Paula Valenska

Paula Valenska
Born
Milada Anna Šupitová

(1922-07-02)2 July 1922
Mělník, Czechoslovakia
Died26 September 1994(1994-09-26) (aged 72)
Ventura, California, U.S.
Other namesPavla Vrbenská
OccupationActress
Years active1944–1949 (film)
SpouseJoseph Rehka Zdenek (m. 1962)

Paula Valenska (2 July 1922 – 26 September 1994) was a Czech actress noted for her roles in 1940s films.[1] After appearing in several films in her native Czechoslovakia she went to Britain to star in two films produced by Anatole de Grunwald.[2]

Valenska graduated from the Musical and Dramatic Conservatory in Prague.[3] She married Joseph Rehka Zdenek in Beverly Hills, California in August 1962, and applied for U.S. citizenship the following year.[4] In 1966, it was reported by the Los Angeles Times that the couple were breeding Arabian horses.[5]

In June 1980, Valenska was then working as a real estate agent in Camarillo, California.[3] She died in Ventura, California on 26 September 1994, at the age of 72.[6][7]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Chibnall & McFarlane p.322
  2. ^ VRBENSKÁ, Pavla
  3. ^ a b "Actress Now Agent For Camarillo Firm". Los Angeles Times. 28 June 1980. p. 166. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Milada Supitova". California, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1843–1999. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. ^ "This New Year's Day Baby Can Trace Parentage to 7th Century". Los Angeles Times. 16 January 1966. p. 186. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Milada Paula Rehka". People Legacy. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Milada Anna Rehka". California, U.S., Death Index, 1940–1997. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.


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