
Elda Hartley
Personal Info
Known for
Production
Gender
Female
Birthday
1911-03-06
Day of Death
2001-03-06 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Brownwood, Texas, USA
Elda Hartley
Biography
Elda Voelkel Hartley (March 6, 1911 – March 6, 2001) was an American stage and motion picture actress. Following a brief career as a Hollywood actress, which lasted from 1930 to 1932 and during which she accumulated four screen credits, Voelkel married filmmaker Irving Hartley, with whom she produced numerous documentary films on a wide range of subjects. In 1976, she created the Hartley Film Foundation, which was dedicated to promoting greater understanding of religion and spirituality.
Known For
Acting
(1971)
The Art of Meditation
as Herself / Presenter
Crew
(1994)
Zen: The Best of Alan Watts
Producer
(1971)
The Art of Meditation
Producer
(1969)
Zen and Now
Producer
(1969)
The Flow of Zen
Producer
(1968)
Buddhism, Man and Nature
Producer