Valentina Zimina
Encyclopedia
Valentina Zimina was a silent screenplay actress.
Russia
n-born, the daughter of a Moscow
stage actress, Zimina served with the Women's Battalion of Death
for three years. She was in a Siberia
n prison, from which she escaped and made her way across Asia
and onto Hollywood. The rest of her family were killed in the Russian Civil War
. She made her screen debut opposite Bessie Love
and Warner Baxter
in Victor Fleming
's A Son of His Father, followed by five more 1920's romantic melodramas. Zimina died of influenza
just before her last film was released.
Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n-born, the daughter of a Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
stage actress, Zimina served with the Women's Battalion of Death
Women's Battalion
Women's Battalions were segregated all-female combat units formed after the February Revolution by the Russian Provisional Government in a last ditch effort to inspire the mass of war-weary soldiers to continue fighting in World War I until victory could be achieved...
for three years. She was in a Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
n prison, from which she escaped and made her way across Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and onto Hollywood. The rest of her family were killed in the Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
. She made her screen debut opposite Bessie Love
Bessie Love
Bessie Love was an American motion picture actress who achieved prominence mainly in the silent films and early talkies. With a small frame and delicate features, she played innocent young girls, flappers, and wholesome leading ladies. Her role in The Broadway Melody earned her a nomination for...
and Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter
Warner Leroy Baxter was an American actor, known for his role as The Cisco Kid in In Old Arizona , for which he won the second Academy Award for Best Actor in the 1928–1929 Academy Awards. Warner Baxter started his movie career in silent movies...
in Victor Fleming
Victor Fleming
Victor Lonzo Fleming was an American film director, cinematographer, and producer. His most popular films were The Wizard of Oz , and Gone with the Wind , for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director.-Life and career:Fleming was born in La Canada, California, the son of Elizabeth Evaleen ...
's A Son of His Father, followed by five more 1920's romantic melodramas. Zimina died of influenza
Influenza
Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...
just before her last film was released.
Filmography
- The Scarlet LadyThe Scarlet LadyThe Scarlet Lady is a 1928 American silent drama film, written by Bess Meredyth and directed by Alan Crosland.-Cast:*Lya De Putti*Don Alvarado*Warner Oland*Otto Matieson *Hans Joby*Valentina Zimina...
(1928) - The Woman On Trial (1927)
- Many Scrappy Returns (1927)
- Rose of the Tenements (1926)
- La BohèmeLa Bohème (1926 film)La Bohème is a 1926 silent drama film directed by King Vidor, based on the opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini.-Plot:The film takes place in Paris in 1830. Several bohemians try to survive on the streets, living under poor conditions and desiring to one day become famous. One of them is Marcel , a...
(1926) - A Son of His FatherA Son of His FatherA Son of His Father is a 1925 silent film Western directed by Victor Fleming. Uncertain whether this is a lost or extant film -Cast:*Bessie Love - Nora Shea*Warner Baxter - Big Boy Morgan*Raymond Hatton - Charlie Grey*Walter McGrail - Holdbrook...
(1925)