Paula Valenska

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]

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)

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. "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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