Vicki Vola

Who was Vicki Vola?

Victoria Vola was an actress who used Vicki Vola as her professional name. She was best known for her portrayal of Edith Miller on both the radio and television runs of Mr. District Attorney.

Vola was born in Denver, Colorado. Living with an Italian mother and a French father who spoke five languages, she grew up in Denver fluent in both French and Italian. She attended a Denver ballet school and studied the violin as a pupil of Hungarian violinist Leopold Auer. She paid for acting lessons by working summer vacations as a grocery store cashier. After appearing in a high school play, she joined a stock company touring in the Denver area. She began in radio after seeking out an audition with a Denver station in 1932.