Dorothy Revier (born Doris Valerga; April 18, 1904 – November 19, 1993) was an American actress.
Early years
Born as Doris Valerga in San Francisco[2] on April 18, 1904,[3] Revier was one of five siblings of the famous Valerga performing family of the Bay Area. Her mother was English and her father was Italian.[3] She was educated in the public schools of Oakland before going to New York City to study classical dancing.
Career
Dorothy Revier
c.1930
Revier danced with a Russian ballet company on tour, but homesickness brought her back to San Francisco, where she became the featured dancer at Tait's Cafe.[4] She was discovered by a talent agent while working in a
cabaret[5] and signed to a film contract by
Harry Cohn.[6]
She made her film debut in Life's Greatest Question (1921)[7] and was active throughout the 1920s, playing in The Virgin (1924),[8]The Supreme Test (1923), An Enemy of Men (1925),[9]: 215 The Far Cry (1926),[9]: 230 Cleopatra (1928),[10]Tanned Legs (1929)[11] and The Iron Mask (1929).[9]: 384
After recovering from two broken arms suffered in a 1930 car accident, she played roles in low-budget films for
Columbia Pictures. In 1935 she played the role of a saloon girl in Paramount Pictures' second
Hopalong Cassidy film, The Eagle's Brood, working alongside
William Boyd.[12]: 98 In many films she appeared as a
vamp, and she later worked as a free-lance performer in
Buck Jones Westerns such as Lovable Liar (1933).[13]The Cowboy and the Kid (1936) was her final film.[12]: 70
Personal life
Revier was married to director Harry J. Revier, and to commercial artist William Pelayo. Both marriages ended in divorce.[5]
^George, Harry (January 25, 1931).
"Up From Poverty Row". The Times Dispatch. Virginia, Richmond. p. 33. Retrieved April 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.