Paula Valenska Explained

Paula Valenska
Birth Name:Milada Anna Šupitová
Birth Date:2 July 1922
Birth Place:Mělník, Czechoslovakia
Death Place:Ventura, California, U.S.
Othername:Pavla Vrbenská
Occupation:Actress
Spouse:Joseph Rehka Zdenek (m. 1962)
Yearsactive:1944–1949 (film)

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

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Notes and References

  1. Chibnall & McFarlane p.322
  2. http://libri.cz/databaze/film/heslo/5832 VRBENSKÁ, Pavla
  3. News: Actress Now Agent For Camarillo Firm . 11 December 2021 . Los Angeles Times . 28 June 1980 . 166.
  4. Web site: Milada Supitova . California, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1843–1999 . 11 December 2021.
  5. News: This New Year's Day Baby Can Trace Parentage to 7th Century . 11 December 2021 . Los Angeles Times . 16 January 1966 . 186.
  6. Web site: Milada Paula Rehka . People Legacy . 11 December 2021.
  7. Web site: Milada Anna Rehka . California, U.S., Death Index, 1940–1997 . 11 December 2021.