Reina Valdez (sometimes credited as Rena Valdez; born December 1890) was a silent film actress active in Hollywood in the 1910s.[1]

Reina Valdez
BornDecember 1890
Springfield, Massachusetts, US
OccupationActress

Although some publicity reports claimed she was born in and raised in Mexico, she was a native of Springfield, Massachusetts, where she grew up before she moved to New York City to pursue an interest in acting.[2][3][4] After a few appearances on Broadway, eventually she found herself in Los Angeles, where she worked for a number of film companies over the course of her short career, including the Santa Barbara Motion Picture Company, the New York Motion Picture Company, and Essanay.[5][6][7] Little is known about her life before or after her film career. It is likely that "Reina Valdez" was her stage name.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Reina Valdez Attains Ambition". The Moving Picture World. XXIV. April 1915.
  2. ^ Motion Picture Studio Directory and Trade Annual, 1919.
  3. ^ "Today's Best Photo Play Stories". Chicago Tribune. 2 Apr 1914. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  4. ^ "New England, the Merry Widow, and a Spanish Beauty". Photoplay. December 1914.
  5. ^ "In Movie Land". Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. 11 Nov 1914. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Perils of Photoplaying". The Wilmington Morning Star. 18 Jan 1914. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  7. ^ "Gossip of the Film World". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 19 Nov 1914. Retrieved 2021-03-27.