Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Valda Valkyrien (September 30, 1895 - October 22, 1956) was a Danish prima ballerina and a silent film actress.Born Adele Eleonore Freed in Reykjavík, Iceland, under the stage name Valda Valkyrien she was prima ballerina of the Royal Danish Ballet. She married Danish nobleman and author, Baron Hrolf von Dewitz and in 1912 began appearing in motion pictures for Nordisk Film productions of Copenhagen. For them, she performed in at least six silent films including one feature-length production. Of these, the film "Den Stærkeste" (Vanquished) was an American/Danish production released in the United States by the Great Northern Film Company, the Nordisk Film subsidiary in New York City. This led to Valkyrien going to the U.S. where she was signed by the Bayonne, New Jersey, studio owner David Horsley. In 1914, she made her American film debut in the "BaronessFilm Series" for Horsley''s Centaur Film Company.