Lya De Putti (1970 - 1931)

Actress.  Exotic,  darkly sensual star of international  silent films.  She is best remembered as Emil Jannings’ faithless trapeze artist mistress in the German classic “Variety” (1925).  Reputedly descended from Hungarian nobility,  she was born Amalia de Putti in what is now Vesce,  Slovakia.  At 16 she entered into an arranged marriage with a local magistrate, […]

Lorella De Luca (1940 - 2014)

Actress. She made her film debut at the age of fifteen in the Federico Fellini’s film ‘Il bidone’ (1955). Later, she attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. In 1952, he obtained a role in Dino Risi’s film ‘Povera ma Bella’. The film’s success, made her one of the most popular actresses in the […]

Rina De Liguoro (1892 - 1966)

Actress. Born Elena Caterina Catardi, she studied piano with Maestro Luigi Finizio graduating at the Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella in Naples. She made her debut as a pianist at the age of twenty-five and soon became a valued concert performer. In 1918, she married the actor Wladimiro De Liguori son of film director […]

Georgette De Leon (1906 - 1997)

Actress of the silent screen.  Family links:  Spouse:  Joseph De Leon (1903 – 1979)* *Calculated relationship Inscription:In loving memory of our beloved parents

Amelia De La Torre (1905 - 1987)

Noted Spanish stage and screen actress. She make her debut on stage at the age of 20. In the 1950s, she triumphed in plays such as “El Jardín de los Cerezos,” “Dulce Pájaro de Juventud” and “Madre Coraje.” She also appeared in the films “Plácido” (1961), “La Celestina” (1968), and “La Vaquilla” (1985). She was […]

Marguerite de La Motte (1902 - 1950)

Marguerite de La Motte The actress Marguerite de la Motte made an education as a dancer, among others she was also taught by the great ballet dancer Anna Pavlova. She already joined the film business in 1918 and in her first movie she already appeared at Douglas Fairbanks’ side in “Arizona” (18). Together with Fairbanks […]

Isabel De Castro (1931 - 2005)

Actress. She was born in Lisbon, Portugal. She worked in Portuguese and Spanish cinema. She is best remembered for her films “Ladrao, Precisa-se!”(1946) “Barrio” (1947), “Brigada Criminal” (1950), “Almas en Peligro” (1952), “La Hija del Mar” (1953), “El Presidio” (1954), “O Dinheiro dos Pobres” (1956), “Fado Corrido” (1964), “O Destino Marca a Hora” (1970), “Jogo […]

Yvonne De Carlo (1922 - 2007)

Actress. Born Peggy Yvonne Middleton in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, she attended dancing school supported by her mother, and at 18 they traveled to Hollywood where she worked as a both a hat check chorus girl until she won a bit part in a musical short “I Look at You,” in 1941. She appeared unbilled […]

Katharina De Bruyn (1940 - 1993)

Bavarian Actress. Popular in movies and television, she appeared in “Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl” (1980). She had many supporting roles on television such as “Der Kommissar,” “Derrick,” and “Der Alte.” (bio by: Markus Brunner) Cause of death: Breast cancer

Shannon Day (1896 - 1977)

Actress. Beginning her career as a teenager on the Broadway stage as a “Zeigfeld Girl” in “The Follies”, she went on to be a silent motion picture star, appearing in numerous productions. First appearing in director Cecil B. DeMille’s “Forbidden Fruit” in 1921, she would have roles in films such as “The Affairs of Anatol” […]

Edith Day (1896 - 1971)

Singer, Actress. A star of both the Broadway and West End stage, she is remembered for creating the title role in the 1919 musical hit “Irene”. Though little is recorded of her early years it is known that she first appeared on Broadway in the 1916 “Pom Pom” then made her silver screen debut in […]

Marjorie Daw (1902 - 1979)

Actress. Sister of actor Chandler House. By the time she was 16, Daw was leading lady to Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in such films as “The Knickerbocker Buckaroo” (1918) and “His Majesty the American.” (1919) Daw retired from films when sound came in, (bio by: MC)  Family links:  Spouses:  A. Edward Sutherland (1895 – 1973)*  Myron […]

Phyllis Davis (1940 - 2013)

Actress. Born Phyllis Ann Davis, she is best remembered for her role as Bea (Beatrice) Travis in the television series “Vega$.” The series aired on ABC TV from 1978 to 1981 and co-starred actor Robert Urich. She briefly attended Lamar College in Texas, where she began her education studying drama. Dropping out of school and […]

Ann B. Davis (1926 - 2014)

American Actress. Ann Davis achieved prominence for her role in The Bob Cummings Show for which she twice won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, but she is best known for playing the part of Alice Nelson, the housekeeper in The Brady Bunch series. (bio by: David Peltier)

Betsy Friday David (1970 - 2002)

Theatrical Producer, Actress.

Milla Davenport (1871 - 1936)

Actress. Married to stage actor Harry J. Davenport, Milla was a vaudeville and burlesque actress for 15 years before joining motion pictures. Davenport appeared in 44 films. Her body lies next to her husband in an unmarked grave. (bio by: TLS)  Family links:  Spouse:  Harry J. Davenport (1858 – 1929)

Havis Olson Davenport (1933 - 1975)

Actress. She made her film debut in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” (1954) followed by “Scandal Incorporated” (1956) and “Casey Jones” (1957). She also appeared on the television series “The George Sanders Mystery Theater”, “The O. Henry Playhouse”, “The Adventures of Jim Bowie” and retired from acting in 1957. (bio by: John “J-Cat” Griffith)

Fanny Davenport (1850 - 1898)

Stage Actress.  She was born in London, began acting at the age of 11, and made her made debut in in New York in 1862. She joined Augustin Daly’s theater company specializing in Shakespeare. She later played many roles first made famous by Sarah Bernhardt in Paris. She was the daughter of the Shakespearean actor […]

Edward Loomis Davenport (1815 - 1877)

Stage actor in the 1800s. He is best known for his roles as ‘Hamlet’,  ‘Brutus’ in “Julius Caesar”, and ‘Sir Giles Overreach’ in “A New Way to Pay Old Debt”s. He began acting in 1836 and starred on the stage in the United States and England.  He is the father of actors Edgar, Harry and […]

Claire Davenport (1933 - 2002)

Actress. She was born in Sale, Cheshire, England. Film and television credits include “Minder,” “Remington Steele,” “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi,” “The Elephant Man,” “Birth of the Beatles,” “The Tempest,””Carry On Emmannuelle,” “George and Mildred,””Raffles,” “Robin’s Nest,” “Jubilee,” “Fawlty Towers,” “The Return of the Pink Panther,” “Z Cars,” “Pollyanna,” “On the […]

Sophie Daumier (1934 - 2003)

Actress, Singer, Comedienne. A sexy blonde performer of the 1960s and 1970s, she is remembered for her appearances in roughly 30 feature films. Born Elisabeth Simone Juliette Clemence Hugon, the daughter of composer Georges Hugon, she was raised in the show business milieu, trained in classical ballet at Chatelet, Paris, and at 16 began touring […]

Jane “Punky” O’Brien Dart (1918 - 2009)

Actress. She appeared in around twenty movies in the late 1930s, then later helped persuade her friend Ronald Reagan to enter politics. Raised in Los Angeles, she was signed to a Warner Brothers contract in 1936, and performed in the 1937 “Marked Woman”; her most acclaimed role was as Paul Muni’s doomed mistress in the […]

Vondell Darr (1919 - 2012)

Actress. A child performer in Hollywood films of the late silent period. She was brought to the screen at age five by director James Cruze, who cast her in “The City That Never Sleeps” (1924) and her most important film, the epic western “The Pony Express” (1925). The success of the latter got her a […]

Mona Darkfeather (1883 - 1977)

Actress. She became a screen actress after answering an advertisement placed by Thomas Ince, calling for exotic-looking girls to play “Indian maidens.” Using the stage name ‘Princess Mona Darkfeather’ she appeared in some seventy short and full-length films between 1909 and 1917, probably best remembered as ‘Kalem’ in “The Vanishing Tribe” 1914). She died of […]

Virginia Dare (1882 - 1962)

American actress of the early silent era. Appeared with Norma Talmadge and Adolphe Menjou in the 1917 drama “The Moth.” (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Dorothy Dare (1911 - 1981)

Actress,  Singer. Signed by Warner Brothers in 1934,  Dare, whose last name was changed from Herskind, initially appeared in several Vitagraph Shorts before moving on to supporting roles in such films as “Happiness Ahead” (1934), “The Saint Louis Kid” (1934), “Maybe It’s Love” (1935), “Gold Diggers of 1935” (1935) and “Front Page Woman” (1935). However […]

Sheila Darcy (1914 - 2004)

Hollywood Actress. Best known for roles in several popular serials during the 30’s and 40’s including “Zorro’s Fighting Legion” and “Terry and the Pirates” (as Dragon Lady). She had bit parts in about 40 films where she was cast along many A-List movie stars and sometimes credited as Rebecca Wassem. Sheila died of heart failure […]

Myrna J. Darby (1908 - 1929)

Actress. Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, she was said to be one of the most beautiful girls ever to appear in the Ziegfeld Follies. A blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty, she was discovered while performing in Pittsburgh at age 17 by Florenz Ziegfeld himself. She appeared in productions of “No Foolin’”, “Whoopee”, “Rio Rita”, “Rosalie”, “The Three Musketeers”, […]

Linda Dangcil (1942 - 2009)

Actress, Dancer. She was best known for her role as Sister Ana, in ABC’s “The Flying Nun”, appearing in 37 episodes from 1967 to 1970. She began her career in the 1950s, in the Broadway version of “Peter Pan”, and was one of the principal dancers in the film “West Side Story” (1961). Her numerous […]

Ruby Jean Butler Dandridge (1900 - 1987)

Actress, American stage and screen figure of the 1930s through the 1950s. Mother of actress Dorothy Dandridge. Their ashes are together within the same niche. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Children:  Vivian Alferetta Dandridge (1921 – 1991)*  Dorothy Jean Dandridge (1922 – 1965)* *Calculated relationship