jetta goudal was born in amsterdam in 1891. she was a pretty big silent star in the 1920s & made several films with cecil b. demille. in 1927, demille cancelled her contract saying she was too difficult to work with prompting her to sue him for breach of contract. in a landmark ruling, she won the suit when he couldn't (or wouldn't) provide financial records to support his claim, setting a precedent in establishing actor's rights.afterwards, of course, many of the hollywood studios refused to hire her and she made her last film appearance in a talkie in 1932. in 1930, she married harold grieve, an art director and a founding member of "the academy of motion picture arts and sciences". she joined grieve in running a successful interior design business and became active in actors equity's fight for the unionization of film actors."i don't like being called a silent star." she is quoted as saying...."i was never silent."love her.