Wilna Hervey was the only child of the marriage of William Russell Hervey and Anna Van Horn Traphagen. Her acting career began with a few silent movie roles at the Vitagraph Studios in Brooklyn as early as 1916; for her artistic pursuits Hervey adopted the professional name "Wilna Wilde."
Wilna Hervey was the only child of the marriage of William Russell Hervey and Anna Van Horn Traphagen. Her acting career began with a few silent movie roles at the Vitagraph Studios in Brooklyn as early as 1916; for her artistic pursuits Hervey adopted the professional name "Wilna Wilde."
