Valia Venitshaya (19 December 1899 in

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Selected filmography

* '' Man and His Kingdom'' (1922) * '' Little Brother of God'' (1922) * ''

The Green Caravan ''The Green Caravan'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Catherine Calvert, Gregory Scott and Valia.Low p.377 Cast * Catherine Calvert as Gypsy * Gregory Scott as Hugo Drummond * Valia as Lillian V ...

'' (1922) * '' The Passionate Friends'' (1922) * '' The Audacious Mr. Squire'' (1923) * '' In the Blood'' (1923) * '' Shifting Sands'' (1923) * '' The Woman Who Obeyed'' (1923) * ''

The Starlit Garden ''The Starlit Garden'' is a 1923 British silent romantic film directed by Guy Newall and starring Newall, Ivy Duke, Lawford Davidson and Mary Rorke. The film is set in Italy and concerns a doomed romance between a ward and her guardian. It was ...

'' (1923) * '' A Gamble with Hearts'' (1923) * '' Sally Bishop'' (1924) * ''

The Great Prince Shan ''The Great Prince Shan'' is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by A.E. Coleby and featuring Sessue Hayakawa, Ivy Duke, Tsuru Aoki, Valia, David Hawthorne, Fred Raynham and Henry Vibart in important roles. The film is adapted from ...

'' (1924)

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* 1899 births 1993 deaths 20th-century English actresses Actors from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Actresses from London English emigrants to the United States English silent film actresses People from Whitechapel {{UK-film-actor-stub