Violet La Plante (born Violet LaPlant; January 17, 1908 – June 1, 1984), also known as Violet Avon, was an American

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

actress.

Biography

Violet La Plante, born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, was the younger sister of future Hollywood star

Laura La Plante Laura La Plante (born Laura Laplante; November 1, 1904 – October 14, 1996) was an American film actress, whose more notable performances were in the silent era. Early life La Plante was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 1, 1904, the da ...

, and started acting in the early 1920s, adapting her surname to "La Plante", like her sister. Her first film was in 1924, starring opposite

Buddy Roosevelt Buddy Roosevelt (born Kenneth Stanhope Sanderson; June 25, 1898 – October 6, 1973) was an American film and television actor and stunt performer from Hollywood's early silent film years through the 1950s. Biography Roosevelt was born as Kenn ...

, in ''Battling Buddy''. She starred in four films in 1924. The following year, she made just one film, but was included in the

WAMPAS Baby Stars The WAMPAS Baby Stars was a promotional campaign sponsored by the United States Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers, which honored 13 (15 in 1932) young actresses each year whom they believed to be on the threshold of movie stardom. ...

(at the time, baby star was common slang for starlet). Her sister Laura was a 1923

. Despite the title as a WAMPAS Baby Star, she never achieved the same level of success as her sister. In 1926 and 1927, she starred in only one film for each year, then in 1928 she had only two films. Her career ended before the advent of sound films, and her last role was in the 1928 film ''

How to Handle Women ''How to Handle Women'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by William James Craft and starring Glenn Tryon. Bela Lugosi had an early, uncredited role, and ''Krazy Kat'' cartoonist George Herriman played himself. It was produced and d ...

''. She eventually settled in La Jolla, California, where she lived at the time of her death on June 1, 1984, aged 76, from undisclosed causes.

Partial filmography

* '' The Clean Heart'' (1924) * ''

Battling Buddy ''Battling Buddy'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Violet La Plante and William Lowery. Cast * Buddy Roosevelt as Buddy West * Violet La Plante as Dorothy Parker * William Low ...

'' (1924) * ''

Walloping Wallace ''Walloping Wallace'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Norbert A. Myles and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Violet La Plante and Lew Meehan.Goble p.1009 Cast * Buddy Roosevelt as Buddy Wallace * Violet La Plante as Carol Grey ...

'' (1924) * '' The Hurricane Kid'' (1925) * ''

The Ramblin' Galoot ''The Ramblin' Galoot'' is a 1926 American silent Western film. Directed by Fred Bain at the Poverty Row studios of Action Pictures, the film stars Buddy Roosevelt, Violet La Plante, and Frederick Lee. It was released on November 21, 1926. Cas ...

'' (1926) * ''

'' (1928)

References

External links

* 1908 births 1984 deaths 20th-century American actresses American child actresses American silent film actresses Actresses from St. Louis WAMPAS Baby Stars {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub