Vera Ralston

Vera Ralston

Known for

Acting

Born

July 12, 1920

Birthplace

Prague, Tchécoslovaquie

Died

February 9, 2003 (aged 82)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vera Ralston (born Věra Helena Hrubá) was a Czech figure skater and actress. She later became a naturalized American citizen. She worked as an actress during the 1940s and 1950s.

As a figure skater, she represented Czechoslovakia in competition under her birth name Věra Hrubá. She competed at the 1936 European Figure Skating Championships and placed 15th. Later that season, she competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where she placed 17th. During the games, she personally met and insulted Adolf Hitler. Hitler asked her if she would like to "skate for the swastika." As she later boasted, "I looked him right in the eye, and said that I'd rather skate on th...

Best known work

The Fighting Kentuckian
The Fighting Kentuckian
1949
Dakota
Dakota
1945
The Lady and the Monster
The Lady and the Monster
1944
The Man Who Died Twice
The Man Who Died Twice
1958
Accused of Murder
Accused of Murder
1956
Hoodlum Empire
Hoodlum Empire
1952
The Flame
The Flame
1947
Fair Wind to Java
Fair Wind to Java
1953
Jubilee Trail
Jubilee Trail
1954
I, Jane Doe
I, Jane Doe
1948

Filmography

  1. 1958

    The Man Who Died Twice

    as Lynn Brennon

  2. 1958

  3. 1957

    Gunfire at Indian Gap

    as Cheel Palmer

  4. 1957

  5. 1956

    Accused of Murder

    as Ilona Vance

  6. 1955

    Timberjack

    as Lynne Tilton

  7. 1954

    Jubilee Trail

    as Florinda Grove

  8. 1953

    A Perilous Journey

    as Francie Landreaux

  9. 1953

  10. 1952

    Hoodlum Empire

    as Marte 'Marty' Dufour Gray

  11. 1951

    The Wild Blue Yonder

    as Lt. Helen Landers

  12. 1951

    Belle Le Grand

    as Daisy Henshaw / Belle Le Grand

  13. 1950

    Surrender

    as Violet Barton

  14. 1949

    The Fighting Kentuckian

    as Fleurette De Marchand

  15. 1948

    Angel on the Amazon

    as Christine Ridgeway

  16. 1948

    I, Jane Doe

    as Annette Dubois / Jane Doe

  17. 1947

    The Flame

    as Carlotta Duval

  18. 1947

  19. 1947

    Wyoming

    as Karen Alderson

  20. 1946

  21. 1946

    Murder in the Music Hall

    as Lila Laughton

  22. 1945

    Dakota

    as Sandy Poli

  23. 1944

    Lake Placid Serenade

    as Vera Haschek

  24. 1944

    Storm Over Lisbon

    as Maria Mazarek, aka Maritza

  25. 1944

    The Lady and the Monster

    as Janice Farrell

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