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Vola Vale‌

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Female

Birthday

calendar1897-02-12

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Vola Vale

Buffalo, New York, USA

Vola Vale

Buffalo, New York, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1897-02-12

Popularity

star2.0

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

The Woman He Feared

The Woman He Feared‌
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calendar 1916

Perils of the Secret Service

Perils of the Secret Service‌
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calendar 1917

Crashin' Thru

Crashin' Thru‌
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calendar 1923

Good Men and True

Good Men and True‌
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calendar 1922

Overland Red

Overland Red‌
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calendar 1920

The Son of His Father

The Son of His Father‌
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calendar 1917

The Bond Between

The Bond Between‌
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calendar 1917

Liberty Belles

Liberty Belles‌
star5.0
calendar 1914

The Silent Man

The Silent Man‌
star4.5
calendar 1917

Alias Jimmy Valentine

Alias Jimmy Valentine‌
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calendar 1920

Soul of the Beast

Soul of the Beast‌
star6.0
calendar 1923

White Oak

White Oak‌
star5.8
calendar 1921

A Great Love

A Great Love‌
star5.0
calendar 1916

The Lady in the Library

The Lady in the Library‌
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calendar 1917

Six Feet Four

Six Feet Four‌
star5.5
calendar 1919

Little Annie Rooney

Little Annie Rooney‌
star6.9
calendar 1925

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story‌
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calendar 2002

The Iron Rider

The Iron Rider‌
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calendar 1920

The Midnight Flower

The Midnight Flower‌
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calendar 1923

Common Sense

Common Sense‌
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calendar 1920

Two Can Play

Two Can Play‌
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calendar 1926

Wolves of the Rail

Wolves of the Rail‌
star6.0
calendar 1918

The Eagle's Wings

The Eagle's Wings‌
star0.0
calendar 1916

The Price of Silence

The Price of Silence‌
star0.0
calendar 1916

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home‌
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calendar 1926

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera‌
star7.1
calendar 1925

A Heart in Pawn

A Heart in Pawn‌
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calendar 1919

Her Big Adventure

Her Big Adventure‌
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calendar 1926

The Iron Master

The Iron Master‌
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calendar 1914

The Soul of Pierre

The Soul of Pierre‌
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calendar 1915

Zollenstein

Zollenstein‌
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calendar 1917

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