Valli Valli

Valli Valli was born on Feb 11, 1882 in Germany. Valli Valli's big-screen debut came with The Woman Pays directed by Edgar Jones in 1915.

Valli Valli was born Marguerite Alice Knust on February 11, 1889 (some sources say 1882) in Berlin, Germany. Valli came from a prominent British family and she was educated in Paris, France and London, England. At the age of twelve she made her theater debut in a London production of Gentle Ivy. Next she went to Berlin to star in the musical comedy Morocco Bound. Her performances won rave reviews and she quickly became a popular star in Europe. She said "I don't care at all for laughter. My ambition is to develop the power to make people cry." The lovely actress went to New York City in 1905 to star on Broadway in Veronique. Valli also starred in the Broadway shows Kittey Grey and The Dollar Princess Then she toured the United States with her vaudeville act. In 1915 she made her film debut in the drama The High Road.