English: Publicity photo of Virginia Valli from Stars of the Photoplay. Virginia Valli was graduated from the stage, where she won fame as an interpretative dancer, into the movies. She was engaged by Essanay to appear as a dancer in one scene. She photographed so well that she was given a contract for a permanent engagement. For her clever work in the Universal picture, "The Storm," she was awarded a starring contract. Her first picture under that arrangement was "A Lady of Quality." She was born in Chicago, Illinois, twenty-eight years ago. She is five feet, three inches tall, weighs 120 pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes. Married.