Rosa Valetti

Rosa Valetti was born the daughter of industrialist Felix Vallentin, and was the sister of Hermann Vallentin. She first appeared on the Berlin stage and later also in Paris, Brussells and Vienna. During the First World War, she worked for Ludwig Roth, her first husband, at the Residenz-Theater in Berlin. She also worked as a director and acted in many theaters. A meeting with Kurt Tucholsky gave her an opportunity to work in cabaret, firstly in "Schall und Rauch." Valetti produced her own cabaret show "Café Grössenwahn" in 1920, then "Die Rampe" in 1922 and "Comedia Valetti" in 1923. Valetti played in many cabarets around Europe and appeared in the premiere of "Die Dreigroschenoper" ("The Three Penny Opera"). In all, she appeared in more than 40 films, including in 1930 "Der Blaue Engel" (The Blue Angel) with Marlene Dietrich. In 1933 she left Nazi Germany for Vienna, Austria, and worked until 1935 at the Theater at der Josefstadt, also making guest appearances in Prague, Czechoslovakia. In 1934 she moved back to Berlin and then in 1936 to Palästina. Her daughter, the actress Liesel Valetti, emigrated to the USA.