Valentina Zimina

Valentina Zimina
Valentina Zimina
	Lobby card from Gerald Cranston's Lady (1924)
Born	January 1, 1899; Moscow, Russian Empire
Died	December 3, 1928 (aged 29); Hollywood, Los Angeles California, U.S.
Nationality	Russian; American
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1925–1928

Valentina Zimina (1 January 1899 – 3 December 1928) was a silent screen actress.

Biography

Russian-born, the daughter of a Moscow stage actress, Zimina served with the Women's Battalion of Death for three years. She was in a Siberian 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 credited screen debut opposite Bessie Love and Warner Baxter in Victor Fleming's A Son of His Father, followed by five more 1920s romantic melodramas. Zimina died of influenza just before her last film was released.

Valentina Zimina
Lobby card from Gerald Cranston's Lady (1924)
Born	(1899-01-01)January 1, 1899 Moscow, Russian Empire
Died	December 3, 1928(1928-12-03) (aged 29) Hollywood, Los Angeles California, U.S.
Nationality	Russian American
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1925–1928