Who is Hedy Lamarr? Hedy, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, was an Austrian-American actress, inventor, and film producer. She was part of 30 films in an acting career spanning 28 years and co-invented an early version of frequency-hopping spread spectrum. She acted out the first on-screen orgasm Hedy Lamarr featured in 30 films over her 28-year career. She's the co-inventor of 1940s wireless technology. In 1942, at the peak of her acting career, Hedy developed a “secret communications system” to help defeat the nazis in WWII. Lamarr’s patented idea later became the foundation for mobile phone technology. The first woman to receive "the oscar for the invention”. In 1997 Lamarr became the first female recipient of the bulb glass spirit of achievement award, referred to as “the oscar for invention. original illustrated portrait of Hedy Size: A4 (29.7mm x 210mm). Frame is not included.