Violet La Plante, also known as Violet Avon (January 17, 1908 — June 1, 1984) was an American film actress during Hollywoods silent film era.

La Plante, born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

, was the younger sister of future Hollywood star Laura La Plante

Laura La Plante

Laura La Plante was an American actress, best-known for her roles in silent films.-Early acting career:...

, and started acting in the early 1920s. Her first film was in 1924, starring opposite Buddy Roosevelt

Buddy Roosevelt

Buddy Roosevelt was an American film actor and stunt performer from Hollywood's early silent film years through the 1950s.-Biography:...

 in Battling Buddy. She starred in four films in 1924. The following year she made just one film, but was included in the "WAMPAS Baby Stars

WAMPAS Baby Stars

The WAMPAS Baby Stars was a promotional campaign sponsored by the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers in the United States which honored thirteen young women each year whom they believed to be on the threshold of movie stardom. They were selected from 1922 to 1934, and annual...

" (at the time, baby star was common slang for starlet). Her sister Laura was a 1923 "WAMPAS Baby Star".

Despite the "WAMPAS Baby Star" title, she would never achieve the same level of success as her sister. In 1926 and 1927 she would star in only one film for each year, then in 1928 she would have only two films. Her career ended before the advent of "talking films", with her last role being in the 1928 film How to Handle Women. She eventually settled in La Jolla, California, where she lived at the time of her death on June 1, 1984, aged 76.