Valora Noland was born Valor Baum in Seattle, Washington, Dec. 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor. Her parents moved to Santa Cruz, California, in 1943, and that is where she grew up. Following graduation from Santa Cruz High School, Valora attended the Pasadena Playhouse College of Theatre Arts for one and one-half years until a talent scout ...
Her birth certificate carried no first name originally; her parents hadn't chosen a name. She had to go through the court to add it later.
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Originated the character Animal (aka Rhonda) in the "Beach Party" movie series.
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Left acting after her guest appearance on Star Trek (1966), where she played a Nazi; coming from a Jewish family, she felt ashamed of the role.
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Her maternal grandfather was the American historian and US Senator (Indiana) Albert J. Beveridge. Beveridge was a key figure in the Progressive Party (Bull Moose Party) formed by Theodore Roosevelt.
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Her mother, Abby Beveridge, married the German artist Franz Baum, who was one of her teachers at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts.They married in Germany in 1934 and fled under Nazi rule in 1939, settling in the United States.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Up Your Teddy Bear
1970
Girl Lifting Dress (in flashback) (as Valora Nolan)