Joan Valerie: Joan Valerie. Actress: Topa Topa. Born in Illinois in 1912, Helen Vlahakis, later known as Joan Valerie soon settles down in Hollywood, where she studied drama at the famous Pasadena Playhouse. Darryl F. Zanuck discovered her there but gave her parts only in B movies, although in pleasant ones. By way of example, she was the charming blonde in office in John Ford's "Submarine Patrol" (1938), "Charles Chan at the...
Known For: Topa Topa (Margaret Weston(as Helen Hughes)), A Trip to Paris (Marguerite Varloff), The Prince and the Pauper (Lady Jane Seymour(as Helen Valkis)), Young as You Feel (Bonnie Jones)