According to the Internet source given below, Jose Collins aka José Collins, was an English actress and singer celebrated for her performances in musical comedies and early motion pictures.
She was born in London to her mother, music hall performer and comedian Lottie Collins, and started her career as a child performer. By the age of 17 she had appeared in both pantomime and music hall as a singer and actress. Her principal role debuts in West End and on Broadway were in 1908 and 1911 respectively. In West End she appeared in The Antelope and in Broadway in Vera Violetta . She went on to appear on both sides of the Atlantic both on stage and in silent films. A major success was playing the title role of Teresa, the gypsy bandit maid, in the hit musical The Maid of the Mountains (1917). Thereafter she was nicknamed the "Maid of the Mountains".
Her career continued in revues, variety and non-musical roles, as well as in films. The last of which being the musical Facing the Music (1933).

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	Jose Collins	Biography by wikipedia.org.