Career
She had a lengthy career in sideshow performance. She was born in Hemelingen, Germany. Her mother was named Elise.
They arrived in New York on April 3, 1924.
She performed in sideshows as a singer, including Coney Island"s Dreamland and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. She moved herself by hopping from place to place on the bottom of her torso, and was able to manipulate objects with her mouth enough to comb her own hair, dress herself, thread a needle, and sew.
Violetta was married and wore her wedding band on a gold chain around her neck.
