Dorothy Revier

Biography

Dorothy Revier was born Doris Valerga on April 18, 1904, in San Francisco to an English mother and Italian father, part of a renowned performing family in the Bay Area. She began her career as a classical dancer, later discovering talent agency attention while working in a cabaret, leading to a film contract with Harry Cohn. Revier's early roles included Countess von Rischenheim in "By Candlelight" (1933) and Milady de Winter in "The Iron Mask" (1929).