Nina Vale Explained

Nina Vale
Birth Name:Anne Hunter
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Yearsactive:1941-1946
Occupation:Actress
dancer

Nina Vale was an American actress and dancer, who had three leading roles in films of the 1940s, but stopped acting for unknown reasons.

Early years

Vale was born in Boston as Anne Hunter. Because her parents objected to her desire to become an actress, she left home in her teenage years and went to New York City.[1]

Stage

Vale was a dramatics student of Benno Schneider in New York. Her work on stage there included acting in The Women. Later, she played a Russian sniper in a road-show production of Doughgirls.[1] In 1948, she was in Joy to the World in New Haven, Connecticut.[2] In 1949, she co-starred in a production of the comedy Reunion in Vienna.[3]

In 1959, she was billed as Anne Hunter in a performance of Passion, Poison, and Petrifaction.[4]

Film

Vale's first film was The Gay Falcon for RKO Pictures.[1]

Dance

In New York, Vale danced in The Girl from Wyoming and was featured in a New Faces revue. She also danced in a Los Angeles production of the operetta Bittersweet.[1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1941The Gay Falcon Elinor Benford
1945Cornered SeƱora Camargo
1946Mysterious Intruder Joan Hill - Gale's Secretary (final film role)

Notes and References

  1. News: Nina Vale Got Her Call When All Seemed Lost. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 20, 1946. New York, Brooklyn. 22. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2016.
  2. News: Out-of-Town Openings: Joy to the World. 18 January 2016. Billboard. February 28, 1948. 47.
  3. News: Shakespearean Festival To Open At Camden; Florence Reed Comes To Lakewood Theater. Portland Press Herald. July 31, 1949. Maine, Portland. 26. Newspapers.com. January 17, 2016.
  4. News: Walker. Danton. Broadway. 18 January 2016. Reading Eagle. September 3, 1959. Pennsylvania, Reading. 4.