Vera Ralston (born Věra Helena Hrubá; July 12, 1919 [1][2] or 1920 [3][4] or 1921 [5] or 1923 [4][6] – February 9, 2003) was a Czech and American figure skater and actress.

Vera Ralston. Actress: Storm Over Lisbon. After achieving modest fame as an ice skater in her native Czechoslovakia, Vera Hruba was brought to the United States by Republic Pictures head Herbert J. …

Vera Ralston (Vera Helena Hruba); Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen - The Private Lives and Times of Some of the Most Glamorous Actresses and Starlets of the Forties, Fifties and Sixties.

Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Vera Ralston was the daughter of a wealthy jeweler. Her exact birthdate remains a subject of debate, with Ralston giving varying accounts throughout her life. As a …

Vera Ralston was a Czech and American figure skater and actress. She worked as an actress during the 1940s and 1950s.

Feb 9, 2003 · Vera Ralston (born Věra Helena Hrubá) was a Czech figure skater and actress. She later became a naturalized American citizen. She worked as an actress during the 1940s and 1950s. As a …

Feb 9, 2003 · Vera Ralston was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Ralston started off her career in film with roles in "The Lady and the Monster" (1944), "Dakota" (1945) and "Murder in the...

Vera Hruba Ralston, the Czech-born ice-skating star whose B-movie career at Republic Pictures in the 1940s and '50s never equaled her performances on the ice, died at home on February 9, 2003 after …

Jan 8, 2025 · Vera Ralston (born Věra Helena Hrubá; July 12, 1919 [1][2] or 1920 [3][4] or 1921 [5] or 1923 [4][6] – February 9, 2003) was a Czech figure skater and actress. She later became a …

Fearing Americans would have difficulty with Hruba (pronounced roo-bah), she took the name Ralston, from a brand of breakfast cereal. Yates promoted her as the girl who “skated out of Czechoslovakia …