Elena Verdugo
Biography
Elena Angela Verdugo was an American actress who began in films at the age of five in Cavalier of the West. Her career in radio, television and film spanned six decades. In her film career she was often typecast in roles as gypsies, harem dancers, peasant girls, Indian maidens and senoritas over the years before TV instigated the second stretch of her career.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
House of Frankenstein
as Ilonka
1944
Cyrano de Bergerac
as Orange Girl
1950
Little Giant
as Martha Hill
1946
The Moon and Sixpence
as Ata
1942
Day of the Nightmare
as Miss Devi
1965
The Lost Volcano
as Nona
1950
The Big Sombrero
as Estrellita Estrada
1949
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as IIonka (archive footage)
1991
Thief of Damascus
as Neela
1952
The Lost Tribe
as Li Wanna
1949
The Pathfinder
as Lokawa
1952
Tuna Clipper
as Bianca Pereira
1949
How Sweet It Is!
as Vera Wax
1968
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as Self
2014
The Alpha Caper
as Hilda
1973
Rainbow Island
as Moana
1944
Song of Scheherazade
as Fioretta
1947
Jet Job
as Elena Verdugo
1952
The Boss' Son
as Betty
1978
Shed No Tears
as Marilyn
1948
TV Appearances
Route 66
as Elena
1960
Petticoat Junction
as Mary Jane Hastings
1963
Mona McCluskey
as Alice Henderson
1965
Daniel Boone
as Violet Morton
1964
Redigo
as Gerry
1963
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
as Mrs. Coleman
1983
Rawhide
as Marie Carroyo
1959
Cavalcade of America
1952
77 Sunset Strip
as Karen Keddy
1958
Ironside
as Liz Cervantes
1967
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Consuelo Lopez
1969
The New Phil Silvers Show
as Audrey
1963