Anita Berber

Born in Dresden is 1899, Anita Berber was a model, actress and dancer. A controversial figure in the 1920s, Berber epitomises the excess and decadence of the era. Addicted to numerous hard drugs and a heavy drinker, Berber died penniless at the age of just 29 but in her short life she became an icon. Anita Berber was the subject of an Otto Dix painting, she married three times and she appeared in a number of silent films. Berber's image will always be synonymous with the era she helped to define.