Paula Valenska (2 July 1922 – 26 September 1994) was a Czech actress noted for her roles in 1940s films. After appearing in several films in her native Czechoslovakia she went to Britain to star in two films produced by
Anatole de Grunwald.
Valenska graduated from the Musical and Dramatic Conservatory in
Prague
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.
She married Joseph Rehka Zdenek in
Beverly Hills, California in August 1962, and applied for U.S. citizenship the following year. In 1966, it was reported by the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' that the couple were breeding Arabian horses.
In June 1980, Valenska was then working as a real estate agent in
Camarillo, California.
She died in
Ventura, California
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on 26 September 1994, at the age of 72.
Selected filmography
* ''
Spring Song'' (1944)
* ''
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'' (1945)
* ''
No Surgery Hours Today'' (1948)
* ''
Bond Street'' (1948)
* ''
Golden Arrow'' (1949)
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links
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1922 births
1994 deaths
Czech film actresses
Czechoslovak emigrants to the United Kingdom
Czechoslovak emigrants to the United States
People from Mělník
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