- She not only belonged to the popular support actresses of the German silent film but also belonged to the crème de la crème of German cabaret artists.
- In the sound film era of the 30s she impersonated again support roles in some important movies, first of all "Der blaue Engel" (1930) and "M" (1931).
- After 1934 she could no longer work in Germany because of her Jewish roots. She went to Austria and in 1936 to Palestine. She never appeared again in a movie.
- The inflation of 1919 to 1923 and the subsequent collapse of the German economy forced Valetti to close her cabaret Cafe Megalomania.
- She directed the cabaret Rakete for a time, then launched another cafe of her own, the Rampe, which hosted the works of revolutionist poet and singer Erich Weinert.
- She began her career at the theater where she first worked in Berlin and later in Paris, Brussels and Vienna.
- She was married with the actor Ludwig Roth, and her daughter Lisl Valetti became an actress too.
- Her brother was the well-known actor Hermann Vallentin.
- A street in Berlin's Malsdorf district is named "Rosa-Valetti-Strasse" in her honour.
- Via Kurt Tucholsky she came in contact with the cabaret where she first appeared at the cabaret "Schall und Rauch" and later at the cabarets "Café Grössenwahn", "Die Rampe" and "Comedia Valetti" which were founded by herself.
- Inspired by the November Revolution and her meeting with political satirist Kurt Tucholsky, Valetti began performing in cabarets. In 1920, she founded the Café Grössenwahn ("Café Megalomania"), which has been recognized as one of the most important literary and political cabarets in 1920s Berlin. Café Megalomania was frequented by Expressionist writers, and the program of sketch comedy and political songs reflected Valetti's belief in the cabaret as an instrument of political and social criticism.
- The height of her film career followed in the 20s where she also took part in many important productions. To these well-known movies belong "Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstrasse" (1920), "Kurfürstendamm" (1920), "Der Hauptmann von Köpenick" (1926) and "Asphalt" (1929).
- She celebrated her greatest successes on stages in Berlin where she not only worked as an actress but also as a director. Her biggest triumph at the theater was the première of "Die Dreigroschenoper" in 1928.
- She joined the film business very soon and she took part in the movies "Madame Potiphar" (1911) and "Die Ballhaus-Anna" (1911).
- Her age and sturdy mien ensured that she acted mostly in motherly roles, as in the 1925 film Die Prinzessin und der Geiger (The Princess and the Violinist), in which she played a 46-year-old grandmother.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content