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

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

Paula Valenska

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

Paula Valenska

Selected filmography

Spring Song (1944) Saturday (1945) No Surgery Hours Today (1948) Bond Street (1948) Golden Arrow (1949)

Paula Valenska

References

Bibliography

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

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1922 births

1994 deaths

Czech film actresses

Czechoslovak emigrants to the United Kingdom

Czechoslovak emigrants to the United States

People from Mělník