the credit she deserved. From her teenage appearance in a movie considered so sexual it was banned by Hitler, to the fame and fortune that followed, and her breakthrough idea based on 鈥渇requency-hopping鈥 during World War Two - this is the story of untold legend Hedy Lamarr. Hosted by Andini, a fellow model and inventor along with special guest, Hollywood actress AnnaSophia Robb. Discover Hedy鈥檚 story from 2025.
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