Virginia Valli(1896-1968)
- Actress
Virginia got her start with a Milwaukee stock company and also did some
film work with Essanay Studios in 1917 Chicago. Back in the theater, it
would be 3 more years before she was brought out to Hollywood to act as
leading lady to Bert Lytell. Virginia would continue to appear in films
throughout the decade and she would be an established star at Universal
by the mid 20's. The bulk of her films would be between 1924 and 1927.
While she had no trouble adjusting to sound in L'île des navires perdus (1929), which she made
at First National, her big salary and declining appeal both conspired
to end her film career. Unable to find a suitable studio, she would
make her last film The Last Zeppelin (1930) at Tiffany Studios. In
1931, she married Charles Farrell and retired from the screen to live
in Beverly Hills before moving to Palm Springs.
