Medea de Novara was born on April 18, 1905 in Triesen, Liechtenstein. She was an actress and writer, known for
María Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala (1946),
Juarez and Maximillian (1934) and
The Mad Empress (1939). She was married to
Miguel Contreras Torres. She died on September 21, 2001 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.