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Vola Vale

From Wikipedia She was born Vola Smith in Buffalo, New York. Vale was educated in Chevy Chase, Maryland. She began her career in amateur theatricals in Rochester, New York. Then she played in stock companies for a while. Her first movie experience was with Biograph, under the tutelage of the great film director D.W. Griffith. After a month of playing atmosphere parts, Vola was offered a genuine role. She wore a velvet gown with a train and a feathered hat. Soon she was appearing in short reel films for Biograph. Among the actors she was cast with were William S. Hart, Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuru Aoki, William Haines, Harry Carey, Tully Marshall and William Russell. She was adept in playing Spanish, Italian, French, and Gypsy roles. Aside from Biograph Vola worked for Fox Film, Famous Players-Lasky, Universal Pictures, and Paramount Pictures. Her ambition was to play Madame Butterfly with an actual Japanese company, as well as to act as Lorna Doone. She was most inspired by Hayakawa and hoped to learn to act inside, as he did. With Sessue Hayakawa she made Each To His Kind (1917). Before filming began it was decided that the name Smith was too common to be used by a motion picture star. She changed her professional name to Vola Vale.


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Born:
Feb 12, 1897 In Buffalo, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
24
First Appeared:
In the movie Liberty Belles 1914-05-13
Latest Project:
Movie Home Sweet Home 1926-12-24
Known For
Poster of White Oak
Poster of The Iron Rider
Filmography
Movie Her Big Adventure Countess Fontaine 1926-01-05
Movie Two Can Play Mimi Allen 1926-02-21
Movie Home Sweet Home 1926-12-24
Movie The Phantom of the Opera Ballerina / Christines Maid (uncredited) 1925-09-22
Movie Little Annie Rooney Mamie 1925-10-18
Movie Crashin' Thru Diane 1923-04-01
Movie Soul of the Beast Jacqueline 1923-05-06
Movie White Oak Barbara 1921-02-01
Movie The Duke of Chimney Butte Vesta Philbrook 1921-12-04
Movie Alias Jimmy Valentine Rose Lane 1920-02-29
Movie Overland Red Louise Alacarme 1920-03-22
Movie The Iron Rider Mera Donovan 1920-11-21
Movie Common Sense Violet Manners 1920-06-01
Movie Six Feet Four Winifred Waverly 1919-09-13
Movie Wolves of the Rail Faith Lawson 1918-01-01
Movie Zollenstein Princess Fulvia / Princess Zenia 1917-11-21
Movie The Bond Between Ellen Ingram 1917-04-02
Movie The Silent Man Betty Bryce 1917-11-26
Movie The Eagle's Wings Kitty Miles (as Vola Smith) 1916-12-04
Movie A Great Love Nell Woodward 1916-07-28
Movie The Price of Silence Aline Urmy (as Vola Smith) 1916-12-11
Movie The Soul of Pierre 1915-09-15
Movie Liberty Belles Boarding Schoolgirl 1914-05-13
Movie The Iron Master The Iron Master's Sister (as Viola Smith) 1914-10-13