Hedy Explained

Hedy is a German given name, sometimes a diminutive form of Hedwig.

Notable people with the name include:

Hedy Bienenfeld (1907–1976), Austrian-American Olympic swimmer
Hedy Burress (born c. 1973), American actress
Hedy d'Ancona (born 1937), Dutch politician, geographer, and sociologist
Hedy Epstein (1924–2016), German-born Jewish-American political activist
Hedy Frank-Autheried (1902–1979), Austrian composer
Hedy Fry (born 1941), Trinidadian-Canadian politician and physician
Hedy Graf (1926–1997), Spanish-born Swiss classically trained soprano
Hedy Iracema-Brügelmann (1879–1941), German operatic soprano of Brazilian birth
Hedy Klineman, American painter
Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000), Austrian-American film actress and inventor
Hedy Schlunegger (1923–2003), Swiss alpine skier
Hedy Scott (born 1946), Belgian-American model and actress
Hedy Stenuf (1922–2010), Austrian figure skater who later competed for France and the United States
Hedy West (1938–2005), American folksinger and songwriter

Fictional characters include:

Hedra "Hedy" Carlson/Ellen Besch, in the movie Single White Female
Hedy Newman, a character played by Jane Sibbett from the TV sitcom Herman's Head
Hedy Wolfe, a Marvel Comics superhero, a friend of fellow superhero Patsy Walker
Hedy (opera)

See also