Janet Martin

Janet Martin
Born	United States
Other names	Valya Valentina Tetiacov Terry
Occupation	Singer, Actress
Years active	1943–1948 (film)

Janet Martin was an American singer and film actress. She appeared in a number of Republic Pictures' films during the 1940s.

Martin was born Valya Valentina Tetiacov Terry, the daughter of Alexandria Myra Tetiacov Terry (also known as Myra Skolskaya). Her mother "was a well-known opera singer in Czarist Russia." (Another source gives Martin's original name as both Valya Sokolskaya and Valya Sobolskaya.) She said that she changed her name in order to avoid political arguments related to Russian political policies.

Martin went to Hollywood to gain acting experience in Little Theater productions. When she was 14, she a seven-year contract with Republic Pictures.

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