English: Publicity photo of Viola Dana from Stars of the Photoplay. Viola Dana, born in Brooklyn, in 1898. She appeared on the stage when quite young, playing child parts in "The Newport Girl," and Ibsen's "When We Dead Awaken." Her name was Flugrath then. Her start in pictures was with the Edison Company. From Edison she went to Metro, where she has remained. Her sister, Shirley Mason, is also a popular screen player. "Rouged Lips," "Love in the Dark" and "Seeing Is Believing" are some of Viola's most popular pictures. She is four feet, eleven and one half inches tall, weighs 101 pounds, has brown hair and green eyes.