Vola Vale
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1897
- Died
- October 17, 1970
- Birthplace
- Buffalo, New York, USA
From Wikipedia She was born Vola Smith in Buffalo, New York. Vale was educated in Chevy Chase, Maryland. She began her career in amateur theatricals in Rochester, New York. Then she played in stock companies for a while. Her first movie experience was with Biograph, under the tutelage of the great film director D.W. Griffith. After a month of playing atmosphere parts, Vola was offered a genuine role. She wore a velvet gown with a train and a feathered hat. Soon she was appearing in short reel films for Biograph. Among the actors she was cast with were William S. Hart, Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuru Aoki, William Haines, Harry Carey, Tully Marshall and William Russell. She was adept in playing Spanish, Italian, French, and Gypsy roles. Aside from Biograph Vola worked for Fox Film, Famous Players-Lasky, Universal Pictures, and Paramount Pictures. Her ambition was to play Madame Butterfly with an actual Japanese company, as well as to act as Lorna Doone. She was most inspired by Hayakawa and hoped to learn to act inside, as he did. With Sessue Hayakawa she made Each To His Kind (1917). Before filming began it was decided that the name Smith was too common to be used by a motion picture star. She changed her professional name to Vola Vale.
Filmography
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story 2002
as Self (uncredited)
One Rainy Afternoon 1936
Actor
Tomorrow and Tomorrow 1932
as Townswoman
- Black Tears
Black Tears 1927
Actor
Home Sweet Home 1926
Actor
- The Sky Pirate
The Sky Pirate 1926
Actor
Two Can Play 1926
as Mimi Allen
Her Big Adventure 1926
as Countess Fontaine
Little Annie Rooney 1925
as Mamie
- Heartless Husbands
Heartless Husbands 1925
as Mrs. Jackson Cain
The Phantom of the Opera 1925
as Ballerina / Christines Maid (uncredited)
Who Cares 1925
as Tootles
The Mirage 1924
as Betty Bond
The Midnight Flower 1923
as Mary — a foundling
Mothers-in-Law 1923
as Ina Phillips
The Man Between 1923
as Rosie - Joe Cateau's Bride
Soul of the Beast 1923
as Jacqueline
Crashin' Thru 1923
as Diane
Good Men and True 1922
as Georgie Hibbler
The Duke of Chimney Butte 1921
as Vesta Philbrook
White Oak 1921
as Barbara
Singing River 1920
as Alice Thornton
The Iron Rider 1920
as Mera Donovan
- Someone in the House
Someone in the House 1920
as Molly Brent
The Purple Cipher 1920
as Jeanne Baldwin
- A Master Stroke
A Master Stroke 1920
as Minnie Patton
Common Sense 1920
as Violet Manners
Overland Red 1920
as Louise Alacarme
Alias Jimmy Valentine 1920
as Rose Lane
Six Feet Four 1919
as Winifred Waverly
Hornet's Nest 1919
as Muriel Fletcher
Hearts Asleep 1919
as Virginia Calvert
A Heart in Pawn 1919
as Emily Stone
Happy Though Married 1919
as Diana Ramon
The Locked Heart 1918
as Ruth Mason
Wolves of the Rail 1918
as Faith Lawson
The Silent Man 1917
as Betty Bryce
Zollenstein 1917
as Princess Fulvia / Princess Zenia
The Son of His Father 1917
as Hazel Mallinsbee
- The Lady in the Library
The Lady in the Library 1917
as Mildred Vandeburg
The Secret of Black Mountain 1917
as Miriam Vale
- The Topsy Turvy Twins
The Topsy Turvy Twins 1917
as Mattie
- The Bond Between
The Bond Between 1917
as Ellen Ingram
- The Last Cigarette
The Last Cigarette 1917
as Minna Ober
Perils of the Secret Service 1917
as Minna Ober (Episode #1)
- Mentioned in Confidence
Mentioned in Confidence 1917
as Marjorie Manning
The Winning of Sally Temple 1917
as Lady Pamela Vauclain
Each to His Kind 1917
as Amy Dawe
- It Sounded Like a Kiss
It Sounded Like a Kiss 1916
as Estelle
The Price of Silence 1916
as Aline Urmy (as Vola Smith)
The Eagle's Wings 1916
as Kitty Miles (as Vola Smith)
- The Woman He Feared
The Woman He Feared 1916
as May Clive
- A Great Love
A Great Love 1916
as Nell Woodward
- Cupid Entangled
Cupid Entangled 1915
as The Country Girl
The Soul of Pierre 1915
Actor
- The Iron Master
The Iron Master 1914
as The Iron Master's Sister (as Viola Smith)
- Liberty Belles
Liberty Belles 1914
as Boarding Schoolgirl
Credits from TMDB.