1. – Jane Wyatt, Great Expectations, 1934. Hollywood was correct in signing Valerie as the young Estella – stupid to drop her into a tiny role, later cut from the film. She finally proved the definitive Estella for David Lean, 1946.
2. – Deborah Kerr, Quo Vadis, 1951. When Gregory Peck had to leave, his leading lady, Elizabeth Taylor, also quit. A new hunt began for a new Lygia… Three years later, Valerie retired on marrying John Profumo, the British politician later destroyed by the 1963 Christine Keeler affair.
Birth year: 1917Death year: 1978Other name: Casting Calls: 0