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Vola Vale

Vola Vale

Actress

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.

Born: February 12, 1897 in Buffalo, New York, USA

Died: October 17, 1970 (Age 73)

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Vola Vale  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
7.3
ActressFaith Lawson1918
Movie
Actress1926
Movie
ActressEmily Stone1919
Movie
6.7
ActressJacqueline1923
Movie
ActressPrincess Fulvia / Princess Zenia1917
Movie
6.1
ActressBarbara1921
Movie
6.6
ActressMamie1925
Movie
ActressCountess Fontaine1926
Movie
6.4
ActressBetty Bryce1917
Movie
ActressKitty Miles (as Vola Smith)1916
Movie
7.6
ActressBallerina / Christines Maid (uncredited)1925
Movie
ActressAline Urmy (as Vola Smith)1916
Movie
6.2
ActressWinifred Waverly1919
Movie
6.8
ActressRose Lane1920
Movie
ActressMera Donovan1920
Movie
ActressViolet Manners1920
Movie
1.8
ActressMinna Ober (Episode #1)1917
Movie
ActressGeorgie Hibbler1922
Movie
ActressDiane1923
Movie
ActressLouise Alacarme1920
Movie
ActressHazel Mallinsbee1917
Movie
ActressEllen Ingram1917
Movie
4
ActressMildred Vandeburg1917
Movie
ActressMary — a foundling1923
Movie
ActressMimi Allen1926
Movie
ActressTootles1925
Movie
6.7
ActressTownswoman1932
Movie
5.7
Actress1936
Movie
ActressVesta Philbrook1921
Movie
Actress1927
Movie
Actress1926
Movie
ActressMrs. Jackson Cain1925
Movie
ActressBetty Bond1924
Movie
ActressIna Phillips1923
Movie
ActressRosie - Joe Cateau's Bride1923
Movie
ActressAlice Thornton1921
Movie
ActressMolly Brent1920
Movie
ActressMinnie Patton1920
Movie
ActressMuriel Fletcher1919
Movie
ActressDiana Ramon1919
Movie
ActressRuth Mason1918
Movie
ActressMarjorie Manning1917
Movie
5.5
ActressLady Pamela Vauclain1917
Movie
5.5
ActressAmy Dawe1917
Short Film
Actress1915
Short Film
ActressThe Iron Master's Sister (as Viola Smith)1914
Short Film
4.3
ActressNell Woodward1916
Short Film
5.4
ActressBoarding Schoolgirl1914
Short Film
ActressMay Clive1916
Short Film
ActressEstelle1916
Short Film
ActressMinna Ober1917
Short Film
ActressMattie1917
Short Film
ActressMiriam Vale1917
Movie
7.3
ActressSelf (uncredited)2002
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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