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| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Singer Actor | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music | |
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| Birth | United States of America |
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Biography
Janet Martin was an American singer and film actress. She appeared in a number of Republic Pictures' films during the 1940s.
Early years
Martin was born Valya Valentina Tetiacov Terry, the daughter of Alexandria Myra Tetiacov Terry (also known as Myra Skolskaya). Her mother "was a well-known opera singer in Czarist Russia." (Another source gives Martin's original name as both Valya Sokolskaya and Valya Sobolskaya.) She said that she changed her name in order to avoid political arguments related to Russian political policies.
Film
Martin went to Hollywood to gain acting experience in Little Theater productions. When she was 14, she a seven-year contract with Republic Pictures.
Selected filmography
- Call of the South Seas (1944)
- Hands Across the Border (1944)
- Lake Placid Serenade (1944)
- The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944)
- A Sporting Chance (1945)
- Bells of Rosarita (1945)
- Calendar Girl (1947)
- Heart of Virginia (1948)
- King of the Gamblers (1948)
- Train to Alcatraz (1948)