Gita Dey (1931 - 2011)

Actress. She was a star of the Bengali stage and screen for over 70 years. Raised in Calcutta, she broke into the Bengali language film industry, based in her home city’s Tollygunge, at age six in 1938. She continued acting following her marriage at 15 and over the years was seen in more than 200 […]

Hazel I. Derthick (1906 - 1989)

Motion picture actress. She appeared in the film classic “The Wizard of Oz” (1939).  Family links:  Spouse:  A. J. Resmondo (1894 – 1971)* *Calculated relationship Note: She is interred under her married name Resmondo

Silvia Derbez (1932 - 2002)

Actress. Born in San Luis de Potosí,  Mexico,  Derbez made her 1947 film debut in “La Novia del Mar” (“Girlfriend of the Sea.”) The following year she was seen in a classic of Mexican cinema,  “Allá en el Rancho Grande.” During the 1950s she won equal fame for her work in theatre, cinema and television. […]

Nadine Dennis (1896 - 1979)

Nadine Dennis Nadine Dennis was born on December 2, 1896 in Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952), Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) and The Campus Vamp (1928). She died on April 10, 1979 in Studio City, California, USA. Although Nadine never reached stardom, her trained cat Puzzums […]

Nora Denney (1927 - 2005)

Actress. Also credited as Dodo Denney, she is best remembered for her role as ‘Mrs. Teevee’ in the classic childrens film, “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory” (1971). Among her other work was the films, “Good Old Days” (1966), “Who’s Minding The Mint?” (1967), “I Walk The Line” (1970), “Do Not Fold, Spindle, Or Mutilate” […]

Carol Dempster (1901 - 1991)

Carol Dempster Carol Dempster was born in Duluth, Minnesota on December 9th, 1901. Her family moved to California when she was a baby. Carol attended Ruth St. Denis’s dancing school and was noticed by D.W. Griffith. She got her first small screen role in his masterpiece “Intolerance” (1916), playing one of the Babylonian dancers. Her […]

Ellen Demming (1922 - 2002)

Actress. She is best remembered for her role as ‘Meta Bauer’ on the CBS daytime television soap opera “The Guiding Light,” which she played from 1953 until 1974. Born Betty Ellen Weber, she graduated Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, and studied under actress Maude Adams. She started her acting career on the stage in Summer […]

Constance Adams DeMille (1874 - 1960)

Actress. Born Constance Adams in Orange, New Jersey, after graduating from school, she was performing on Broadway when she met and later married director-producer Cecil B. DeMille in August 1902. She only appeared in one film “Where The Trail Divides” (1914), but remained married to Cecil B. DeMille until his death in 1959. (bio by: […]

Orane Demazis (1894 - 1991)

Actress. In a theater and motion picture career that lasted over fifty years, she appeared in twenty four films. Born to an Alsatian family that had emigrated to Algeria, she took her stage name from the city of her birth, and from Mazis, a neighboring town. She entered the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Paris, […]

Jacqueline Delubac (1907 - 1997)

Actress. She was born Isabelle Jacqueline Basset in Lyon (Rhône)(some sources say 2 or 27 May) and died in Créteil (Val de Marne). She began her career as dancer. Later, she moved to cinema with his husband Sacha Guitry, with wich was married from 1935 to 1939. She is remembered for her films Chérie (1930), […]

Daniele Delorme (1926 - 2015)

French Actress. Delorme, born Gabrielle Danièle Marguerite Andrée Girard, was a very prominent actress and producer in French cinema. She acted in her first film “La bella aventure” in 1942 using her birth name, but afterwards adopted the stage name Delorme. Delorme would go on to appear in more than 65 films including “The Crook” […]

Claire Delmar (1901 - 1959)

Actress. Born Clara Eloise Loerch, in Kentucky, she was married to cinematographer Hal Mohr, (1926-29). She made her big screen debut in the silent film, The Jazz Singer” (1927), followed by “Grain of Dust” (1928) and “The Wedding March” (1928). She died at age 57 in a homicide at Carmel by the Sea, California. (bio […]

Maria Della Costa (1926 - 2015)

Actress. A pretty brunette, she is remembered for her long career on the Brazilian stage and screen. Born Gentile Maria Marchioro Della Costa to Italian immigrant parents, she was attractive from a young age and had a significant modeling career by the time she was 14. Drawn to the stage, she made her 1944 theatrical […]

Dorothy Dell (1915 - 1934)

Actress who made three movies in 1934 (“Wharf Angel,” “Little Miss Marker,” and “Shoot the Works”) before dying in an automobile accident that summer. (bio by: Find A Grave)

Claudia Dell (1909 - 1977)

Actress. Born in San Antonio, Texas to Oliver W. Smith. She attends school in San Antonio and Mexico City. Claudia’s aunt Mary Dell was an actress in vaudeville. Her first experience as an entertainer was playing her violin for soldiers at Kelly Field during World War I. Claudia finished her education and returned to New […]

Pauline Delaney (1925 - 2007)

Actress. Born in Dublin, Ireland, she had numerous credits in British television and films since the 1950s. After making her big screen debut in the 1958 movie “Rooney”, her other memorable performances include the films “Innocent Sinners”, (1958), “A Question of Suspense”, (1961), “Ambush in Leopard Street”, (1962), “Nothing But the Best”, (1964), “Percy”, (1971), […]

Lise Delamare (1913 - 2006)

Actress.  Born in Colombes, France,  her performing career spanned more than 50 years.  Delamare appeared in classic plays such as “Une Nuit d’Automne,” “Madame Sans-Gêne,” “Cyrano de Bergerac,” “Un Caprice,” “La Machine à Ecrire,” “Dialogues de Carmelites,” “La Folle de Chaillot”,  and “Le Misanthrope.” On screen, she is best remembered in “Les Précieuses Ridicules” (1934), […]

Isabel Martínez Del Valle (1907 - 1990)

Actress. She acted in theater during the 1930s. Her career was short and without much success. She later gained great fame for being the girfriend of celebrated tango singer, composer, and actor, Carlos Gardel. (bio by: Guada)

Dolores Del Rio (1904 - 1983)

Dolores Del Rio Dolores del Rio was the first Mexican movie star with international appeal and had a meteoric career in 1920s Hollywood (an extraordinary accomplishment for an Hispanic female on those years). She came from an aristocratic family in Durango. In the Mexican revolution of 1916, however, the family lost everything they had and […]

Marisa Del Frate (1931 - 2015)

Actress, Singer. A pretty brunette who was a sought after model in her youth, she went on to a successful career in Italian cinema and television. Raised in the Italian Capital, she was attractive from an early age and got her start in show business by modelling, competing in beauty pageants, and appearing on the […]

Virginie Dejazet (1797 - 1875)

Actress. Born in Paris, France, she made her first appearance on the stage at the age of five. In 1820s, she gained popularity performing in roles known as Dejazets and finally she became manager of the Folies-Déjazet Theatre. She continued to perform into her mid 60s, retired in 1868 and then took a touring company […]

Mamtaz “Madhubala” Dehlavi (1933 - 1969)

Bollywood Actress. As a child, Madhubala had a small role in the movie “Basant,” but she attracted a lot of attention and eventually became a star after her work in “Mahal.” Her other movies include “Neel Kamal,” “Amar Prem,” “Chittor Vijay,” and “Paras.” At age 17, she was diagnosed with a heart problem, but she […]

Sandra Dee (1942 - 2005)

Actress. Born Alexandra Zuck, she made her professional debut as a model at age four, was appearing in commercials by age twelve and at the age of fourteen made her first film, “Until they Sail.” In 1958 she won a Golden Globe Award for “Most Promising Newcomer.” She became known for her wholesome roles in […]

Dorothy DeBorba (1925 - 2010)

Actress. She appeared as a child performer in some 30 Hollywood films, memorably as the Little Rascal Dorothy in two dozen “Our Gang” comedy shorts. The child of a musician in Paul Whiteman’s orchestra, little Dorothy made her silver screen bow with the 1930 “A Royal Romance” and was spotted by “Our Gang” producer Hal […]

Julia Dean (1878 - 1952)

Actress. Her film career began in the silent era and transitioned well to the “talkies.” Appeared in Jacque Tourneur’s 1944 thriller “Experiment Perilous.” Played the role of ‘Mrs. Peabody’ in the unusual film-noir “Nightmare Alley” (1947), with Tyrone Power. She was married to stage and silent screen actor Orme Caldara. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family […]

Nancy Deale Greene (1933 - 2004)

Actress. She appeared and acted on stage, film and TV. She was a politically active woman, and was a foreign policy consultant. She was one of the founders of the National Women’s Political Caucus in Los Angeles. She appeared with her husband on the TV series “Bonanza,” and also in John Cassavettes’ independent film “Shadows.” […]

Jo De Winter (1921 - 2016)

Actress. She was an American actress who was best known for her role in Dirty Harry (1971), Gloria (1982) and Bird (1988). Born Juanita Daussat in Sacramento, California. She appeared on Broadway in Children of a Lesser God, and onstage in Europe in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Between 1965 and 2002 she made […]

Lucie De Vienne (1902 - 1973)

French-Canadian actress. She appeared in the films, “Les Enfants du Silence” (1962) and “La Mercier assassinee” (1958), and on the televison series, “La Pension Velder” (1958-1960). (bio by: K)

Tamara De Treaux (1959 - 1990)

Actress. She was one of several actors who played the part of the Extra Terrestrial in the film “ET.” She also appeared as the character “Greedigut” in the movie “Ghoulies.” A friend of author Armistead Maupin, best known for his Tales of the City books, she was the inspiration for Cadence Roth, the protagonist in […]

Blanca De Silos (1914 - 2002)

Spanish Stage and Screen Actress. She appeared in films such as “Raza” (1942), “Mariona Rebull” (1947), “Sin Uniforme” (1950), and “Hola Robinson” (1959). (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)